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.

Professional Learning

Exploring the Depths of Deeper Learning

Deeper Learning isn’t new; however, one could argue that it has never been more important, needed, and desired than right now. At its core, Deeper Learning seeks to empower ...
Chris Bronke · August 3, 2020
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Universal Design for Learning

Unraveling or Unlearning?

Adapting to Rapid Change in Schools By Katie Novak, EdD and Allison Posey, MEd
Katie Novak · June 11, 2020
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Universal Design for Learning

Post-it Protocols

Simple Tools for Surviving Virtual Meetings When the pandemic hit, like most of us who work in offices or classrooms, I grabbed the essential things I thought I would need in the ...
Sarah Kyriazis · April 17, 2020
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Special Education

The Danger of Erasing Disability

“Come the glorious day when all barriers went… y’know…. We’d just be people with impairments; we wouldn’t be disabled people anymore.” ~Laurence Clark
Eric Moore · September 5, 2019
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Shifting From Power to Empowerment

Recently, I shared a blog, “My Struggle with the Word “Disabled” and asked for others to share their perspectives. I am floored by the response. It is my goal, with permission, to ...
Katie Novak · August 28, 2019
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My Epic UDL Fails

I had the great pleasure of giving a UDL Talk two weeks ago at the 2019 UDL IRN International Summit. I spoke about something that I think we all need to be more vocal about – our ...
Katie Novak · April 10, 2019
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