More Brain Breaks That Energize, Engage, & Focus Virtual Students

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So much screen time, so few opportunities for physical movement. Unfortunately, this is the current reality for many students across the world. With many students returning from Spring Break this week, it might be helpful to have a few new brain breaks to try. Brain...

The Practical Side of UDL: Ideas That Will Engage & Inspire

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Welcome to the second part on our series of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Think of this post as a hub for all of the great UDL-content that Visionary Teaching will share. We previously explored the origins of UDL and why it is important for all teachers and...

Become a Better Teacher by Embracing Universal Design for Learning

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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a hot topic in education.  Many UDL-related books, websites, and research articles are long on jargon and short on practical ideas that you can use with your students.  This series will grow over time and offer...

Let’s Go! Ten of the Most Amazing Virtual Field Trips

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Field trips are one of the great joys of school for many students.  They get to leave school and generalize learnings by interacting with artifacts, witnessing demonstrations, or meeting with experts.  Unfortunately, COVID has denied opportunities to visit...

The Pause Procedure: Offering Learners Time to Process & Reflect

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Teachers tend to know a lot. We can often find ourselves cramming too much content into short amounts of class time.  Research tells us that we should periodically pause during our lessons and allow students time to process and reflect. This pause procedure...