When the U.S. Department of Education updated its National Education Technology Plan for the first time in seven years in early 2024, one of its main recommendations was that schools use ed-tech tools ...

When we talk about learning methods, most of us hark back to the days when we were either referred to as audio or visual learners, and that would be the end of the discussion. However, as more and ...

Strangely enough, the concept of UDL all started with curb cuts. Disability activists in the 1960s were advocating for adding curb cuts at intersections so that users of wheelchairs could cross ...

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is reshaping how teachers create inclusive, flexible classrooms that meet the needs of all learners. From preschool to special education, educators are applying its ...

Build community while describing and discussing the relationship between elements of UDL and their teaching and learning. Analyze their teaching in relation to the UDL framework. Incorporate elements ...

UDL’s essential place in the post-pandemic learning environment Kimberly Coy, Ph.D. October 21, 2020 Leveraging Universal Design for Learning, or UDL, will help ensure effectiveness and a level of ...

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.

When we talk about making our libraries and schools accessible, Liz Johns, teaching and learning librarian at Goucher College in Towson, Maryland, emphasizes: People are not problems. “We often frame ...

Puberty education can be uncomfortable for many students and teachers, given the sensitive and sometimes emotionally charged nature of the content. The barriers to this important health topic can be ...

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 ...

The shock has passed, the sadness comes and goes, and the stretchy waistband pants are becoming a mainstay. Your college or university is staying online for the rest of this academic year, as well as ...