This resource will provide an overview of the Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) strategic plan for communication, professional development, and stakeholder buy-in about UDL. This resource highlights professional learning options that must be considered by any district planning to embrace the UDL framework.

Maryland is the first state in the nation to have regulations about UDL. In order to help districts scale their implementation work, the Towson University UDL Project, sponsored by Dr. Nancy Grasmick, former MD State School Superintendent, recruited four UDL fellows during the 2015-2016 school year. The UDL fellows shared their work in a panel presentation at a UDL-IRN Summit. This document summarizes the content of their presentation, including specific emphasis on district level UDL implementation related to curriculum development, selection of instructional materials and professional learning.

For over 25 years Universal Design for Learning has been a movement in education. The first wave of designers and researchers worked to push UDL into the spotlight, but what’s next? The second wave of UDL is working on in depth systemic change and tool development. Though they are not the "inventors" nor did they "discover" UDL and the theory and research behind it, they are its early adopters and researchers. This next generation of UDL is working to further the understanding of UDL, build tools for educators, incorporate UDL into district initiatives, and address current questions of practice.

Three practitioners, in this resource, reflect on their perspectives where the next generation of UDL is headed. Note the analogy they use that derives Star Trek Next Generation’s Captain Jean Luc Picard’s catch phrase “Make it so!”