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Avery McNiff

@averymcniff.bsky.social

Special Education Teacher | PhD Candidate at UCSB | Designer | striving for joyful accessible learning experiences | thinking about movement in math • UDL + Design Thinking • Inclusive edtech

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How to Rethink the Objectives of Classroom Discussion Expanding participation beyond traditional metrics like hand-raising gives more kids entry points into the conversation.

Want to give students more entry points into classroom conversations? 💬 These strategies encourage many kinds of meaningful participation.

#EduSky #teachers

18.03.2025 19:40 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
Title: UDL From this to that.
First, a checklist to a mindset.
Second, focused on all learners to centered on students at the margins.
Third, repackaging to redesigning.
Inspiration (inspiration):
Dolmage, J. (2017). Academic ableism: disability and higher education. University Of Michigan Press.
Lambert, R. (2024). Rethinking disability and mathematics: A UDL math classroom guide for grades K-8. Corwin Press.
Lambert, R., Imm, K., Schuck, R., Choi, S., & McNiff, A. (2021). “UDL is the What, Design Thinking is the How:” Designing for Differentiation in Mathematics. Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 23(3).

Title: UDL From this to that. First, a checklist to a mindset. Second, focused on all learners to centered on students at the margins. Third, repackaging to redesigning. Inspiration (inspiration): Dolmage, J. (2017). Academic ableism: disability and higher education. University Of Michigan Press. Lambert, R. (2024). Rethinking disability and mathematics: A UDL math classroom guide for grades K-8. Corwin Press. Lambert, R., Imm, K., Schuck, R., Choi, S., & McNiff, A. (2021). “UDL is the What, Design Thinking is the How:” Designing for Differentiation in Mathematics. Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 23(3).

I'm part of a team of teachers planning learning communities on #UDL at our school. Made this graphic in response to possible misconceptions. Thoughts?

Inspo @mathematize4all.bsky.social

10.12.2024 03:08 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

#UDL isn't about designing, it's about INTENTIONALLLY designing. If the design isn't intentional it is reactionary or instinctual, which are hard to repeat with fidelity. Those that say that #UDL is just good teaching are right. It is good teaching with intentionality. #UDLChat #EduSky

05.12.2024 15:30 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1

#ITeachMath check out this framework for engaging administrators in reflecting on how ableism operates in our schools, created by a special education administrator. I love the connection to Disability Rights and activism! #CripCamp

28.11.2024 18:46 — 👍 20    🔁 7    💬 2    📌 1
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Frontiers | “UDL is a way of thinking”; theorizing UDL teacher knowledge, beliefs, and practices Using design research methodology, we explored changes in experienced educators’ beliefs, knowledge, and practices related to Universal Design for Learning (...

I have done some research with math and special educators, where we introduced them to UDL Math and then followed up to see how they used it in their practice. This article was cowritten by one of those teachers. www.frontiersin.org/journals/edu...

25.11.2024 00:34 — 👍 17    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 1

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