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"Following on the heels of the massive update that was iOS 5, iOS 6 might seem like merely a modest update. But that doesn't make it insignificant by any means: A key app has received a substantial overhaul in this latest update, Apple has added an intriguing new-if yet unproven-built-in app, and the company has even, for the first time, removed a piece of software present since the iPhone's launch. "

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as a Framework for Supporting Learning and Improving Achievement for All Learners in Maryland, Prekindergarten Through Higher Education

"Diane Ravitch poses a dozen piercing questions on education and school policy. Some of them turn conventional thinking on its ear, and each could be a starting point for reporting on elections, from the presidency on down to local school boards."

"Ambiguity and subjectivity contribute to the disproportionate placement of minorities in special education." in Ed Leadership 2/07

"Out of Print highlights the sea change underway in the multi-billion dollar U.S. K-12 instructional materials market enabled by recent technology and intellectual property rights innovations. With a focus on the ultimate impact on student learning, the report provides examples of lessons learned from recent digital and open (OER) content initiatives by leading states and school districts and offers comprehensive recommendations for government, industry, and educators to ensure that the inevitable shift to digital instructional materials improves student achievement and engagement and efficiently uses scarce resources."

"The Center reviewed an array of software products and digital materials currently used to develop or distribute elementary and secondary instructional materials. The purpose of the review was to identify the extent to which product developers or publishers offered readily discoverable and publicly available information about product accessibility. Using the Section 508 standards for physical and sensory access as a benchmark, the Center has color coded products green, yellow, or red. "

Our Mission To research how online learning can be made more accessible, engaging, and effective for K-12 learners with disabilities by investigating approaches that address learner variability within the range of conditions under which online learning occurs.

Deschler's Center Today, the Center for Research on Learning encompasses six divisions, each with a slightly different research emphasis. We study problems in education and work to place solutions that make a difference into the hands of educators, learners, employers, and policy makers.

"PLC Consultants offer a unique and innovative format for Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) bringing educators together online for professional development. Training sessions can be held exclusively online or, if required, initial on-site training can be conducted and followed up with online learning modules that address specific areas of interest and need"

The broadcast of Dropout Nation and related resources. On Frontline on 9/25/12

"This is a virtual place for folks interested in learning to "operationalize TPACK" (Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge) using curriculum-based learning activity types ('LATs'), teaching strategies, and performance assessments. The curricula in which we are developing and refining learning activity type and teaching strategies taxonomies appear on the left"

Video Examples of UDL Practices in the Middle School Classroom

video reflections from principals in Montgomery County Schools who had participated in their UDL ongoing training

good resources on UDL

AGOPP(E) Research Model When a student has to research a topic or issue or has to find information to solve a problem, a research model provides a methodical process to approach problem solving. The benefits of using a model, such as AGOPP, with all students, in all curricular areas are numerous. AGOPP provides:

New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author Daniel Pink discusses motivation and how it relates to student education experiences. Pink, hosted by The Patterson Foundation, presented this topic to an audience of more than 200 in Sarasota, FL. For more information on the Cultural Connections with Students Initiative, please visit http://bit.ly/gYMax4

discussing Dan Pink's TED talk on motivation and how it impacts education

Implementing UDL materials from Montgomery County Public Schools