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Dr. Matt Bergman

@mattbergman14.bsky.social

Learning and sharing how to make #education work for ALL students! #UDL evangelist #AI in Education #Edtech @novakeducation @etowncollege ✝️ (Jsh 1:9) https://drmattbergman.com/

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Making Learning Transparent: The Power of the TILT Framework The Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) framework is gaining momentum in higher education — and for good reason. When we think about the current state of colleges and universities, we know th...

What if student success isn’t about ability — but clarity?

#TILT (Transparency in Learning & Teaching) helps educators make learning purposeful, clear, and equitable.

🎯 A small design shift. A big impact.
Read the post 👉 drmattbergman.com/blog/f/makin...

#UDL #Teaching #highereducation

17.10.2025 14:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🎧 Turn your story analysis into a podcast! This script helps students reflect on character change, impact on others, and the story’s message—with their voice. #StudentVoice #PodcastingInClass

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKxw...

23.07.2025 21:02 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Change the Temperature of Your AI Response Have you ever tried changing the temperature of your AI prompt? This is an excellent technique for improving the type of responses you get. For example, if you typed into the following prompt to ChatG...

🎯 Want more creative or conservative AI responses? Change the temperature of your prompt!

💡 Lower temp = focused & predictable
🔥 Higher temp = wild & inventive

📽️ Watch & read how: drmattbergman.com/blog/f/chang...
#AI #edtech #UDL #PromptEngineering #bskyedu

23.07.2025 20:06 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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A Simple Visual Routine to Help Students Engage With Poetry Teachers can have students create comics based on poems to better understand their themes and spark meaningful conversation.

I’m happy to share this new @edutopia.org piece on creating short comics to read poetry more closely and spark writing.

And it just happened to come out at the start of #PoemADayJuly (which I hope you’ll consider jumping in on!)

www.edutopia.org/article/simp...

03.07.2025 12:32 — 👍 16    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
1-Minute Read. Game-Based Learning. 21 Effective Learning Games for ELA Classes. By Donna Paul. Photo of five students sitting in a circle on the floor.

1-Minute Read. Game-Based Learning. 21 Effective Learning Games for ELA Classes. By Donna Paul. Photo of five students sitting in a circle on the floor.

Games are an engaging way to help students build vocabulary, grammar, reading, and speaking skills, writes Montessori elementary teacher and author, Donna Paul.

Here are 3 teacher-tested games that are easy to use in any upper elementary ELA class:

🧵1/8 #EduSky #ElementaryTeacher

03.07.2025 20:22 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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A huge thank you to Issaquah School District 411 for inviting me to speak at their annual "IGNITE" Summer Institute! It was an amazing opportunity to work with passionate educators who are committed to transforming student learning through #UDL and #AI!

01.07.2025 02:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🚀 New Tool Alert! I created a #UDL Lesson Planning Flow Chart built around 6 essential questions to help you design lessons!

👉https://drmattbergman.com/blog/f/udl-lesson-plan-flow-chart-with-a-pop

🎥 Watch the intro video
📄Download the flow chart
📘 Access the full guide

#k12 #edusky #highered

01.06.2025 00:21 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Elevating project-based learning! 🙌 This "End Project" asks students to analyze conflict in Jackie Robinson's story and design a hypothetical app to help. It's a fantastic way to integrate critical thinking, creativity, and technology.
docs.google.com/presentation...

28.05.2025 22:01 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Flexible Paths to Success: 7 UDL Tips for Action and Expression Imagine facing a home repair project you've never tackled before.

🚀 Flexible Paths to Success: 7 UDL Tips for Action & Expression

🔍Explore practical ways to design learner-centered assessments that empower voice, choice, and clarity.
Read more 👉 drmattbergman.com/blog/f/flexi...

#UDL #UDLchat #edusky #InclusiveEd #UniversalDesign #StudentVoice #ChoiceMatters

28.05.2025 18:52 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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5 Practical UDL Tips for Representation Every learner’s brain processes information differently. The Recognition Network—the part of the brain responsible for identifying patterns, categorizing information, and linking new content to prior ...

🧠 Not all learners process content the same way—so why present it just one way?⭐ 5 Practical UDL Tips for Representation

🔗👉 drmattbergman.com/blog/f/5-pra...

#UDL #UDLchat #edusky #k12 #edtech #inclusiveeducation #accessibility

18.05.2025 03:05 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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12 UDL Design Hacks for a UDL-Friendly Classroom on a Budget Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework aimed at creating flexible, inclusive, and engaging learning experiences for all students. While we often associate UDL with exciting tech tools and ...

Designing a #UDL-friendly classroom doesn’t have to break the bank 💸 Here are 12 practical and budget-friendly hacks to boost engagement, flexibility & accessibility.

👉 drmattbergman.com/blog/f/12-ud...

#udl #udlchat #edusky #k12 #inclusion #classroomdesign

17.05.2025 02:10 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

🚀 Want better results from AI?

📚 or 📺 4 prompting techniques to help you get clearer, more effective results 👉https://drmattbergman.com/blog/f/building-better-prompts-4-prompt-techniques-for-better-outputs

#EdTech #UDLchat #K12 #Education #AItips #TeachingWithAI

16.05.2025 01:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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5 Essential Tips for Successful Role Prompting Role prompting is a powerful technique in AI prompting. By assigning a clear role or persona to the AI, you can significantly improve accuracy, creativity, and quality of the responses. In other words...

Unlock smarter AI responses with role prompting! 🎯 Check out these 5 essential tips for tailoring AI to your needs, from defining roles to adjusting tone and style. Perfect for #UDL, #AI in education, and #K12 #HigherEd. 🔑🤖

📚Read or ▶️Watch: drmattbergman.com/blog/f/5-ess...

14.05.2025 02:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
The 4 Components of an Effective AI Prompt
YouTube video by Dr Matt Bergman The 4 Components of an Effective AI Prompt

🚀 Want better results from AI tools like ChatGPT?

Master the art of prompting with 4 simple components: Role, Task, Format & Context. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2Gm...

#UDLchat #EdTech #HigherEd #AIinEducation #PromptEngineering #InstructionalDesign #UDL

12.05.2025 23:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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What Does it Mean to Scaffold Instruction? Infographic + Podcast Ep. Six ways to scaffold instruction for students. Scaffolding is when various levels of support are provided to help learners achieve comprehension.

What Does it Mean to Scaffold Instruction? Infographic + Podcast Ep. www.novakeducation.com/blog/what-do...

28.04.2025 23:37 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
The best thing I implemented in 20 years of teaching 5th graders was “Starbucks” time. For 20-30 minutes, I allowed students to sit wherever they wanted as they worked on one of the task choices on the board. They could also sit in a small group with me to go over homework if they got stuck. On Fridays, I made hot chocolate for them. Their attendance and productivity soared! —Kim Van Wagoner Ilvento, Educator

The best thing I implemented in 20 years of teaching 5th graders was “Starbucks” time. For 20-30 minutes, I allowed students to sit wherever they wanted as they worked on one of the task choices on the board. They could also sit in a small group with me to go over homework if they got stuck. On Fridays, I made hot chocolate for them. Their attendance and productivity soared! —Kim Van Wagoner Ilvento, Educator

What strategies have *you* discovered to boost student productivity? 🚀 ☕

#WhatWorksForMe #EduSky #StudentEngagement

28.04.2025 23:39 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Navigating the Design Spectrum: From Negligence to UDL Every design—from buildings to lesson plans—falls somewhere on a spectrum. At one extreme, poor designs magnify injustice; at the other, universal designs benefit everyone.

🎯 When we design classrooms, policies, or spaces, we're always somewhere on a spectrum—from negligence💀 to universal design✅.

🤔Which end of the spectrum do you fall?

👉 drmattbergman.com/blog/f/navig...
#UDL #InclusiveDesign #Edusky #UDLchat

28.04.2025 14:15 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The 8 Most Common AI Prompt Types You Should Know Just like people communicate in different ways, you can prompt AI in different styles depending on what you want. Here are 8 of the most common types of prompts you should know!

The 8 Most Common AI Prompt Types You Should Know! ⭐ drmattbergman.com/blog/f/the-8... #ai #udl #highered #k12 #business #edusky

18.04.2025 00:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
What is Artificial Intelligence?
YouTube video by Matt Bergman What is Artificial Intelligence?

What is Artificial Intelligence? 🤷🏻‍♂️ youtu.be/6SIKes-zhYs?... via @YouTube #k12education #ArtificialInteligence #udlchat #education #HigherEd #edusky

18.04.2025 00:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Prompt for generating a this or that choice board.

Prompt for generating a this or that choice board.

Did you know that you can create a This or That #choiceboard using AI? Get the template and learn how 👉 drmattbergman.com/blog/f/ai-me... #udl #blueskyedu #udlhe

11.04.2025 13:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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What do eye exams, UDL, and AI have in common? Learn how This or That Choice Boards—powered by AI—can provide 🎯 Structured choice.

Read more 👉 drmattbergman.com/blog/f/ai-me... #edusky

10.04.2025 21:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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AI Meets This or That Choice Boards I recently visited the optometrist for my annual eye exam. After a series of diagnostic tests to screen for glaucoma and other eye conditions, the optometrist assessed my vision and used the data to d...

What do eye exams, UDL, and AI have in common? Learn how This or That Choice Boards—powered by AI—can provide🎯 Structured choice. 📚 Student-centered.

Read more 👉 drmattbergman.com/blog/f/ai-me...
#UDL #AIinEducation #K12 #HigherEd #EdTech #UDLChat #InclusiveTeaching

10.04.2025 21:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Blended Learning Explained: Three Models I Recommend Do you remember where you were when the world shut down due to COVID-19 in March 2020? I was in Athens, Ohio, making a presentation on UDL to a group of school administrators when the phones rang. At ...

🚀 Blended Learning Explained: Three Models I Recommend 🌟 Check out my latest blog for tips on top models like Station Rotation, Flipped Learning, and more! 📚✨
#EdTech #BlendedLearning #TeachingTips #StudentEngagement #UDL #UDLchat drmattbergman.com/blog/f/blend...

28.03.2025 23:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🧠 CLT! Dylan Wiliam said that Cognitive Load Theory is ‘the single most important thing for teachers to know’. This guide summarises some key ideas from CLT and offers 6 strategies to optimise instruction and maximise learning.

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21.03.2025 14:14 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

My pleasure! It was wonderful meeting you and your colleagues!

22.03.2025 13:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I love it when a plan comes together! Had a blast helping educators at Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES build knowledge a toolbox of UDL strategies! @novakeducation.bsky.social #udl #ai

21.03.2025 20:07 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Grouper Create groups and stay on track during small-group learning. Sign up for free and get started in seconds.

🐟 This week 2 different colleagues asked me about tools for making groups, so I'm sharing this again. Grouper.school is the coolest new free tool for creating intentional student groups quickly. Syncs with Google Classroom! #EduSky My video about this tool. You want to see it: youtu.be/MRApqFUEacs

08.03.2025 21:20 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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🥱 Tired of "fixing" the text that AI gives you? Enable markdown on your Google Docs and you'll be able to "paste from markdown" to keep the formatting your robot assistant 🤖intended. #EduSky #EduSkyAI

09.03.2025 01:40 — 👍 21    🔁 6    💬 4    📌 2

A powerful anchor chart indeed @teacher2teacher.bsky.social My school has been implementing this process for almost 2 years now. All of our brains are being stretched. It’s a good thing! #EduSky

12.01.2025 22:22 — 👍 12    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 2
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4 Ways to Boost Students’ Self-Efficacy These strategies help students see what they have learned so they believe they can be successful in school in the future.

Some great ideas for structuring assessments to improve learning in this article from @edutopia.org

4 Ways to Boost Students’ Self-Efficacy www.edutopia.org/article/boos...

#EduSky #TLSky

05.03.2025 21:46 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

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