Mar
UDL: Our Journey with The Shift to Student-Led
For our recent professional development day, Dayna and I dived into a book popular in the UDL (Universal Design for Learning) community: The Shift to Student-Led by Catlin R. Tucker and Katie Novak. Our goal was simple: to improve our daily practices and find ways to make a deeper, more positive impact on our students. […]
Sep
Understanding UDL: Insights from Jason Hicks
Hello Educators, Today, we’ll dive into Universal Design for Learning (UDL). I’m excited to share insights from Jason Hicks of Pathways to Inclusive Education, who recently spent two weeks at my current school helping us differentiate learning to meet our students’ needs using UDL. If this is your first time learning about UDL, I recommend […]
Mar
Strategies for recruiting interest (UDL) for Written tasks in PHE
Dear Teachers, One of the challenges that PHE teachers face is maintaining interest while students work on written tasks (Criteria A, B, and D – Knowledge, planning, and reflection). The first barrier is that students often come with the mindset that PHE is solely about physical activity. So, how can we engage their interest in […]
Mar
Universal Design for Learning
This week, we hosted a Universal Design for Learning workshop led by Kim Bane and Jason Hicks from Pathways to Inclusive Education. We are excited to share some insights from this amazing two-day workshop, providing enough time to learn new strategies that will positively impact our lessons and ensure that we empower the learners. On […]
