eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2018

Inclusive educators often use Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to provide students with consistent access to engaging content and effective paths for achieving educational goals in classrooms where they experience a greater sense of belonging. This way, students have auditory and visual input—more than just one mode.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2018

Inclusive educators often use Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to provide students with consistent access to engaging content and effective paths for achieving educational goals in classrooms where they experience a greater sense of belonging. This way, students have auditory and visual input—more than just one mode.

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Universal Design Students Lecturing Social Studies 205

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 29, 2024

This principle of “high expectations, flexible means” comes from Katie Novak’s work on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Tier 6: Test Pulling Nate When I was in high school, I cheated on a social studies test. In my office, I might be working on getting them to slow down, write out their work, and track/sequence steps.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

When Dr. Novak and I started writing our new book, Shift Writing into the Classroom, we anticipated that teachers outside of English Language Arts would take one look at the title and assume that the book was not intended for them. The lack of focus on writing in education is baffling, given the positive impacts of writing on learning.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 6, 2025

You ask a question, students huddle and write down their answer on a small sheet of paper, then all at once they hold up their response. Round 1 is kind of like the game Taboo: One player comes up and gives as many social studies clues as possible without saying the word and the card and tries to get their team to guess the word.

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