Let's play a game!

If I were to hand out a hard copy of an assignment to my classroom, who would I be excluding?

Imagine a restaurant menu so big it makes your mind go blank 😕. That's what classrooms with too many choices can feel like for students. UDL is all about offering the right balance to eliminate barriers and help students reach their full potential! 👇 hubs.la/Q02yCWtn0

Expecting teachers to keep all families informed of students’ progress is not sustainable.

3 Instructional Shifts to Facilitate Student-Led Learning. Dr. Catlin Tucker #StudentLed hubs.la/Q02ynn190

I am so damn proud that two of my besties/co-authors made this list. Love you George Couros and Dr. Catlin Tucker ♥️

44 million people will be on the road 🚗🚐🚕this weekend!!

Start with the trailer (47 secs): hubs.la/Q02ynmFK0

Join the movement. Transform education. Hit play on The Education Table!

Research shows that one of the keys to workplace happiness is rooted in finding your purpose. As we take steps to close out the school year, use self-reflection as a tool to help rekindle passion and energy for your work.

Incorporating these strategies can make standardized tests less about navigating obstacles and more about student problem-solving as they share what they know.
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There is nothing wrong with struggling with something.

Feedback shouldn’t be a one-way street. Just as we need to provide feedback to our students, we also need to solicit feedback from our students.

Touring DC with a former history teacher is quite the delight!
In Washington DC this week with my co-author and colleague @woodlockmichael celebrating CAST's 40th Birthday! Visited all of the top 10 monuments before lunch.

Looking for a new way to review materials with your students? Here is a free template Matt Bergman, Ed.D put together.

Watch the video to see how it works and get the template from the link in bio.
#Assessments #TestPrep #Review #Games #UDL

We must be careful not to police student language but rather to help students choose the best words for the task.

Let's get creative!

I partnered with Miriam Mason from EducAid SL to share how to bring UDL to life, regardless of resources. See how it came to life in Sierra Leone and learn more: bit.ly/3WTHKwz

Help reduce anxiety, overcome barriers and promote critical thinking skills in test-taking with these helpful strategies for preparing students for test-taking:
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When sharing a goal or a lesson standard with students, make it crystal clear.
“When this lesson or unit is over, you will all know, or be able to do [insert goal].”

If you're in a leadership position you may be wondering what your first year of implementing #UDL may look like.

Shannon Schultz shared this tool to help provide a timeline for rolling out UDL in the first year of implementation. Check it out: bit.ly/3JTXgRi

Guide students on how to choose high-quality texts that matter. A high-quality text is appropriately complex and includes four core quality aspects:
✳️Conventions
✳️Organization
✳️Content
✳️Reader interest
Help students fall in love with reading! bit.ly/4aXYoz7

We need to anchor our units in texts that students can pair with texts that speak to their hearts. We need our students to experience what many of us experienced when we fell in love with reading.

Learn how: novakeducation.com/udl-now-univer…