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.

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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How to Universally Design Assessments + UDL Grading Resource
Universal Design for Learning

How to Universally Design Assessment Practices

Transform Your Grading Practices Through UDL Note from Katie Novak: We originally posted this blog in June 2022 before I had the opportunity to read the book, A Repair Kit for ...
Novak Education · February 9, 2023
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AI in education
Universal Design for Learning

AI in Education: ChatGPT, AI, and UDL

Turning 10 is a big milestone for kiddos so when it comes to planning the big celebration, you want it to be fun, entertaining, and a bit unique. In the past - when looking for ...
Jeff Horwitz · December 26, 2022
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Choice boards graphic (showing screens, videos, audio, graphs, notebooks
Universal Design for Learning

Taking Your Choice Boards to the Next Level

A UDL practitioner believes in the power of teaching and learning. As instructional designers and facilitators, we have the incredible opportunity to create a culture of high ...
Katie Novak · December 6, 2022
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Career readiness with UDL
Universal Design for Learning

Preparing Students for Tomorrow With UDL

How UDL prepares students with the necessary skills needed to build job skills for the future. Back in the fall of 2020 as schools faced the daunting task of restarting school ...
K.C. Knudson · October 18, 2022
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