Designing instruction to meet the needs of language learners, whose primary language is not the language of instruction, can be overwhelming. Language learners come to our classrooms with varied backgrounds, prior experiences, strengths, and needs. Whether one or multiple primary languages are spoken in your classroom, using Universal Design for Learning can help address the variability of all your learners. In this conversation with authors Cary Torres and Kavita Rao, they share a behind the scenes look at their book, UDL for Language Learners, and you gain practical tips to design instruction for all learners.

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Designing instruction to meet the needs of language learners, whose primary language is not the language of instruction, can be overwhelming. Language learners come to our classrooms with varied backgrounds, prior experiences, strengths, and needs. Whether one or multiple primary languages are spoken in your classroom, using Universal Design for Learning can help address the variability of all your learners. In this conversation with authors Cary Torres and Kavita Rao, they share a behind the scenes look at their book, UDL for Language Learners, and you gain practical tips to design instruction for all learners.

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Currently in the classroom, we have a large number of students with cultural and linguistic diversity. At the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, we receive students from the United States, Haiti, and Europe among others. To create a learning environment accessible to all individuals, incorporating live subtitles and translators provide alternatives for representation and expression of the content offered in class. The use of technology tools provide multimodal options to present the content. This workshop works with different technological tools and applications that allow the creation of subtitles and visuals in a simple and easily accessible way.

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This presentation explores ways in which UDL implementation serves as an invaluable tool to enhance the foreign language curriculum and achieve learning outcomes. 

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