What is UDL? The goal of UDL is to create learners to are purposeful and motivated, resourceful and knowledgable, strategic and goal-directed.

Making UDL Connections to Empower Educators

How do you make connections to spread the UDL message and support statewide UDL implementation? Our goal is to empower leaders and educators in the classroom to embrace UDL and step forward from wherever they are onto a path toward inclusion.

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How do you make connections to spread the UDL message and support statewide UDL implementation? The Special Education Technology Center in Washington State has created innovative strategies, supports and trainings to connect school districts and educators across our state. Our goal is to empower leaders and educators in the classroom to embrace UDL and step forward from wherever they are onto a path toward inclusion. This session will be interactive with practical examples, tips and tools we have learned on our UDL journey as well as reflection and discussion time to draw on the rich experience of our participants. 

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Rose Racicot
Kristin Leslie
Linda Doehle

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Let’s Get CLEAR: Designing Highly Effective PD

Professional Development (PD) often succumbs to the “sit and get” model. Because PD providers have vast amounts of information to cover in a limited amount of time, the lecture format often becomes the dominant “food group.” This leaves participants feeling malnourished and craving more interactive experiences. As a result, PD fatigue develops.

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Professional Development (PD) often succumbs to the “sit and get” model. Because PD providers have vast amounts of information to cover in a limited amount of time, the lecture format often becomes the dominant “food group.” This leaves participants feeling malnourished and craving more interactive experiences. As a result, PD fatigue develops.

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Nicole Tucker-Smith
Kasia Derbiszewska

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Let’s Get CLEAR: Designing Highly Effective Professional Development that Models UDL

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Teacher Education and Professional Development in UDL

This paper provides a brief summary of the existing UDL literature related to teacher education. It also presents a design focused approach that teachers and educators can use for UDL training, including a step-by-step process to support teachers to meaningfully apply UDL to lesson planning.

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The UDL framework presents an array of options for teachers to use in the classroom when designing inclusive instruction. Using UDL, teachers can integrate options that make lessons flexible and engaging for all learners, including students with disabilities and English language learners. This paper provides a brief summary of the existing UDL literature related to teacher education. It also present a design focused approach that teacher educators can use for UDL training, including a step-by-step process to support teachers to meaningfully apply UDL to lesson planning.

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Kavita Rao, Cynthia Okolo

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Professional Development: Are We on the Same Page?

How does one truly integrate and sustain the application of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework to alter teacher practice and improve student outcomes?

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How does one truly integrate and sustain the application of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework to alter teacher practice and improve student outcomes? This resource will examine the districtwide implementation of UDL in a Midwestern school district and will feature the systematic planning and implementation of a districtwide professional development program. You will explore resources, tools, and practical tips that are needed to support teachers in initial understanding and subsequent continuous application in order to move forward in deepening one’s understanding and acquisition of skills to apply the UDL framework in a meaningful manner.

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Stephanie L. Craig

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Universally Designed Leadership

This resource will cover the basics of Universally Designed Leadership and provide strategies for universally designing professional development.

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As educational leaders, we aspire to build great systems in a landscape of barriers. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) allows us to do that, and universally designed leadership allows us to apply proven principles of learning to successful leadership practices in the 21st Century. This resource will cover the basics of Universally Designed Leadership and provide strategies for universally designing professional development.

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Kristan Rodriguez

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The Next Generation Science Standards and UDL

Effective implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) requires teachers to design flexible curriculum to ensure meaningful access for diverse learners.

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Effective implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) requires teachers to design flexible curriculum to ensure meaningful access for diverse learners. This resource describes findings from a collaborative partnership between a teacher preparation program and local school district, focused on providing on-going, intensive professional development for general and special educators in high-needs middle schools. The professional development activities focused on applying UDL to teach the NGSS. This resource also provides the framework used to design and implement the professional development as well as feedback from teachers involved in the project.

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Laila J. Richman, Elizabeth Neville, Sarah Haines

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Supporting Professional Development among K-12 Teachers

This resource describes the initial perceptions of K-12 teachers in Saudi Arabia and discusses implications for integration of UDL in day-to-day practice as well as in the countries education policy.

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UDL is a common theme in education across the United States but is just emerging as a conversation in other countries. This resource describes the initial perceptions of K-12 teachers in Saudi Arabia and discusses implications for integration of UDL in day-to-day practice as well as in the countries education policy.

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Majed Alsalem

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The Role of a RESC in UDL Implementation

An examination in a conference proceeding format, of the role of regional education service centers in UDL implementation.

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This conference proceeding describes the role of a Connecticut regional education service center in supporting member school dis- tricts working to implement Universal Design for Learning (UDL).  Emphasis is placed on the continuum of services available through RESC's and how those services are leveraged to further UDL in districts and schools.   

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Lisa A. Fiano and Alison Cianciolo

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Inclusion Collaborative YouTube Channel

This resource links to the YouTube channel for The Inclusion Collaborative of Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE). The Inclusion Collaborative of SCCOE promotes a culture that values all children by strengthening, sustaining, and ensuring inclusive practices.

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The Inclusion Collaborative of SCCOE promotes a culture that values all children by strengthening, sustaining, and ensuring inclusive practices. We believe every individual regardless of abilities and disabilities has the right to full access to quality inclusive learning and community environments.

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Santa Clara County Office of Education

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Inclusion Collaborative YouTube Channel

This resource links to the YouTube channel for The Inclusion Collaborative of Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE). The Inclusion Collaborative of SCCOE promotes a culture that values all children by strengthening, sustaining, and ensuring inclusive practices.

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The Inclusion Collaborative of SCCOE promotes a culture that values all children by strengthening, sustaining, and ensuring inclusive practices. We believe every individual regardless of abilities and disabilities has the right to full access to quality inclusive learning and community environments.

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Santa Clara County Office of Education

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