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Curriculum and Design Specialist at CAST

Student panelist at the CAST UDL Symposium

Universal Design Consultant at the University of Kentucky and Author

Implementation Specialist at CAST

CAST CEO

We take you through the highlights of the 8th Annual CAST Symposium in our latest blog post.

CAST UDL Symposium: Key Takeaways

CAST Symposium: Key Takeaways

The trailblazers at CAST recently held their 8th annual UDL symposium, centered around learner voice. If you missed it, don’t worry, we’ve summed up the most pivotal moments for you. There are some gems though, so you’ll probably want to take some notes…

ADHD coaches, business leaders, and people with lived experience of ADHD share 12 tips to help you support employees with ADHD to accomplish their tasks and feel accepted in the work environment.

12 tips for supporting colleagues with ADHD

Individuals with ADHD often have energetic drive, and are able to hyperfocus on tasks that are driven by their interests. They're often creative, able to think holistically, and make great leaders because of their resilience. With these strengths, people with ADHD make a great addition to any workforce. They thrive best in environments that play to their strengths, and support any challenges they may have. Such challenges can include difficulty maintaining focus, impulse and concentration.

To help you support a colleague or employee with ADHD, we asked ADHD coaches, business leaders, and people with lived experience of ADHD for their insights. Here's 12 tips to help you support employees with ADHD to accomplish their tasks and feel accepted in the work environment.

Peter* joined my GCSE resit maths class with all my other adults. Some were taking maths for the third or 4th time, but this was Peter’s first attempt. Peter was aged 74 and had left school 60 years previously. The courage from him to rejoin education inspired me, I was honoured to have him in my class. After an initial connection over the similar ages of my children and Peter’s grandchildren, we began with some assessments. Very quickly my teacher sense was alerted to the fact that there was a challenge Peter was facing. It became clear that Peter was struggling. His maths skills were great but the initial understanding of the question was a challenge.

When Peter joined SJ's class to resit his Maths GCSE at age 74, she couldn’t have anticipated how much she’d learn.

Normal ways of working

This article was originally published on Nexus Education on 6th July 2022.

When Peter joined SJ's class to resit his Maths GCSE, she couldn’t have anticipated how much she’d learn. 

Tech & Learning’s annual awards celebrate the product and businesses who are transforming education in schools around the world:

"Tech & Learning’s panel of judges awarded the products and solutions to exhibitors at ISTELive 22 who show the greatest promise to the industry, according to the U.S.'s most tech-savvy and knowledgeable educators. Our judges chose the winners as examples of excellence in terms of value, quality, ease of use, and versatility.”

Our STEM tool creates expressions digitally and opens up new ways to create, solve, explore and collaborate on math and science content.

Equatio

Our newest product, is a web app PDF editor that allows you to transform and interact with documents on a completely different level.

OrbitNote

Math Teacher, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School

Ontario Certified Teacher

Equatio and OrbitNote won Tech & Learning’s Best of Show at ISTELive 2022. Tech & Learning’s annual awards celebrate the product and businesses who are transforming education in schools around the world.

Best of Show for OrbitNote and Equatio at ISTE 2022

Best of Show for OrbitNote and Equatio at ISTE Live 2022

We’re home from our Inclusive 365 Road Trip to ISTE 2022 and we have exciting news. Equatio and OrbitNote won Tech & Learning’s Best of Show at ISTELive 2022!  An event that attracts over 16,000 educators all sharing and learning from EdTech best practice.

ISTE Live 2022: 4 Steps to Build an Inclusive Learning Environment

What does an inclusive learning environment look like? That was one of the main questions I went to ISTE Live 2022 to answer. And I was not disappointed. 

As you reflect, regroup, and refuel for the next school year, here are four steps you can take to build an inclusive learning environment.

From embedding accessibility in organizational structure to collaborating with disabled influencers, there are several tips that may help you become more inclusive of people with disabilities throughout your digital campaign initiatives. 

Here are 12 tips to improve accessibility and inclusion across digital campaigns:


Here are 12 tips to improve accessibility and inclusion across digital campaigns.

12 tips to improve accessibility and inclusion across digital campaigns

What is one tip to improve digital campaigns so that they're accessible and inclusive of people with disabilities? 

We asked Digital Accessibility professionals and business leaders this question for their best tips. 