- Oct 2024
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1. Know every child:
By embracing "storientation," educators can learn about students' interests, families, and experiences outside of school. This approach counters the tendency to rely on a single narrative, fostering a deeper understanding t
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Become a warm demande
This approach combines discipline and structure with a belief in each student's potential, fostering an environment where all students are challenged to reach their best. An equity-focused mindset ensures that these high expectations are paired with a genuine commitment to each child's success.
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. Practice lean-in assessment
The main idea is that "lean-in assessment" is crucial for understanding each student's unique learning journey. By engaging with students and observing their approaches to tasks, strengths, and challenges, educators can gather valuable insights that standardized tests cannot provide.
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Flex your routines:
The key point is that flexibility in teaching routines is essential for effective instruction. While structured mini-lessons can be useful, they may not meet the diverse needs of all learners.
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Make it safe to fail
The central message is that creating a safe space for failure in the classroom is essential for learning. By framing failure as valuable data rather than a source of shame, students can openly acknowledge their struggles.
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iew culture as a resource:
The main idea is that culture should be viewed as a valuable resource in education. Ignoring students' identities diminishes their experiences and potential for learning. Recognizing and engaging with students' cultural backgrounds allows them to better understand and connect with challenging content. Encouraging students to share their backgrounds fosters a supportive environment that values diversity and enhances learning for everyone.
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If we’re committed to the success of every child, we must acknowledge the uneven playing field that exists for many: ELLs, students with special needs, children experiencing trauma or relentless poverty, and students of color who confront unconscious biases about their capacity. Walking toward equity will help us to create inclusive, 21st-century classrooms.
The key message is that achieving success for every child requires recognizing and addressing the inequalities faced by specific groups, including English language learners, students with special needs, and those impacted by trauma or poverty
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- Sep 2024
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The evolution of CAST’s UDL Guidelines has been and continues to be a dynamic, collaborative, and research-based process
The multiple versions of the UDL Guidelines reflect a dynamic, collaborative, and research-based process aimed at enhancing educational practices. Each iteration incorporates feedback from educators and integrates new research from fields like cognitive science and inclusive education.
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The UDL Guidelines offer a structure for proactively uncovering and addressing these barriers and for intentionally designing learning environments and experiences that more fully honor and value every learner.
The UDL Guidelines can be used effectively by educators working together to share insights and strategies based on the Guidelines. Collaborating with colleagues allows for the exchange of ideas and best practices, creating a community of support focused on enhancing student learning.
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UDL emphasizes three large brain networks that comprise the vast majority of the human brain and play a central role in learning. These networks include: the affective networks (where learners evaluate the internal and external environment to set priorities, to motivate, and to engage learning and behavior), the recognition networks (where learners sense and perceive information in the environment and transform it into usable knowledge), and the strategic networks (where learners plan, organize, and initiate purposeful actions in the environment).
The UDL Guidelines align closely with the learning brain by addressing the unique functions of the three core brain networks: affective network, recognition network and strategic network.
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