Captains, Carnegie, and Choice: exploring complex issues in history through UDL-aligned methods
In our newest post, Huntingtown High teacher Jaime Pieretti shares how he uses multiple means of action and expression to engage students...
Finding Purpose
We love student inquiry, right? Question #1: Why do I have to write this essay? This is stupid. I'm going to be a plumber, so why do I...
Three Simple Questions
Recently, I worked with a team of teachers who wished to explore the UDL Guidelines, a worthwhile endeavor, for sure. Like myself, they...
Sharing UDL Ideas
Marc Pirner, a Social Studies teacher at Patuxent High School, discusses his staff's method of sharing UDL-based classroom ideas....
Focus on the What
I sat down earlier this week with the specific task and goal of writing a brief paragraph or so about UDL in the classroom. Truthfully,...
Thinking Outside of the Box: Not all Graphic Organizers have to be Square
Graphic organizers are a critical pre-writing and brainstorming technique that crosses over all content areas, however, many educators...
Focus on UDL...Not Learning Styles
The Myth of Learning Styles By Peter DeWitt , EDWEEK To be honest, I flirted with the idea of not writing this blog. What's the old...
Questions?
Daniel Wilson, director of Project Zero, is known to say, “learning is not about transmission but transformation.” Transmission: the act...
Closing Gaps with UDL
The article below is taken from the UDL Journal. It's too important pass up... Imagine that you are a teacher in a large urban school...
Expression: The old (new)-fashion ways
We all have students in our classes who struggle to express their thoughts, ideas, and responses in writing. Consider the frustration...