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They Have to See It to Write It: Visualization and the Reading-Writing Connection

Article
Standards: Writing
Frustrated by her students’ reluctance to write, a seventh-grade teacher shows them how to “see” what they’re reading and draw what they want to write about—and begin to think like writers.

Thinking Allowed: Helping Students Organize Out Loud to Solve Math Problems

Tools and Templates
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Standards: Make Sense of Problems • Make Use of Structure
Finding and understanding patterns is crucial to mathematical thinking and problem solving. It is easier for students to understand patterns when they organize their information. Struggling students...

Thinking Aloud: Fractions Assessment

Lesson in Action
Standards: Reason Abstractly
Mrs. Jackson’s Grade 6 class has been working on a fractions, rates, and ratios unit. Yesterday she gave the class a quiz to assess her students’ understanding. After reviewing the results, she wants...

Thinking Aloud: Number Crunching

Lesson in Action
Standards: Reason Abstractly
Mrs. Jefferson’s 5th grade class can be reluctant to describe aloud the steps they follow to find an answer. In this lesson, students will begin practicing the thinking aloud strategy and learn the...

Tips for Technophobic Teachers

Article
Jim Wilson, a self-described "old guy" and star of Conquering Technophobia, has gone from grumbling about his school's technology-integration initiative to embracing it. These are his tips for...

Todd Rose: Variability Matters

Video
This video shows Todd Rose, from CAST, at the Cyberlearning Research Summit on January 18, 2012 discussing UDL and diverse learners.

Toward an effective use of technology in education: A summary of research

Research
This report reviews the research on the role of school leaders in the adoption of technology. The authors present summaries of research studies to highlight actions that leaders should take and the...

Transforming American education: Learning powered by technology

Research
The National Education Technology Plan, Transforming American Education: Learning Powered by Technology, calls for applying the advanced technologies used in our daily personal and professional lives...

Treating the "Instructional Core": Education Rounds

Article
In the beginning pages of Instructional Rounds in Education–a new book by HGSE faculty members Richard Elmore, Elizabeth City, and Lee Teitel, along with doctoral student and Cambridge school...

Trends in technology planning and funding in Florida K–12 public schools

Research
In this article, the authors present findings from their empirical study of trends in technology planning and funding in Florida’s K–12 public schools between the 2003–04 and 2005–06 academic years....

UDL Guideline 2: Provide options for language, mathematical expressions, and symbols

Tools and Templates
Standards: Attend to Precision • Model with Mathematics
Information, examples, and resources that support teaching of key math terms, symbols, syntax, and notations. UDL Guideline 2 offers a variety of strategies to help students think more carefully...

UDL Guidelines - Version 2.0: Research Evidence

Article
UDL Guidelines are based on research from several very different fields, and from many different researchers at many different universities and research organizations. In this article, CAST lays out...

UDL Guidelines -- Checkpoint 6.2 Support planning and strategy development

Tools and Templates
Standards: Use Appropriate Tools Strategically • Construct Viable Arguments
An important skill for students in any content area, and especially in math, is the ability to think aloud and demonstrate how they arrived at an answer. UDL Checkpoint 6.2's examples, resources, and...

UDL Guidelines -- Checkpoint 6.3 Facilitate managing information and resources

Tools and Templates
Standards: Make Sense of Problems • Make Use of Structure
Creating an organized list, table, chart, or other graphic organizer is an important problem-solving strategy. UDL Checkpoint 6.3 offers resources, examples, and research on a variety of internal...

UDL Guidelines -- Checkpoint 7.1 Optimize individual choice and autonomy

Tools and Templates
Offering students choices can develop their self-determination and make them proud of their accomplishments. It also increases the degree to which they feel connected to their learning. UDL...

UDL Guidelines -- Guideline 3: Provide options for comprehension

Tools and Templates
Standards: Model with Mathematics • Make Use of Structure
Constructing knowledge from information is an active process that requires teachers to provide scaffolds to ensure all learners have access to knowledge. UDL Guideline 3 provides information,...

UDL and Born Accessible Learning Resources: What State Leaders Need to Know

Slideshow
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This PPT accompanies the webinar on "UDL and Born Accessible Learning Resources: What State Leaders Need to Know:, presented by Jamie Basham, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Special Education at the...

UDL at a Glance

Video
A short YouTube video created by CAST illustrates the three principles of Universal Design for Learning.

Understand How to Use Data for Decision-Making

Module
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The goals of this presentation are: understand the rationale for establishing a data-based decision-making system, identify types of data to be collected, identify characteristics of a useful data...

Understanding Accessibility: Policy and Implications for State Leaders

Slideshow
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In this joint webinar with CTD and the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), learn more about what we mean when we talk about accessibility and why should it be on your radar screen. Watch this...

Teaching Strategies

Resource Type

School-wide Tech Implementation

Supporting Struggling Students