The Education Table Blog

Many of you may not know this, but I was non-renewed from my first teaching job.

As the daughter of two teachers, my life, from my first breath, was impacted by educators. Now, as I look back, I realize that many of the people who truly mattered to me stood at ...

No hay nada más americano que ponerle siglas a todo y crear acrónimos. Podríamos enumerar incontables acrónimos en el mundo de la educación, pero hay dos que nos están llamando la ...

I have always been a long-distance runner. There is something so peaceful about being the first one up, pulling on sneakers, plugging in earbuds, and hitting the pavement. I first ...

Planning Professional Development Using a UDL Lens We have all been there - stuck in a professional development (PD) session where we are ready to walk out (or log out!), texting ...

I went to a traditional school where “one size fits all” education was the only way to do anything! It was always 1. watch the teacher, 2. read the book, 3. do the worksheets and ...

Computer programs and websites have a wonderful tool called the “Rich Text Editor”. I’m sure that you have seen and used one if you have ever typed a document in Microsoft Word or ...

As we say in Universal Design for Learning, what is necessary for some is good for all. Accommodations and scaffolds aren’t just for students receiving special education services. ...

Now more than ever, educators are being asked to speak up, take action, and educate themselves, their colleagues, and their students. I have learned so much over the past day how ...

I’ve had so many questions about what a UDL assessments look like. There is really not one answer, as UDL assessments allow for educator creativity, but here’s one example – the ...

If you’ve heard me present, you’ll hear me say, “It is not our learners who are disabled. It is our systems, our curriculum.” This is not to say that our learners don’t have ...