Academic Development

Teaching and Implementing UDL in Brazil

“The inclusive perspective in Brazilian teaching practice: Teacher voices learning about UDL” was a three part recorded session for the CAST UDL Symposium presented by Paula Lopes Miranda & Raquel Neves Matos Carvalho. Carvalho is writing a doctoral dissertation about UDL and is a history and geography teacher. Miranda was a pedagogical coordinator of a […]
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Chronic and Complex Illnesses and UDL

Tonight I watched the CAST UDL Symposium session by Alicia Cannon & Lisa Beth Carey entitled “Learner Variability: Lessons from Students with Chronic and Complex Illnesses.” Carey has an Ed.D. and is the Assistant Director of the Center for Innovation and Leadership in Special Education at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Cannon is a Pediatric […]
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The Modern Classroom and UDL

Facilitators Jennefer Rousseau, Andreas Lambrinoudis, & Svetlana Miftahov-Rapoport moderated the session at the CAST UDL Symposium “Using student voices to guide practice in the modern classroom.” They are all at a college in Canada, Bow Valley College. They have invested in a “modern classroom configuration.” There are cameras and speakers in the classroom and they […]
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Empathetic Innovation

Continuing with the CAST UDL Symposium recorded sessions, tonight I watched Frances Hope Ratcliff present “There’s No “I” in Inclusion Part 2: Centering Learner Voice during Institution-Wide UDL Implementation.” Ratcliff is part of Reach MS: Realizing Excellence for All Children in Mississippi. The goal is to support K-12 students and teachers. Ratcliff is an academic […]
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BICS and CALP for English Language Learners

Naglaa Salem presented on “Adjusting Teacher and Student Talk to Support ELLs in HE.” English Language Learners (ELLs) and HE, higher education were the focus. Salem defined teacher talk and student talk with the goal of reflecting some needs and challenges of ELLs in the class. Salem created three videos, a slide deck, and a […]
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Post High School Programs in Canada

“Hopeful Transitions” was the title of the CAST UDL recorded session I watched today. Tricia Berry is the Learning Specialist for Universal Design for Career Education. The session goals included understanding how peer-to-peer storytelling can be a tool for career development. A live event called Grad Stories: Exploring Options After High School included recent graduates […]
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The Impact of Trauma on the Instructor-Learner Relationship

I am now watching the recorded sessions from the CAST UDL Symposium. On Friday, I spoke to CAST staff about continuing coursework. I am excited about “going beyond the basics.” Dr. Carrie Awadzi from Delaware State University presented the recorded session entitled “Trauma and the impact of Teaching and Learning on Minority students.”Awadzi teaches in […]
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Last CAST UDL Symposium 2022 Session

The final session of the CAST UDL Symposium was “Learner Voice and Inclusion: The Future of Education” with Allison Posey and Lindsay Jones, newly appointed CEO of CAST. Posey started the last session by encouraging people to take action and share what they learned. Posey said learner voice is so much more than how we […]
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Collaboration for Systemic Change in UDL Implementation

Tonight I watched the CAST UDL Symposium session “Small Empathetic Moments Leading to Big Systems Change” facilitated by Jessica Bowman, Elizabeth Hartmann, Shannon Hitch, Allison Posey, Cassandra Sell & Debbie Taub. Debbie Taub is a Researcher at the TIES Center, Allison Posey is a Senior Content Editor & Producer at CAST, Jessica Bowman is a […]
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The Price is Right and UDL?

First day of classes! And tonight’s CAST UDL Symposium Session was “Stepping Out from the Podium: UDL beyond Learner Choices” with Thomas J. Tobin. The link to the slides was shared, and Tobin described the title slide. I loved how Tobin described the how, what, and why progression that we work on in UDL. Tobin […]
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