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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Want to give students more entry points into classroom conversations? 💬 These strategies encourage many kinds of meaningful participation.
#EduSky #teachers
#EduSky #teachers
How to Rethink the Objectives of Classroom Discussion
Expanding participation beyond traditional metrics like hand-raising gives more kids entry points into the conversation.
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March 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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
Inspo @mathematize4all.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 3:08 AM
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
Inspo @mathematize4all.bsky.social
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#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
December 5, 2024 at 3:30 PM
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#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
After understanding my own contribution to ableism I created a framework for myself and fellow educators to begin the work to disrupt it within our institutions @edutopia.bsky.social
www.edutopia.org/article/disa...
www.edutopia.org/article/disa...
A Framework for Disability Inclusion at School
School leaders and teachers can use this model to learn about and fight ableism through self-reflection and systems change.
www.edutopia.org
November 28, 2024 at 6:46 PM
#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
Reposted by Avery McNiff
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...
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 (...
www.frontiersin.org
November 25, 2024 at 12:34 AM
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...