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5 Strategies To Embed Assistive Learning in Every Classroom (Not Just Special Ed!)
08/11/2021
Topics: Assistive and adaptive technologies
Assistive learning strategies have long been the domain of special education teachers, who have often been called upon to help general classroom teachers adapt lessons for students who need extra supports.…
7 ways to make remote learning accessible to all students
03/23/2020
Topics: Assistive and adaptive technologies, digital equity, Online learning, UDL
Across the nation, equity and accessibility are two of the thorniest issues districts face as they rapidly move toward remote learning. Some states are delaying…
UDL is not just for students
10/19/2018
Topics: Assistive and adaptive technologies
Use the Universal Design for Learning Framework to better understand yourself as an educator.
Change is never easy. Think about the last time you…
All Teachers Should Be Ready To Incorporate Assistive Tech
11/17/2022
Topics: Assistive and adaptive technologies
By age 3, most children are expressing themselves using complex language structures. They’re using hundreds of words, combining words and using prefixes and suffixes to change meanings. These children are also using language to make requests, comment and even protest.
Language…
TED helps educators tell stories worth sharing
09/13/2018
Topics: Assistive and adaptive technologies, Education leadership
Earlier this year, I received an intriguing email. The subject line read: “ISTE/TED Invitation,” and my attention was immediately piqued. As I read on, I learned that as an ISTE PLN leader, I had been selected to pilot…
Invite students to co-design their learning environment
08/06/2018
Topics: Assistive and adaptive technologies
When you look around your classroom, you may see just the physical aspects: chairs, lights, materials, technology. As we arrange the space, the focus is often on organization of materials,…
Help students show their learning with these 4 apps
07/02/2018
Topics: Assistive and adaptive technologies, Augmented reality, Tools
It’s a familiar hunt for educators – finding that one app that’s the magic bullet for teaching a skill or providing practice. It’s a search that’s futile, and one that should be replaced with a new way of thinking.
Imagine searching instead for tools that allow learners to…
AT Avengers: Create a superhero team for students with disabilities
04/18/2018
Topics: Assistive and adaptive technologies
The world needs heroes. Alien invasions lead by those who think themselves gods keep invading the planet in an attempt to enslave or destroy humanity. Those with special abilities come together to defend Earth and all who live here. Each champion uses her or his unique powers to face…
Use Dungeons & Dragons to engage all students!
03/14/2018
Topics: Assistive and adaptive technologies, Gaming
Groog's dark knuckles turned white as he tightened his grip around the handle of his war hammer. Battle. He could smell it coming. He had followed his compatriots into deadly situations before and they had always been victorious. Would this time be any different?
A kidnapped prince, a…
5 ways to drive professional learning the UDL way
03/06/2018
Topics: Assistive and adaptive technologies, professional learning
Professional development and professional learning are two terms educators hear frequently. But what’s the difference between the two? And why do the different definitions matter?
Professional development (PD) is often defined by someone else, say a school…