Build your UDL Toolkit:

Build your UDL Toolkit:

Mindy Johnson, social media expert, instructional designer, research associate

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Resource: free new book!

UDL Theory and Practice, Anne Meyer, David Rose, David Gordon

Book Builder

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UDL Exchange

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Work in small groups or independently ~2:30

• Explore, create resources for your classroom

• Identify a lessons & “UDL-ize” it• goals, materials, methods, assessment along the lines

of the three principles!

• Develop an action plan to integrate UDL in your practice

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Whole Group Share

• What did you work on?

• What did you learn about UDL and your practice?

Build UDL team

Summary of workshop series: Explore - Prepare

• Introduction to UDL: theory– variability, context

• UDL Guidelines

• UDL lesson design process: goals, variability, assessment

• Theory to practice: application of UDL in your work

What’s UDL today?Options for Perception Options for Action &

ExpressionOptions for Engagement

Perception:Customize digital, Oral & PowerPoints, chart

Physical Action:Write, type, discuss, do, activity, playdoh, stickies, tweet

Recruit interest:Breakout choice,Authentic: your lessons, opening activities & examples

Vocabulary:multiple media, highlight vocab

Expression & Communication:Additional resources in Notes, handouts scaffold, models

Effort and Persistence:keep goals clear, recognize process, offer collaboration

Build background: Readings, discussion, overviews, analogy

Executive function:Clear goalsAgenda, timer

Self Regulate:Reflection, next steps, strategize with colleagues, time for Q&A

What was UDL?

Possible next steps:

• Try to integrate UDL in ‘small’ doses• Talk about UDL with colleagues• Participate with CAST– Social media–More learning–Research–Contribute your story!

Quiet reflection, evaluation(write, draw, tweet, type, build…)

• What was something new you learned?

• What is one next step you can take?

• How does UDL align with your goals?

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH!Contact: aposey@cast.org