This is just a sample, showing what can happen during the school day without effective checks and balances. Digital access is powerful,but without the right systems in place, instructional time can slip away fast.
Total time in school: 320 minutes
Time spent on YouTube: 230 minutes
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ABSTRACT: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a set of principles that provides an innovative curriculum and instructional design framework. By eliminating learning barriers across a wide range of learner variations, UDL implementation can enhance teaching and learning. This study explored the perceptions of a sample of third and fourth-grade school teachers in a suburban school district outside of Boston, Massachusetts… Read more…
We launched a new website alongside a mobile app that helps students, parents, and community members to know what is happening at school right from their phones. Our families are using smartphones as a primary means to communicate, which is why we’ve created an app that is custom-built for mobile phones. You can find important documents, contact information for staff, event information, and much more on the app! Read more…
There is a need for future research and problem-solving attention surrounding a growing discrepancy in academic growth between students in Massachusetts’s small, rural setting. Within the researcher’s public school district, an initiative is underway to integrate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles by implementing a universally designed curriculum and instructional model to support all students. UDL is a set of principles and guidelines providing a curriculum and instructional design Read more…
The past year has been an exciting and rewarding experience supporting our dedicated staff of licensed-instructional leaders, as well as non-instructional support personnel.
As lessons and curriculum materials transition to the digital realm, it is wonderful to support students taking greater ownership of their learning by engaging in creative assignments that require digital tools and technology access. The access to technology allows our staff to implement new instructional approaches that enable persistence and provide multiple methods to demonstrate mastery and proficiency. Read more…