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Patrick Black

How to Teach Math as a Social Activity | Edutopia - 0 views

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    atch this video for a great example of UDL in a classroom that requires no technology. A teacher in Anchorage, AK demonstrates his strategies for creating a collaborative environment for learning. Why UDL? Fostering collaboration and communication is an important UDL strategy. Watch students share ideas, practice discussion, provide constructive feedback, and work in groups.
Patrick Black

Free Technology for Teachers: Teachit Timer - A Slick Classroom Activity Timer - 1 views

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    via Free Technology for Teachers http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
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    via Free Technology for Teachers http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
Patrick Black

CAST Strategy Tutor - 0 views

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    Strategy Tutor is a web-based tool designed to support students and teachers doing reading and research on the internet. Why UDL? There are an array of scaffolds built into Strategy Tutor that support strategy development: support for evaluating information on the internet, support for evaluating search results, and more!
Patrick Black

RubiStar Home - 0 views

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    This site allows teachers to create, save, and print rubrics for their classes. Models and prompts are available as well as online tutorials. Check out the option to make interactive rubrics! Why UDL? Rubrics are a good source for external organization.
Patrick Black

Creating Rubrics - TeacherVision.com - 0 views

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    "This five-part series explores how one teacher designs, refines, and implements rubrics in a variety of subject areas." Why UDL? This series reveals how implementing rubrics in the classroom help to make the goals and the objectives of activities and assignments more explicit.
Patrick Black

Five-Year-Olds Pilot Their Own Project-Based Learning | Edutopia - 0 views

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    Five-year old students at the Auburn Early Education Center in Auburn, Arkansas take part in a theme-based curriculum that is grounded in authentic learning experiences. See low tech and high tech examples that Auburn teachers use to enhance the relevance of their lessons. Why UDL? The project-based curriculum at the Auburn Early Education Center generates authentic, real purposes for learning.
Patrick Black

Teaching Strategies Activate Prior Knowledge - 0 views

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    ESOL Online has a helpful list of strategies for activating prior knowledge that are useful for multilingual or monolingual classrooms. Why UDL? The strategies listed on the ESOL site, such as concept maps, KWL charts, and graphic organizers, are effective examples of ways to activate and supply students' background knowledge.
Patrick Black

Writing Fun by Jenny Eather - 0 views

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    Students can choose from a variety of "text types" such as persuasive, narrative, information report, response, or poetry. They are then provided with prompts and a text organizer to support them in their writing. Why UDL? Writing Fun is an excellent example of providing options that clarify syntax and structure. The prompts and text organizers highlight the different structures of different forms of writing.
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Shmoop - 0 views

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    Homework Help, Teacher Resources, Test Prep
Patrick Black

Applying Math Skills to a Real-World Problem | Edutopia - 0 views

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    Geometry students at Mountlake Terrace High School design a state of the art high school for 2050 in teams as a culminating project. Students receive guidance and feedback from a local architect who eventually judges the students' projects. Why UDL? Connecting learning to students' own lives is an important UDL strategy. Relevance, value, and authenticity are enhanced for these high school students by developing their math skills through a real world problem.
Patrick Black

Quizlet - 0 views

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    Quizlet is a lightning fast way to memorize vocabulary lists. It's like flashcards, but much more fun and interactive. Why UDL? Creating flash cards is a method to support memory and transfer through the process of creating a visual or textual reminder of information. This process is likely to be most effective when intentional strategies, such as using mnemonic devices are understood by students and developed though practice.
Patrick Black

Doing What Works - Teaching Vocabulary - 0 views

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    On this Doing What Works site, understand the research-based recommendation to teach vocabulary, watch videos on how actual schools are teaching vocabulary, and find a collection of tools and ideas to help you improve your practice. Why UDL? This site provides excellent examples as to how to support vocabulary development in the classroom.
Patrick Black

WatchKnow - Free Educational Videos for K-12 Students - 0 views

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    WatchKnow is a free, online video library with links to more than 11,000 videos in 2,000 categories including history, math, science and other subjects. Why UDL? Presenting ideas through video is another way in whcih key concepts can be illustrated non-linguistically.
Patrick Black

Starfall - 0 views

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    Starfall is a free learn-to-read website. It contains various interactive activities and games related to the essential components of early reading. Primarily designed for first grade, Starfall is also useful for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade. Why UDL? Designed for early readers, Starfall features activities and games that build decoding skills such as the pairing of sounds with letters and letter combinations.
Patrick Black

Math Open Reference - 0 views

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    Math Open Reference represents geometry concepts visually as a way to complement text definitions and descriptions. Why UDL? Math Open Reference is organized into pages that highlight the critical features of geometry concepts. Topics are separated to clarify distinct features. Critical terms are linked directly to a glossary so as not to hinder the viewer based on lack of vocabulary knowledge.
Patrick Black

Windows to the Universe - 0 views

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    This interactive, educational website about our universe and planetary systems was created by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and is supported by NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) among others. Why UDL? The glossary in "Windows to the Universe" is an excellent example of providing options that define vocabulary. Embedded links to the glossary give students immediate access to definitions of unfamiliar terms.
Patrick Black

Word AutoSummarize Tool - 0 views

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    The AutoSummarize feature in MS Word allows you to summarize a document and add visual structure. Why UDL? The AutoSummarize tool highlights the structural features of a document and is a great way to clarify structure to students.
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