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.

Metacognition
Engagement

Unleashing the Power of Metacognition

How to Use Assessments as a Metacognitive Tool for Learners As a long-distance runner, I have learned the importance of reflection in improving my performance. After each run, I ...
Katie Novak · June 15, 2023
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Explicit Instruction & UDL - Teacher providing explicit instruction
Universal Design for Learning

Explicit Instruction & Universal Design for Learning

There’s Macaroni on your Manifold! Whenever my son Andre has the hood of his truck open doing some work, I poke my head in and say things like: “It looks like the carbonara is a ...
K.C. Knudson · May 22, 2023
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science of reading - brain mri
Universal Design for Learning

Evolving With the Evolving Science of Reading

Here is the deal with science: it is ever-evolving. I mean, after all, if science did not advance we’d still be sending our “texts” via carrier pigeon, rather than on the latest ...
Dr. Angela Burke · May 2, 2023
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Students taking a test with a teacher at front the classroom
Engagement

Why Your Test Prep Isn’t Effective

Reimagining Test Prep: Shifting to Student-Led Review Strategies Ahh testing. As much as it would be amazing to ground all of our assessments in project-based learning and ...
Katie Novak · April 16, 2023
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example of a padlet walk through in class
Implementing UDL

5 Powerful Vocabulary Strategies for All Students

I was recently listening to a presentation about multilingual learners (aka ELL learners). The speaker talked about the progression of language development and the importance of ...
Matt Bergman, Ed.D · March 27, 2023
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