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Every Teacher's Guide to Writing across the CurriculumThis book is an essential resource for all educators. To address declining literacy skills, every educator needs to become a teacher of writing. In every grade and subject, the writing process enables students to interpret complex ideas, cultivate their individual voices, and shape and share their learning.As writing becomes more efficient with the aid of AI chatbots, there's an unparalleled opportunity for educators across all content areas to reimagine their approach to writing. In Shift Writing into the Classroom, UDL and blended learning experts Catlin R. Tucker and Katie Novak invite educators to focus on human connection, sitting alongside learners to understand their specific needs and provide individualized instruction and support across all grades and content areas. Tucker and Novak transform traditional writing workflows to provide students with meaningful opportunities in the classroom to work through the writing process, collaborate with peers, and produce original writing that addresses task, purpose, and audience creatively and authentically.Ideal for schools and districts prioritizing the integration of literacy across the curriculum, this book offers practical guidance, strategies, and resources to elevate students' writing abilities in every subject.

Universal Design for Learning in English Language Arts is the gold winner of the 2024 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award in Education!In this latest addition to Katie Novak's UDL Now! series, Novak has teamed up with literacy experts Ryan Hinkle, Brianne Parker, Jina Poirier, and Anne Wolff to offer educators an insightful, practical resource that shows how to integrate Universal Design for Learning in the ELA classroom to build rich, collaborative, engaging literacy environments.By focusing on the established domains of literacy, including reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language and vocabulary development, this book shows K-12 teachers how to engage students of diverse needs and backgrounds and explore the connections between social emotional learning, character education, and deeper understanding of literacy.Educators will learn how ELA classrooms provide a unique opportunity to explore the human experience through literature, writing, and communication and discover strategies for selecting texts that appeal to all learners; developing inclusive writing prompts; and offering authentic assessment opportunities. The practices can be used in classrooms preK-12, in college and careers, and in professional learning.Katie Novak, EdD, is an internationally renowned educational consultant, adjunct instructor at the University of Pennsylvania, best-selling author, and founder of Novak Educational Consulting. Ryan Hinkle, MA, Brianne Parker, MEd, Jina Poirier, MEd, and Anne Wolff, MEd, are educators in the Orange County Department of Education in California.

Katie Novak, una voz internacional líder en el Diseño Universal para el Aprendizaje (DUA), brinda conocimientos prácticos y estrategias inteligentes para ayudar a los educadores a tener éxito en la enseñanza de todos los estudiantes en el mundo pospandémico.Esta poderosa guía cubre temas actuales que incluyen:Aplicación del DUA en las aulas y en todos los sistemas escolaresPreocupaciones de equidad en contextos sociales, raciales, culturales y de discapacidadImportancia de reclutar e involucrar a los estudiantes como socios del DUAPapel de la elección y la voz de los estudiantes y cómo aumentarloDefi nición de lo que realmente signifi ca la experiencia de aprendizajePreparación para evaluaciones estandarizadas al estilo DUANovak presenta ejemplos a lo largo del libro para que el contenido sea elevante y digerible. Ella concluye cada capítulo con preguntas de refl exión para ayudar a los maestros a aplicar conceptos clave a su trabajo.

The authors lay out a step-by-step process to remake your leadership skills and methods with Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Topics include multitiered systems of support, e�ective feedback, and transforming culture and curriculum.

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

In this revised and expanded edition of UDL Now! Katie Novak provides practical insights and savvy strategies for helping all learners meet high standards using the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). UDL is a framework for inclusive education that aims to lower barriers to learning and optimize each individual's opportunity to learn.

Provides school leaders and educators with a guidebook for putting the Universal Design for Learning framework into practice. The authors show how to guide staff in discussions around student data and use the UDL guidelines to shape curriculum decisions. This is a must-read for any education leader who wants to create more equitable, inclusive, and effective learning environments.