The Education Table Blog

by Katie Novak with Lukas Fehlings

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Years ago, I took a short video of my son, Boden, when he was about 2. He was trying so hard to put on a rubber glove all by himself.

We all want to know if our work is making a difference. It’s a fair question, and a deeply human one. As educators, we pour our hearts into designing flexible, inclusive learning ...

When I was teaching middle school, I began every class with a “Do Now.” Students would enter, read the prompt written on the whiteboard, and get started. It was automatic for me; ...

When I coached high school cross-country, we didn’t start the season with sprints, 10-mile runs, or dreams of championship trophies. In fact, we didn’t even set goals for our ...

All too often, when I speak with teachers about integrating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into their classrooms, I get feedback that it simply isn’t possible.

In high school, there was an amazing competition called Creative Awareness. As students, we had the opportunity to compete in the creative arts (painting, cooking, music, dance) ...

Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), “Oh, that is just another name for Response To Intervention (RTI), right?” you say. Nope. Nadda. Sorry.

As we settle in to another roller coaster ride of an academic year, it’s important that we reflect and celebrate all that we learned about ourselves as educators last year. And, ...

We have had several educators ask us for UDL-driven resources focused on what an educator must possess to successfully engage in UDL for students. To look at this another way, ...

In education, we understand the power of a well-designed plan. Whether it’s backward designing a lesson, mapping out a sequence of units, or scheduling interventions, a clear ...