A Win Win For All!!

1. A Win Win For All!! Common Grounds April 19, 2012 Marsye Kaplan, Acting Supervisor, Related Services Michele Murphy, Resource Teacher

2. Workshop Objectives • Overview of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) • Provide a framework for blending familiar with new terminology • Increase awareness of tools available for UDL and for differentiation of instruction for all students

3. Defining UDL • a scientifically valid framework for guiding educational practice that: • provides flexibility • in the ways information is presented, • In the ways students respond or demonstrate knowledge and skills, and • in the ways students are engaged http://www.udlcenter.org/aboutudl/udldefined

4. Defining UDL • a scientifically valid framework for guiding educational practice that: • reduces barriers in instruction, • provides appropriate accommodations, • supports, and  challenges, and maintains high achievement expectations for all students, • including students with disabilities and students who are limited English proficient http://www.udlcenter.org/aboutudl/udldefined

5. UDL at a Glance www.udlcenter.org

6. Universal Design For Learning (UDL) children with disabilities do not constitute a separate category, but fall along a continuum of learning differences leads us to make adjustments for learner differences for all students, not just those with disabilities curriculum materials are varied, diverse, multiple, digital and online

7. Multiple Means of Representation http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01217/Cirque_du_Soleil2_1217933c.jpg

8. http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01217/Cirque_du_Soleil2_1217933c.jpghttp://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01217/Cirque_du_Soleil2_1217933c.jpg Multiple Means of Engagement

9. http://abluteau.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/cirque-du-soleil-1.jpghttp://abluteau.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/cirque-du-soleil-1.jpg Multiple Means of Action and Expression

10. Making the Instructional Connection Instruction Learner Preference Differentiation Good Teaching

11. Instruction and Universal Design for Learning Blending, Collaborating, Coordinating UDL • Multiple means • Representation • Engagement • Action and Expression Instruction • Multiple choices • Content • Process • Product

12. New Cool Tools

13. UDL Resources http://www.udlcenter.org/sites/udlcenter.org/files/updateguidelines2_0.pdf

14. http://www.udlcenter.org/sites/udlcenter.org/files/Guideline%20Ed%20Chklst%208_31_09.doc

15. Traditional Grade 6 World Cultures Curriculum Lesson To introduce students to the concept of culture, conduct a class discussion on people and culture. Ask: • How many people do you think there are in the world? (Inform students of the current population obtained from www.census.gov (July 2008). • How many students believe that everyone on the planet lives the same way? Differentiate the process by displaying the InspireData database titled “Population Growth.”

16. Consider…UDL Guidelines: Principle 1Provide Multiple Means of RepresentationCheckpoint 2.5: Illustrate Through Multiple Media Searchcube

17. TraditionalGrade 4 Science Curriculum Lesson Students will create a model of the moon, sun, and Earth in order to identify the phases of the moon. • Activity: Students use information gained from the reading to label the eight moon phases in the chart on page 31. • For students requiring additional support, provide pictures of the phases of the moon and vocabulary word cards. Have students cut and paste, in lieu of labeling, to create a visual representation of the phases of the moon.

18. Consider…UDL Guidelines: Principle II Provide Multiple Means for Action and ExpressionCheckpoint 4.2: Provide varied ways to interact with materials

19. A Search Revealed Many Choices

20. Interactive Choice Can Be Made Available

21. Traditional High School English Curriculum The students will be able to summarize key information from a BrainPop clip in order to gain knowledge regarding The Odyssey and Greek gods. The student will be able to explore beliefs about poetry in order to compose a poem expressing perceptions of poetry.

22. Consider…UDL Guidelines: Principle III Provide Multiple Means for EngagementCheckpoint 7.1: Increase individual choice and autonomy

23. Engage Students Through Exploration

24. Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water! Don’t Throw the Baby Out With the Bathwater!!! http://www.pgannon.com/images/art_main/bathwater_main.jpg

25. Windows 7 Ease of Access Magnifier On-screen keyboard Speech recognition Start/all programs/accessories/Ease of Access

26. Microsoft: Readability Statistics

27. Microsoft: AutoSummarize

28. Microsoft WordAutoSummarize and Readability Statistics

30. Cloud Computing: Really Cool Tools

31. District/School-Wide Web-Based Resources • Library Information Services • Databases • Web 2.0 resources • Instruction Technology

32. Maryland Public TV www.thinkport.org www.thinkfinity.org

33. Really Cool Resources!! Wiki http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com Blog http://teachingeverystudent.blogspot.com/

34. LiveBinders • Pandora’s Box- Common Ground Preconference • http://tinyurl.com/MSET12Pandorasbox • ATIA Session/Beth Poss/Mo Buti • http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=280290

35. AMAZING UDL RESOURCES! http://marylandlearninglinks.org/data/ck/sites/121/files/Route_for_Every_ Learner_Report_NSG_ 32511.pdf http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/udlinks/id454517781?mt=8 http://tinyurl.com/udlinks MSDE UDL Link App http://udlwheel.mdonlinegrants.org/

36. UDL Highlights

37. Poll everywhere www.polleverywhere.com