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.

Differentiated Instruction (DI)

The Science and Research Behind the UDL Framework

“Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn.” It isn't something you ...

Tom Thibodeau · September 5, 2025

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an image of a Kaleidoscope - analogy for brain-based design in education

Science of Learning

A Brain-Based Pattern for Design

K.C. Knudson · May 30, 2025

Brain break tips for improved learning in classrooms

Universal Design for Learning

The Power of the 10-Minute Reset

Katie Novak · October 21, 2024

Universal Design for Learning

How to Cultivate Learner Agency

Katie Novak · August 29, 2024

Universal Design for Learning

You're Not a Visual Learner After All…The Truth About Learning Styles

Oftentimes, educators provide students with quizzes to identify their "learning style." You’ve probably taken one yourself and might have said, "I'm a visual learner." Turns out ...

Katie Novak · June 2, 2024

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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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Science of Learning

Reducing the “Tigers” in our Classrooms

How to Stop the Fight or Flight Response and Help Students Escape the “Tigers” in the Classroom. Do you remember having that feeling of dread in school, perhaps it was when you ...

Allison Posey · November 24, 2020

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