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.

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Assessments

It’s Always Time for Student Self-Reflection

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, ...
Katie Novak · July 8, 2025
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Lesson Plan Makeover - Math
Universal Design for Learning

UDL Lesson Plan Makeovers: Math

Previously we shared our “UDL Accommodations Faculty Meeting Protocol” designed to help educators better understand how to incorporate accommodations and scaffolds to improve ...
Katie Novak · March 17, 2025
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personalized learning with learning playlists
Universal Design for Learning

Personalize Learning with Playlists

How Utilizing Learning Playlists in Your Classroom Help to Make Time to Work With Individual Students Whole-group instruction has its place, but let’s face it—it rarely meets the ...
Katie Novak · March 6, 2025
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students working together in a student-led universally designed classroom
Universal Design for Learning

Universal Design for Learning, Simplified

The key to implementing UDL burden-free is to shift your approach to student-led learning. Back in my school days, group projects were my chance to take charge. I’d dive right in, ...
Katie Novak · February 7, 2025
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Universal Design for Learning

What is UDL Infographic

Too many educators feel that their autonomy has been taken away by standards, scripted curriculum, and ultimately, standardized testing. It doesn’t have to be this way. We need ...
Katie Novak · January 27, 2025
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Mindsets

Why I am Teaching My Kids to Use AI

In my 20+ years as an educator, I’ve seen countless trends in education come and go—some transformative, others, as my Gram would say, were more flash than substance. Take ...
Katie Novak · January 15, 2025
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