Keynote Addresses: Mirko Chardin shared insights on culturally connected teaching and the role of personal narratives in fostering equity, while Paula Kluth discussed her extensive experience in ...

As educators, we often center our attention on students as learners—designing instruction to honor their varying identities, curiosities, strengths, and opportunities for growth. Yet, we rarely pause ...

Professional learning communities (PLCs) offer a collaborative approach to professional development in which small groups of educators meet regularly to reflect on instructional planning and practice, ...

UDL is an inclusive educational framework that guides curriculum development for all learners by providing them with opportunities for equal education. Through flexible approaches, UDL provides a ...

Years before I became an educator, when I was still in college, I used to earn money for textbooks and living expenses by tutoring fellow undergraduates. I recall one student in particular, a freshman ...

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an approach to course and learning-environment design that anticipates student differences rather than reacting to it. Instead of creating a “standard” version ...

In any given classroom, there are invariably learners who simply don’t connect with what’s being taught. Lectures can be easy to tune out. A textbook can feel dense and boring to finish. Even a video ...

UDL Guidelines are used to implement Universal Design for Learning, a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. This ...

Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.