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Overview of UDL . Essential Questions. How do you learn? . Multiple Intelligences scan On-line or handout Elsie screen – ask Julie Through reading Through music Through video Through physical activity. EXERCISE TO ORGANIZE UDL.
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How do you learn? • Multiple Intelligences scan • On-line or handout • Elsie screen – ask Julie • Through reading • Through music • Through video • Through physical activity
EXERCISE TO ORGANIZE UDL • HANDOUT WITH RECOGNITION/REPRESENTATION, STRATEGIC/ACTION-EXPRESSION, AFFECTIVE/ENGAGEMENT
Universal Design BEFORE UD AFTER UD • Retrofitting • Solves only one problem • Can be costly • Many are UGLY!
UD examples • Ramps • Curb cuts • Electric doors • Captions on television • Easy-grip tools
Activity - Brainstorm • Pair up and brainstorm for 3 minutes other examples of Universal Design. • Share your ideas with the group
Universal design (UD) principles • Notone size fits all • Design from beginning; not add on later • Increase access opportunities for everyone
Universal design for learning (UDL) • More ways to access… • More ways to participate… • More ways to demonstrate learning… • Potentially more progress in… the general education curriculum for all learners in the 21st Century
Universal Design for Learning • Combines insights from brain research with a century of best practices in progressive education • Defined in federal statute in 2008 • Principles laid out by CAST in 1990s • (picture of brains – slide 12 in National Task Force presentation)
RESEARCH • CAST AS RESOURCE • ADD BRAIN RESEARCH SLIDES – RECOGNITION, Strategic, AFFECTIVE
Principles of UDL • Multiple • representations of information • means of expression • means of engagement • - CAST -
Activity: UDL the Facts • Read the UDL Facts handout (CHOOSE BASED ON AUDIENCE) • At your tables have a conversation on how this information can be shared with your district, staff, parents to improve student learning. UDL Facts
Federal Policy • Higher Education Opportunity Act • Defines UDL • Technical assistance for UDL practice • Infuse K-12 teacher preparation with UDL • Report cards by States and IHEs on UDL implementation • Individuals with Disabilities Act (2004) • Maximize accessibility to the curriculum
Multiple Means of Representation Low-tech options High-tech options Text-to-speech Highlighted text/color-coded text Built-in talking glossary Audio and visual reinforcement Built-in language translation • Read aloud • Highlight phrases • Use Braille text • Listen to audiotapes
Multiple Means of Expression Low-tech options High-tech options High-tech options Word processing Web design iMovie (Macintosh) Desktop publishing: Print Shop Multimedia: Power Point, Hyperstudio • Low-tech options • Written response • Verbal response • Visual art project • Dramatic response
Multiple Means of Engagement Low-tech options High-tech options Flexibility in use of tools to access information Choice in means of expression Flexible grouping strategies • Keep ongoing personal diary • Interview an expert in related field • Use archived resources
UDL applies to whole curriculum • Slide #22 with arrows from National UDL Task Force
Current Supports at the classroom level www.cast.org level • Bookbuilder • Lesson Builder • UDL Editions • Science Writer • Teach Every Student • On line book • Videos
What’s your next step? • Make a commitment….
Resources • By organizations • By centers • By type – research, etc.