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Range of Use for Educational Technologies: Why It Matters to Teacher Education

Range of Use for Educational Technologies: Why It Matters to Teacher Education Author: Ling Zhang; Samantha Goldman Are you aligning technology use and learning goals in your classrooms? Are you thinking critically about what tools students are gaining familiarity with…
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Assistive Technology and Universal Design for Learning: Past Lessons and Future Opportunities

Assistive Technology and Universal Design for Learning: Past Lessons and Future Opportunities Guest Expert: Dr. Dave Edyburn About Dr. Edyburn The guest expert of this CIDDL Research and Practice Brief is Dr. Dave Edyburn. Dr. Edyburn is is Senior Research…
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Offering FAPE in Online Settings: Implications for Teacher Education

Offering Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in Online Settings: Implications for Teacher Education Author: Samantha Goldman At the December Affinity Group “Evolving Roles and Experiences in Virtual Classroom: Implications for Teacher Preparation”, we explored how higher education faculty members…
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Meeting the Needs of Students with Disabilities in Online Classrooms

Meeting the Needs of Students with Disabilities in Online Classrooms Author: Samantha Goldman; Sean Smith There are many advantages to learning in the online classroom. In the November CIDDL/CEEDAR Affinity Group – Preparing Teacher Candidates for Online/ Hybrid Instruction, participants…
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Shift from Generational Teaching to UDL Design in Teacher Preparation

Shift from Generational Teaching to Universal Design for Learning Design in Teacher Preparation Author: Michelle Patterson In one of our most recent Research to Practice Briefs, we had a conversation with Dr. Eric Moore who shared ways that higher education…
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Preparing Pre-service Teachers for Hybrid/Online Learning

Preparing Pre-service Teachers for Hybrid/Online Learning Author: Sean Smith; Samantha Goldman The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for PK-12 educators to develop skills for using technology to support students with and without disabilities due to the ever-changing learning environments.…
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Connect Beliefs: UDL and Inclusive Early Childhood Education

Connect Beliefs: Universal Design for Learning and Early Childhood Education Author: Tahnee Wilder Preparing qualified future early childhood educators includes planning for variability in the support needs of young children and their families. The framework of Universal Design for Learning…