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When the Variability of All Learners Is Addressed

ED Surge

For EALA, this is a clear signal that we, as an education community, must commit to the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for the benefit of all learners. Recently, EdSurge spoke with Regina Meeks , an elementary math and ELA teacher in North Carolina. UDL expert, Loui Lord Nelson, Ph.D., percent to 22.5

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Design Thinking Process and UDL Planning Tool for STEM, STEAM, Maker Education

User Generated Education

Design thinking is an approach to learning that includes considering real-world problems, research, analysis, conceiving original ideas, lots of experimentation, and sometimes building things by hand. Universal Design for Learning® (UDL). UDL was designed to reduce the barriers to the curriculum and maximize learning.

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Technology Removes Obstructed Writers’ Barriers to Learning

Ask a Tech Teacher

High school senior at Newton North High School in Newton, MA, Yishai Barth, feels strongly about the importance of Universal Design Language (UDL). Howard Gardner’s research revealed that from a practical perspective intelligence cannot be thought of as a singular noun. They then may move on to reading a poem and answering questions.

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10 Ways to Use Defined Learning for Project-Based Learning Excellence

Cool Cat Teacher

Literacy Task Project – tasks that require reading, research, and writing literacies. In research about rigorous project-based learning , it has been learned that when students “learn knowledge to tackle realistic problems as they would be solved in the real world.” What Does the Research Say about Project-Based Learning?

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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

Cool Cat Teacher

As a result of this webinar and some research of my own, I compiled this list which I hope will serve as a quick menu for you and the teachers at your school to select summer professional development that will help you grow and learn. (I’ve embedded the webinar below for you to review.) Understanding mental health is more important than ever.

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AI in the Classroom: A Complete AI Classroom Guide

Cool Cat Teacher

He first carried out this vision as an elementary and middle school teacher before later becoming the principal of a high school on the east side of Indianapolis. You could have always found the research somewhere. He has spent the last several years working with schools across the world with the implementation of his work.