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.

Classroom routines - redesigning classroom do-now exercise
Universal Design for Learning

Start Here! Improve Classroom Routines with UDL

When I was teaching middle school, I began every class with a “Do Now.” Students would enter, read the prompt written on the whiteboard, and get started. It was automatic for me; ...
Katie Novak · September 23, 2025
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Picture of a student practicing self-reflection
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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