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 trying out SEL activities in classroom

Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

Activities to Support the Mental Health of Your Students

Mental Health Resources For Grades K-12 Mental health is on everyone’s mind. The stresses of everyday living, inflation, sky-high gas prices, rising crime, increases in school shootings, ...

Novak Education · April 7, 2025

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Variability and Barriers

Simple Changes That Promote Inclusion through Accessibility

Novak Education · May 10, 2023

How to Universally Design Assessments + UDL Grading Resource

Universal Design for Learning

How to Universally Design Assessment Practices

Novak Education · February 9, 2023

Multilingual learner utilizing UDL practices in school

Variability and Barriers

3 Ways to Support Multilingual Learners With UDL

Novak Education · January 15, 2023

Universal Design for Learning

Why We Should All Be Focusing on Executive Functions: Chopped Analogy

Strategies to Help Guide Executive Function in Our Students I love the show Chopped. In this reality show meets cooking competition, chefs compete and turn baskets of mystery ...

Novak Education · September 27, 2022

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Advice for New Teachers in Their First Year of Teaching

Stepping into a classroom you can call your own on your first day in a new job comes with a wave of emotions! There’s excitement, fear, optimism, and uncertainty, to name a few.

Novak Education · August 1, 2022

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Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

In Response to Uvalde, Making Change Happen.

Senseless. Unthinkable. Horrific. Preventable. Unfortunately, sharing these words with you today has become all too commonplace. We cannot fathom the pain of those who went to ...

Novak Education · May 25, 2022

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