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Universal Design for Learning: Reach Every Learner

Universal Design for Learning: Reach Every Learner

Universal Design for Learning: UDL Strategies for Inclusive Learning Spaces   Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that empowers educators to create inclusive learning environments where all students can flourish. Initially inspired by accessible...

We Are All Designers

We Are All Designers

We are all designers.⠀ Of our own lives.⠀ Of healthy learning environments.⠀ Of accessible education.⠀ Of the sustainable functionality of schools.⠀ Of the education we hope for future generations.⠀ Whether we are parents, teachers, students, administrators,...

We Are All Students

We Are All Students

As I transitioned from being a public school teacher to a homeschooler, I faced additional resistance within my home. ⁣ My son has never been formally schooled. He's never been in daycare or preschool either. He doesn't know what it's like to be forced to follow...

Child-Centered Learning

Child-Centered Learning

I believe opportunities arise just as we need them.    This is why I follow my son's lead. In a print-rich, language-abundant, nurturing environment, children naturally gravitate towards what interests them, and what they are ready to receive. ⁣ It takes a keen...

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Learning Spaces, Not Testing Centers

Learning Spaces, Not Testing Centers

If classrooms are meant to be learning spaces, why are we endlessly testing?⠀ ⠀ Why aren't students granted adequate time to discover and develop ideas, thoughts, and concepts at their own pace?⠀ ⠀ Why do the adults in the school system decide when and how a student...

Flipping Education on Its Head

Flipping Education on Its Head

I have wanted to be a teacher since the age of five. I was the ideal student, so it was no wonder that the school structure appealed to me at the time. ⁣ When I finally became a teacher, I initially stepped into the role with ease. I taught in the way I was...

The Message in the Resistance in Learning

The Message in the Resistance in Learning

The number one question I receive is what to do about motivation. The child is either unmotivated or is easily bored. ⠀ I don't believe in forcing children to do anything.   The child's resistance in learning is a message.   What is that message? Do they...

Charts and Standards are Ableist

Charts and Standards are Ableist

It's not good enough to say we will modify, adapt, and accommodate. Standards are created for one type of person/learner. Period. We have been twisting ourselves backwards and upsidedown for decades and calling it unfair when it's truly deeper than that. It's...

Learning Spaces, Not Testing Centers

Learning Spaces, Not Testing Centers

If classrooms are meant to be learning spaces, why are we endlessly testing?⠀ ⠀ Why aren't students granted adequate time to discover and develop ideas, thoughts, and concepts at their own pace?⠀ ⠀ Why do the adults in the school system decide when and how a student...

Flipping Education on Its Head

Flipping Education on Its Head

I have wanted to be a teacher since the age of five. I was the ideal student, so it was no wonder that the school structure appealed to me at the time. ⁣ When I finally became a teacher, I initially stepped into the role with ease. I taught in the way I was...

The Message in the Resistance in Learning

The Message in the Resistance in Learning

The number one question I receive is what to do about motivation. The child is either unmotivated or is easily bored. ⠀ I don't believe in forcing children to do anything.   The child's resistance in learning is a message.   What is that message? Do they...

Charts and Standards are Ableist

Charts and Standards are Ableist

It's not good enough to say we will modify, adapt, and accommodate. Standards are created for one type of person/learner. Period. We have been twisting ourselves backwards and upsidedown for decades and calling it unfair when it's truly deeper than that. It's...