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Orange County Public Schools Orlando, Florida
Ronald BlockerSuperintendent
Adding Relevance, Rigor and Accessibility
Through Universal Design for Learning
Anna D. Diaz, Associate SuperintendentRuthie Rieder, ESE Director
Tami Folks, OTR/L, ATPKimberly Byrne, CCC-SLP, ATP
If only......
–I could turn the pages,
–By myself
The book could be on my Braille note taker
– That one word could be translated to......
– The font was a little bigger........
– The font was a different color.....
– The book was lighter......
– What would your if only be.......
–I did not have to ask
someone to read it to me.
Universal Design
Provides students with cognitive as well as physical access to the curriculum.
Provides teachers with tools to differentiate learning.
Provides districts with cost and time effective methods for meeting student needs instead of after-the-fact changes to inflexible curriculum materials.
UDL FAQ, CAST.org
All students need some type of reading and writing support
Research Documentation can be found at:
Center for Applied Special Technology (cast)
National Center for Supported eText (NCSeT)
National Center on UDL
UDL Tool Features for Students
Reading Support
Writing Support
Organizational Support
UDL Tool Features for Teachers
Integrates with mainstream applications
Teacher Tools
UDL Tool Features for the District
Compatible with current IT infrastructure
History of large district implementation
Cost effective
Demo Software
ESE + Curriculum + IT =
Student Success
Implementation Plan Phases
Year 1: Decision Making
Year 2: Installing & Overview Training
Year: 3: Training & Implementation
Year 4: Evaluating & planning for Phase 2
(expansion)
Universal Design for Learning is like a curb cut, once it is in place it allows access to some who would not otherwise be able to enter, and makes lives more productive for the rest of us.
We are looking forward to opening more doors for students to succeed and adding more tools in teachers’ toolboxes to allow all students access to Florida’s Next Generation Sunshine State Standards.
Summary
Contact Us
Ruthie Rieder, [email protected]
Tami Folks, [email protected]
Kimberly Byrne, [email protected]
