Grow Your Mind
Guest Blog: When the System Gets Disrupted
Many classrooms look productive on the surface, but how much real thinking is actually happening? In this guest post, Robert Mayfield examines how changing the classroom environment in history and social studies can shift students from passive compliance to visible, collaborative thinking through a lens that also aligns with UDL.
Podcast: Simplifying Professional Development with On-Demand Tools
Naomi Church joins Monica Burns on the Easy EdTech Podcast to discuss how on-demand tools can transform professional learning. This episode explores the difference between PD and PL, the role of UDL in adult learning, and practical ways to design professional learning systems that actually lead to change.
Sales Enablement Needs a UDL Makeover
Most sales training doesn’t stick—and it’s not the reps’ fault. It’s the design. In this post, I show how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can give sales enablement the makeover it needs by boosting engagement, offering multiple ways to learn, and focusing on real practice that drives results.
Podcast: Simplicity in Online Programs
In this episode, we speak to Naomi Church, Chief Learning Officer at Growing Minds Consulting, about how to teachers can pare down decisions they make and how best to use their math block. And she shares her pare down pointer about getting picky!
From Access to Empowerment: Key Updates in UDL Version 3.0
The release of the UDL framework version 3.0 by CAST on July 30, 2024, introduced several updates and shifts compared to version 2.2.
5 Considerations for Designing Educational Spaces for Success
We have the power to shape the learning environment and influence student engagement, agency, and ownership every day, so every day, make a conscious effort to design your physical classroom space with purpose, prioritize essential elements, and pare down distractions.