In the third edition of UDL Now!, Katie Novak provides practical insights and savvy strategies for helping all learners succeed in a post-pandemic world using the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

This powerful guide for educators covers timely topics including:

• Supporting UDL within multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS)
• UDL in the service of equity
• Recruiting and engaging learners as UDL partners
• How UDL and Differentiated Instruction (DI) work together
• The role of student choice and voice
• What learning expertise really means
• Preparing for standardized assessments the UDL way

Novak presents examples throughout the book to make the content relevant and digestible. She concludes each chapter with reflection questions to help teachers apply key concepts to their work.UDL Now! is a fun and effective playbook for great teaching.

In this fast-paced, engaging new title in the UDL Now! series, Katie Novak and Ashley Marlow apply their expertise in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and equitable, inclusive instruction to the elementary math curriculum, answering questions from educators such as:

• What can I do to improve the math learning experience for my students and for myself?
• How do I create a math learning environment that sends the message that we are all capable mathematicians?
• What support and additional professional learning would I benefit from to make this happen?

The authors build on the critical work of the Algebra Project and the research-based principles of UDL to show that we can-and must-offer rigorous mathematics learning to all K-5 learners. They deserve no less, and with creative, universally designed instruction, we can deliver on that fundamental civil right.

Topics include: Cultivating early numeracy skills, growing positive mathematical mindsets, unlocking access to additive reasoning, deepening multiplication and division understanding, and inviting learners into the world of fractions.

Universal Design for Learning in English Language Arts is the gold winner of the 2024 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award in Education!

In this latest addition to Katie Novak's UDL Now! series, Novak has teamed up with literacy experts Ryan Hinkle, Brianne Parker, Jina Poirier, and Anne Wolff to offer educators an insightful, practical resource that shows how to integrate Universal Design for Learning in the ELA classroom to build rich, collaborative, engaging literacy environments.

By focusing on the established domains of literacy, including reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language and vocabulary development, this book shows K-12 teachers how to engage students of diverse needs and backgrounds and explore the connections between social emotional learning, character education, and deeper understanding of literacy.

Educators will learn how ELA classrooms provide a unique opportunity to explore the human experience through literature, writing, and communication and discover strategies for selecting texts that appeal to all learners; developing inclusive writing prompts; and offering authentic assessment opportunities. The practices can be used in classrooms preK-12, in college and careers, and in professional learning.

Katie Novak, EdD, is an internationally renowned educational consultant, adjunct instructor at the University of Pennsylvania, best-selling author, and founder of Novak Educational Consulting. Ryan Hinkle, MA, Brianne Parker, MEd, Jina Poirier, MEd, and Anne Wolff, MEd, are educators in the Orange County Department of Education in California.

You can develop the skills to meet the needs of learners in any learning environment.

This approachable, in-depth guide unites the adaptability of Universal Design for Learning with the flexibility of blended learning, equipping educators with the tools they need to create relevant, authentic, and meaningful learning pathways to meet students where they're at, no matter the time and place or their pace and path. With step-by-step guidance and clear strategies, authors Katie Novak and Catlin Tucker empower teachers to implement these frameworks in the classroom, with a focus on cultivating community, building equity, and increasing accessibility for all learners.

As we face increasing uncertainty and frequent disruption to traditional ways of living and learning, UDL and Blended Learning offers bold, innovative, inclusive solutions for navigating a range of learning landscapes, from the home to the classroom and all points in between, no matter what obstacles may lie ahead.

Katie Novak, una voz internacional líder en el Diseño Universal para el Aprendizaje (DUA), brinda conocimientos prácticos y estrategias inteligentes para ayudar a los educadores a tener éxito en la enseñanza de todos los estudiantes en el mundo pospandémico.

Esta poderosa guía cubre temas actuales que incluyen:

• Aplicación del DUA en las aulas y en todos los sistemas escolares
• Preocupaciones de equidad en contextos sociales, raciales, culturales y de discapacidad
• Importancia de reclutar e involucrar a los estudiantes como socios del DUA
• Papel de la elección y la voz de los estudiantes y cómo aumentarlo
• Defi nición de lo que realmente signifi ca la experiencia de aprendizaje
• Preparación para evaluaciones estandarizadas al estilo DUA

Novak presenta ejemplos a lo largo del libro para que el contenido sea elevante y digerible. Ella concluye cada capítulo con preguntas de refl exión para ayudar a los maestros a aplicar conceptos clave a su trabajo.

A research- and evidence-based playbook for creating MTSS in schools

In In Support of Students: A Leader's Guide to Equitable MTSS, a team of distinguished educators delivers a comprehensive and insightful discussion of how to create evidence-based and equitable multi-tiered systems (MTSS). In the book, you'll find the practical tips and tools you need to support the implementation and redesign of systems that meet the needs of all learners.

The author go beyond conceptual theories and frameworks and readers grounded, hands-on advice for developing MTSS that provide opportunities for students to learn at high levels while retaining equitable feelings of belonging and hope. The book also provides:

• Real-life examples and planning procedures to implement MTSS in a variety of school environments
• Strategies for building MTSS in ways that combat educator burn-out, overwork, and overwhelm
• An actionable toolkit to put MTSS into practice and improve student outcomes

An indispensable resource for K-12 school leaders and administrators, In Support of Students will also prove invaluable to policymakers, university staff, and regional support providers.

Bestselling author Katie Novak is back with an engaging primer for parents that shows them how to support and advocate for learning opportunities that leverage their children's strengths and interests.

Utilizing Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework prominently featured in the US Department of Education's Every Student Succeeds Act in 2015, Let Them Thrive will show you the most effective strategies for supporting your children based on research and best practices in the learning sciences.

Why is this important? Because, as Katie writes in her introduction, as parents, we can use all the help we can get. Parenting is exhausting, and sometimes thankless work, but it's also the most rewarding job in the world when we get things right. Although our kids are wildly different from one another, we are all working toward the same goal: children who grow up to be happy and successful adults.

You can develop the skills to meet the needs of learners in any learning environment.

This approachable, in-depth guide unites the adaptability of Universal Design for Learning with the flexibility of blended learning, equipping educators with the tools they need to create relevant, authentic, and meaningful learning pathways to meet students where they're at, no matter the time and place or their pace and path. With step-by-step guidance and clear strategies, authors Katie Novak and Catlin Tucker empower teachers to implement these frameworks in the classroom, with a focus on cultivating community, building equity, and increasing accessibility for all learners.

As we face increasing uncertainty and frequent disruption to traditional ways of living and learning, UDL and Blended Learning offers bold, innovative, inclusive solutions for navigating a range of learning landscapes, from the home to the classroom and all points in between, no matter what obstacles may lie ahead.

La autora de bestsellers Katie Novak regresa con un atractivo manual de Diseño Universal para el Aprendizaje (DUA, o Universal Design for Learning) para padres, que muestra cómo apoyar y defender oportunidades de aprendizaje que aprovechen las fortalezas e intereses de sus hijos.

Déjalos Crecer le presentará las estrategias más efectivas para apoyar a sus hijos, basadas en investigaciones y mejores prácticas en ciencias del aprendizaje. Por qué es importante? Porque, como escribe Katie en su introducción, es porque, como padres, podemos usar toda la ayuda que podamos obtener. La crianza de los hijos es un trabajo agotador y, a veces, ingrato, pero también es el trabajo más gratificante del mundo cuando hacemos las cosas bien. Aunque nuestros hijos son muy diferentes unos de otros, todos trabajamos hacia el mismo objetivo: niños que crecen para ser adultos felices y exitosos.