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UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes

UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes

By Katie Novak and Catlin Tucker

You can develop the skills to meet the needs of learners in any learning environment. 

This approachable, in-depth guide unites the adaptability of Universal Design for Learning with the flexibility of blended learning, equipping educators with the tools they need to create relevant, authentic, and meaningful learning pathways to meet students where they’re at, no matter the time and place or their pace and path. With step-by-step guidance and clear strategies, authors Katie Novak and Catlin Tucker empower teachers to implement these frameworks in the classroom, with a focus on cultivating community, building equity, and increasing accessibility for all learners. 

As we face increasing uncertainty and frequent disruption to traditional ways of living and learning, UDL and Blended Learning offers bold, innovative, inclusive solutions for navigating a range of learning landscapes, from the home to the classroom and all points in between, no matter what obstacles may lie ahead. 

Endorsements (3)

“Whether you are new to the world of blended learning with UDL or could teach a course on both, this book is sure to set you ablaze with new ideas to reach and teach with equity in mind for all learners.”  

—Andratesha Fritzgerald, author of Anti-Racism and Universal Design for Learning

“If you care about giving students more flexibility to personalize their learning through a blend of in-person and online environments, you’ll want this book.”

—Jay McTighe, educational consultant and coauthor of the Understanding by Design® framework

“Throughout this book, you will learn strategies that will help you remove barriers to learning, create more personalized learning experiences, and teach students how to become expert learners. This is something every teacher needs to read, discuss, and think about how to put into action.” 

—Katie Martin, PhD, chief impact officer at Altitude Learning and author of Learner-Centered Innovation

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Innovate Inside the Box: Empowering Learners Through UDL and the Innovator’s Mindset

The answer to creating innovative teaching and learning opportunities lies within you.

Every educator faces constraints—from budget restrictions to predetermined curriculum to “one-size-fits-all” mandatory assessments. The question is, how can you, as a teacher or administrator, ensure that regulations and limitations don’t impede authentic learning?

 

In Innovate Inside the Box, George Couros and Katie Novak provide informed insight on creating purposeful learning opportunities for all students. By combining the power of the Innovator’s Mindset and Universal Design for Learning (UDL), they empower educators to create opportunities that will benefit every learner. Couros and Novak show you how to . . . 

  • Leverage the Core of Innovative Teaching and Learning with a focus on developing meaningful relationships.
  • Develop the 8 Characteristics of the Innovator’s Mindset in your students—and yourself.
  • Use UDL to proactively design learning experiences that foster voice and choice while addressing barriers that impede learning.
  • Create learner-driven, evidence-informed learning experiences that provide all students with options and choices to maximize success.

“No one articulates a more compelling, a more urgent, or a more motivating vision of education—for both teachers and their students—than George Couros. No one articulates how that vision can be reached—for every student and teacher—more daringly, more practically, and more inclusively, than Katie Novak. Having them together in one book not only helps us reimagine the goals and practices of education, it reminds us of why we ever wanted to be teachers at all.”

—David Rose, PhD. CAST’s cofounder and chief education officer, emeritus

“An incredible book! Innovate Inside the Box speaks to educators who are the change agents in their sphere of influence.” 

—Sarah Thomas, PhD, founder of EduMatch

“George and Katie’s combined talents as spectacular storytellers drive this book. You will feel like you are flying through it and then realize how deeply you are learning.”

—Loui Lord Nelson, PhD, author of Design and Deliver, and podcast host of UDL in 15 Minutes

Pick up your copy today on Amazon!