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UDL Guidelines and Classroom Flow: Building Inclusive Instruction for Every Learner
This post explores the concept of flow in an inclusive classroom environment. It emphasizes the importance of well-structured instructional routines, smooth transitions between activities, and the use of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines. The key takeaway is that implementing these strategies can create an environment where all students feel supported and ready to learn.
+1 Series: Small Routines with Big Impact: One Minute Pause
One minute pause is a routine that allows learners time to reflect and process the learning that has just occurred. This allows learners to deepen their understanding of the topic just learned (Stein, 2024). This routine is referred to by Elizabeth Stein (2024), as a strategy that teaches within the spaces of teaching.
5 Great UDL Books To Move Your Thinking
In this post you will find: Five great books to read to move your UDL thinking Please note that there are affiliate links in this post. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Type UDL in any search engine and you will find a huge range of information on UDL. Although it is … Continue reading 5 Great UDL Books To Move Your Thinking
UDL: The Hope For The Future
When children are young we embrace their individuality and celebrate it but then when they go to school something happens. We start to put our children in boxes of who’s achieving and who’s not or the behaviour kids and the pleasure to teach kids. If they don’t fit in any of those boxes we don’t know what to do with them. We lose sight of the fact that our students are children and they are all different.
4 UDL Mind Traps: Move Your Thinking!
Mind traps like sand traps are hard to get out of because they are a way of thinking that stops us from moving forward in our learning and practice. These UDL mind traps are misconceptions that teachers have about UDL and they find it hard to move into UDL practice without them being addressed. So let's have a look at 4 mind traps and address them.
Developing a UDL Mindset
UDL is not just a framework that you just do. In fact, I believe that you don't truly "do" UDL until you think and believe the UDL way. You need to have a UDL mindset.
Where to Start Your UDL Journey
One of the great things about UDL is that there are so many great resources for educators to learn and explore UDL. The resources below have ensured that UDL is accessible for all educators.
Many Ways to Assess and Support the Assessment of Speaking Curriculum Standards Other than Oral Presentations
We can support the assessment of speaking standards two different ways depending on the type of standard. Depending on if the standard is a concept standard or a method standard, we can provide choice in the supports we provide to enable learners to achieve success or options in how they demonstrate their learning.
How to Create Lesson Goals that Include All Learners
There are six key components of a learning goal that includes all learners. They include ensuring the goal is aligned to the standard, is clear, relevant, and meaningful to learners and is flexible in means. It also needs to challenge all learners. It may sound like a lot, but they are simple once you know what they are and how to do them. Read on for more.
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