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What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?

What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?

Have you heard of UDL? I have been hearing more and more about Universal Design for Learning (UDL) lately. It’s a framework that is being promoted to help teachers design lessons that will have a greater impact on student learning. At first, I thought it was some new initiative that was being pushed on teachers […]

Choose to Bend instead of Break – Guest Post by Meredith Newlin

Choose to Bend instead of Break – Guest Post by Meredith Newlin

I am so happy to share this guest post by my new friend, Meredith Newlin. I found her on Twitter, sharing her words of encouragement to teachers through her website and blog. She graciously agreed to share her wisdom here on SITC, and I am grateful. Choose to Bend Instead of Break by Meredith Newlin […]

Visible Learning – John Hattie’s Research on Student Achievement

This week I had the opportunity to attend the Visible Learning Conference in Las Vegas. Although I had heard about Professor John Hattie and his research, I really wasn’t that familiar with his work. After spending a couple of days hearing from Professor Hattie and his team, however, I am more excited than ever about […]

Teachers, Which Balloon Are You? – Guest Post by Michelle Gano

I am excited to share this guest post by Michelle Gano. In this post, Michelle offers some great advice to help teachers to overcome those feelings of stress and burnout and find more joy in teaching. Check it out! THE COUNTDOWN Teachers are feeling the effects of burnout and counting down the days each week, […]