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INSIGHTS & IDEAS

The Education Table Blog

Practical strategies, research, and perspectives from the Novak Education team to help educators strengthen instruction, leadership, and inclusive systems.

Teacher involved in PD
Professional Learning

Want Meaningful PD? Get Teachers Involved

Recently, I attended the National Teacher Voice Convening in DC, and while I was there, I realized how great my own district’s PD model is. Why? Because it’s run by teachers and ...
Katie Novak · February 3, 2021
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UDL for Remote Learning (UDL in the Cloud)
Universal Design for Learning

UDL in the Cloud Digital Resource

When my dad and I, Tom Thibodeau, wrote UDL in the Cloud in 2016, I don’t think we could have ever predicted it would help teachers navigate how to educate during a pandemic. ...
Katie Novak · February 3, 2021
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UDL for Remote Learning
Universal Design for Learning

Why UDL is Necessary for Remote Learning

If our systems have any chance of supporting students with remote learning, they have to use the principles of Universal Design to ensure that every student, regardless of ...
Katie Novak · February 2, 2021
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DUA vs ID: La Analogía de la Cena
Differentiated Instruction (DI)

DUA vs ID: La Analogía de la Cena - Que es DUA?

Cuando hago presentaciones sobre el Diseño Universal de Aprendizaje (DUA), un marco educativo que ofrece opciones a los estudiantes para ayudarles a tomar el control de su propia ...
Katie Novak · February 2, 2021
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CRT and Equity - Holidays
Inclusive Practices

How to Navigate the Holidays, Equitably

Fun and Culturally Responsive Seasonal Ideas “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” You’ve likely heard this before – in song or otherwise – but what does it mean to you? For ...
Katie Novak · December 5, 2020
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diversity
Universal Design for Learning

The Value of Student Variability

Harnessing Variability to Improve the Success Rate of All Students We all know that all of our students are incredibly different from one another, but there is more to variability ...
Katie Novak · November 30, 2020
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Camera on for students?
Universal Design for Learning

To Turn the Camera On or Not? THAT is the question.

As a UDL Practitioner, a Mother, and an Educator, I say No…Saying that remote learning has changed education is an understatement! We are simultaneously teaching, parenting, and ...
Katie Novak · October 11, 2020
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