Constructivism

Lessons from an Exchange of UDL Knowledge

David Evans is from the Sydney School of Education at the University of Sydney and along with Elga Andriana presented at the CAST UDL Symposium 2022. The recorded fifteen minute session was entitled “Building Teacher Capacity Applying the UDL UDL Framework: Stories from Indonesia.” Evans spoke about advances in the use of technology in education. […]
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Tools for Sharing Ideas

Madison Bunderson, Elena Darling-Hammond, & Daniel Pimentel presented at the CAST UDL symposium this summer on “Using Online Tools and UDL to Elicit Learner Voice.” This was a three-video pre-recorded session. Pimentel began by speaking about student voice. I liked how they started with a slide that simply read “it is lovely to meet you.” […]
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Humanizing the Classroom: Co-Create/Co-Construct to Dismantle Systems of Oppression

“Leading with Care: Building Capacity and Connection in Collaborative Spaces” is the title of the CAST UDL recorded session I watched tonight. Melissa Chumakov, Sarah Driessens, Sarah Hunter, & Erin Valenzuela were the presenters. Driessens spoke about the power of storytelling. Recognizing the importance of collaborating with learners was a point Driessens made. Hunter started […]
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Robots Bring Homebound Students to the Classroom

Anna Cliff, Brenda O’Connell, Carly Sandgren, and Leani Tell presented at the CAST UDL Symposium the session “Mission Possible: Robots Providing Inclusive School Experiences for Students.” They shared slides at a bitly URL: Cliff is the lead of the Mission Possible Project. Along with co-presenters, they all have experience supporting students. The Star Learner they […]
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Quantitative and Qualitative Context for Diverse Learners

Christopher Camacho and Julia Ransom recorded and presented a session for the CAST UDL Symposium about “Understanding the Social-Emotional, Cognitive, and Metacognitive Context of Our Diverse Learners.” They retitled it Learner Voices… Camacho is a senior scientist at Pearson along with Ransom. They both do qualitative research. For qualitative measures, Camacho spoke about reviewing self-efficacy, […]
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Connecting Research to Assessment in Pre-Service Teacher Education

“Creating Ownership in Assessment—From Higher Education to K-12 Classrooms” was the title of the recorded session presented at the CAST UDL Symposium by Deanna Maynard (University of Wisconsin – La Crosse) and Ashley Zehner (Muskingum University). Their guiding question they stated was: “how can we support pre-service teachers to reduce barriers when designing assessments? Zehner […]
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UDL in Middle School Math Classrooms

Sandhya Raman was the next speaker I watched. The title of the CAST UDL Symposium presentation is “Universal Design For Learning (UDL) in Mathematics Classrooms: A Catalyst to Activate Diverse Learners,” and they shared their slides. Raman is a middle school teacher in California. Raman presented using GoogleSlides and live captions… I always forget to […]
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Our Neuroscience, Identity and Culture Identities

Tonight I watched the recorded CAST UDL Symposium session by Blake Mickle Beckett entitled “Classroom Learners in Conversation about Neuroscience, Identity, and Culture.” Beckett started with her professional path and supporting her son with dislexia. During her dissertation, Beckett worked on a study focusing on five students. Beckett explained the methodology and the coding. She […]
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Empower The Learner

Kathleen McClaskey has written several books on learning, is the CEO & Chief Learning Officer at Empower Learner and founder of Make Learning Personal. Hillary Goldthwait-Fowles is also well versed in UDL and works with McClaskey as well as is a consultant. They presented on “Learners with Voice: Creating Pathways for Agency and Self-Advocacy” at […]
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The Impact of UDL on Students and Future Teachers

“Passing the Torch: Universal Design for Learning Across Educational Contexts” is the title of the CAST UDL Symposium session by Tayler Cassidy and Danielle M. Feeney that I watched tonight. Dr. Feeney is an assistant professor at the Ohio State University and teaches special education. Tayler Cassidy graduated recently. They both described themselves during their […]
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