In an article by David Kelley for CNN, the founder of IDEO is disdainful of the idea that only some people are born with creativity. “You Are the Creative Type”details Kelley’s philosophy that creativity is in each and every one of us, and we just need the confidence to allow it to bloom. He gives … Read more
My blog posts this week are all about Universal Design for Learning. If you missed the first three, you can click on the following for more information: Universal Design for Learning, Variability Matters, and Planning for all Learners. UPDATE 3/18/2020: The interactive Learning Wheel does not seem to be online any longer. Here is a … Read more
This week, I am focusing on Universal Design for Learning. You can learn more about it in my first two posts – here and here. Today, I would like to introduce you to one of the many Toolkits offered by CAST, the developers of UDL. The PAL Toolkit (Planning for All Learners) is a great … Read more
Yesterday, I introduced you to a concept called Universal Design for Learning, which I learned about during an institute at Harvard last week. This video, Variability Matters, from Todd Rose at CAST (which developed UDL), is an excellent justification for why we should implement UDL in all of our schools – for the benefit of … Read more
Last week, I had the great privilege to attend the Universal Design for Learning Institute at Harvard. I must admit that, prior to this conference, I knew little about UDL. It is difficult to summarize UDL in one sentence, but here are some of the key points: it’s about maximizing learning for all students it’s … Read more
For the summer, I have decided to use my Tuesday and Thursday posts to reblog some of my favorite posts that some of my readers may have missed the first time around: Windosill is an app for the iPad for $2.99. A free version is also available online, though you would also have to make a purchase … Read more