Reflections

UDL Credentials

Allison Posey presented at CAST UDL a session entitled: “Learner Voice in the Design of the UDL Credentials.” The slides were linked at: bit.ly/2022CredentialsSymposium Posey is a Senior Content Editor and Producer at CAST and has been there for eleven years. I have been able to take CAST UDL courses now and enjoyed each of […]
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The Origins of CAST, UDL, and Texthelp

“A Special Take 20 with Texthelp Featuring David Rose & Martin McKay, Hosted by Joni Degner” was the title of the CAST UDL Symposium Session I watched tonight. Degner hosted this conversation with Rose and McKay. Joni Degner hosts a series “Take 20” with Texthelp. McKay spoke about his dad having a stroke and losing […]
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Glean, CORI, and UDL

Katherine Hamilton presented at the CAST UDL symposium: “UDL Needs New Learning Skills for True Equity.” Hamilton is the head of the brand at Glean. Glean is one of the sponsors, and I didn’t know much about it before this symposium. Hamilton’s session was about the dropout cycle and UDL. At Glean, they coined the […]
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Executive Function and Self-advocacy

Colin Feheley and Alexis A. Reid presented at the CAST UDL Symposium a session entitled “EF & Affect: Supporting Students to Learn How to Learn.” Reid is a CAST national faculty member, educational therapist, and advocate of accessibility. The session’s goals were to learn about executive function and feature learner voices. Colin Feheley is a […]
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Layers and the Ecosystem of Family Engagement and UDL

Tonight I watched a recorded CAST UDL session by Leela Dolan, Robert P. Dolan, Angel Morgan, Cameron Morgan, Donna Murray & Maggie Pickett. Their session was entitled “Engaging Learners and Families in technology Planning: AJoint Panel Discussion.” Angel Morgan is a Ph.D. student at North Carolina State University interning with CAST. Pickett shared several resources […]
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The Five Es and Lesson Plans to Inspire Learner Voice

Samantha Abarca & Dr. Leena Bakshi facilitated a session at the CAST UDL symposium entitled “Inspiring Learner Voice through Racial and Social Justice in UDL.” They shared their slides and a lesson planning document. The session had participants from Canada and all throughout the country based on the chat. Bakshi is a member of an […]
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The UDL Mindset

Jennifer Pusateri presented at the CAST UDL Symposium a synchronous session entitled “Supporting the UDL Mindset Shift in Educators.” Pusateri is a CAST Faculty member: I didn’t know this existed and will look into it. Someone in the chat mentioned pairing UDL with Quality Matters. They spoke about the idea of having a progression in […]
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A Study on Flexible Deadlines

Melissa Hills, Kim Peacock & Brittany Wiseman presented at the CAST USL Symposium this month about “Replacing Power with Flexible Structure: Learner Centered Deadline Policies in Post-secondary.” They acknowledged the lands in Canada that they inhabit. One attendee in the chat mentioned during their introduction that they were interested in flexible deadlines and wanted to […]
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UDL in Different Teaching Contexts

Marnie Lynch & Amy Robinson presented at the UDL Symposium this year on “Uplifting voices in Court and Community Schools.” They are both in Solano County, a county in California with six school districts, eight independent charter schools, and about 63,000 students! They have over 7,000 learners with reported disabilities. Robinson asked the audience to think about […]
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Empowering and Honoring Decision

“Power and Empowerment: Honoring By Decision and Design” was the title of the CAST UDL session by Andratesha Fritzgerald. The session used Peardeck and started with a question: “If you could be on a reality TV show, which one would you choose and why?” Slides were shared at: https://bit.ly/fritz72722 Fritzgerald is the author of a […]
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