Empowering Diverse Learnersthrough

UDLUNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING

A Change is Going to Come

Wendy M. Smith, PresenterEducational Technology Specialist

OVERVIEW--IntroductionWHAT IS UDL? “UDL at a Glance” Video:

UDL: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICESVIDEO

Audience

This is a presentation has been developed for the

school board of directors at Charlotte Mecklenburg

School District, Charlotte, NC

*CAST-Center for Applied Special Technology

• Cast is a non-profit research and development firm. It is dedicated to expanding the learning opportunities within a community especially for the learning disabled.

• Cast has received worldwide recognition for its contributions to educational practices and policies.

• CAST advocates Universal Design for Learning Classroom Practices

*Source: CAST: Center for Applied Special Technology

Inspiration of UDL and Examples of

Physical Enviornment

Three Neural Networks of

UDL

Central Role of

Technoloty in UDL and Examples

Potential Impact of

UDL in workplace

Brain Reearch and

Learning Differences

UDL support ethnic,

cultural, linquistic

and academic diversity

Three CAST online tools and resources• impact on

workplace• impact on

academic goals

Guideline for Planning