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Cook, Smith, and Tankersley (2012) define evidence-based practices (EBP) as practices that are shown to be effective through the high-quality researcher to meaningfully improve student outcomes.  Simply put, EBPs are practices that are supported by a strong high-quality evidence base that have seen effects that positively impact students.     Think about EBPs like...

Online, small group check-ins can provide relevant social and emotional learning, both of which contribute to student retention and success.

Resilient Pedagogy: Practical Strategies to Overcome Distance, Disruption and Distraction

Been thinking about the perfectionism I see some of my students. Trying to read more to define it and think more intentionally about ways to support these students. Here’s what I’m learning…1/

A cooperative learning activity with roots in anti-racist and inclusive pedagogy.

COVID-19 has created widespread trauma. Experts offer guidance on how to lead with more awareness and compassion.

The terms “mind map” and “concept map” are often used in similar contexts. However, as I learned when researching for my contribution to What School Leaders Need to Kno…

Learn how to use VoiceOver, the macOS screen reader, to control your Mac with a keyboard, refreshable braille display, or trackpad.

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Quick visual reminders of Do’s & Don’ts

Tools to Improve the Accessibility of Documents, Slides, Videos, and Websites Richard Byrne PracticalEdTech.com We all have different needs and preferences when it comes to consuming the media in our lives. Our students are the same. Some need webpages read aloud, some need different color sche...

José Bowen shares about his new book, Teaching Change, on episode 382 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast

Today. Google Arts and Culture is releasing a new Teacher Guide – a dedicated resource for educators to make learning with Arts & Culture and using the platform in class easier than ever.

We're talking about the characteristics of inclusive classrooms and asking reflections questions about inclusivity and inclusive design.

Katie Novak, EdD, breaks down what is Universal Design for Learning (and what it isn't!).____________________________Learn MoreWebsite: www.NovakEducation.co...

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By James M. Lang

The conflict resolution strategist and artist of gathering. Physical or virtual, reinventing the “how” of coming together — and the “why.”

How can we use retrieval practice to break up our lessons , quickly and easily, without pausing to facilitate class discussion or collect papers? This week, we focus on a retrieval strategy we simply call "Two Things,"  a no-quiz retrieval strategy for your classroom.

How we frame forgetting in the classroom could use an adjustment.

College students are reading on-screen more than ever. Yet in higher education, teaching strategies for reading are still largely paper-based and rarely account for the different types or how digital modalities can improve accessibility. In her new book, Skim, Dive, Surface: Teaching Digital Reading, Dr. Jenae Cohn seeks to recast the conversation as one that’s focused on how educators can …

In this series, James M. Lang argues that simple changes in our pedagogy — in things like course design, classroom practices, and communication with students — can have a powerful impact on student learning.

Every single person is unique and has different skills, so why are students taught the same way? Jan Wilson explores the possibilities of a universal design ...

By: Ann Gagné, PhD, Educational Developer (UDL) So here we are in Fall 2021 semester, filled with many unknowns and an increased number of to-dos, coming from all directions: departmentally, institutionally, personally. While instructors were preparing for the fall, we have heard much discussion on social media and within higher education institutions about accessibility and its impact on student engagement; instructors and departments seem at odds about what a more accessible higher education f