Create a School Culture that Cultivates Hope By Cathleen Beachboard When thinking about large-scale challenges in schools—from teacher shortages to rising anxiety and stress levels—it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Schools often seek transformation by turning to new initiatives or strategies from outside sources to spur change. However,
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational hot topic. Teachers are told to “universally design” their classes so they are more “accessible.” Every educator I know is fully aware that their classes are supposed to be accessible, supposed to respect the diversity of students
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) mentions the phrase “Universal Design for Learning” (UDL) four times, citing it as a way of ensuring students’ civil rights, and stating that schools should “use technology, consistent with the principles of universal design for learning, to support the
Contributed by Kathleen McClaskey Our current school culture rewards children when they are "good students." Children are considered good students when they follow directions, complete their homework, study for tests and earn good grades. Sadly, a student can progress through their school career and graduate without
UDL: What it is UDL is based on the belief that traditional educational goals, materials, methods and assessments may create obstacles to learning for some students UDL is an educational approach to teaching, learning, and assessment that draws on brain research and technologies to respond