Big ideas give us real clarity of what we need to teach and why we need to teach it. The big ideas within learning areas, units of work and learning experiences are the big pictures our learners need to understand for the real world.
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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.
Eliminating Barriers For Threats and Distractions in Your Classroom: Ideas to Use Tomorrow
It's the beginning of the school year here in Australia and there are lots of anxious students and teachers alike apprehensive of what the new school year will bring. Obviously it is normal to have these feelings at the beginning of the new year when we are not sure what is coming. What about when you are anxious and apprehensive every day and sometimes, every minute of the day? For some of our learners this is their reality. That is why it is important to consider how we, as educators, are eliminating barriers for threats and distractions in our learning spaces to ensure that all learners are ready for learning.
Many Ways Education 