Wellbeing

September 15, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

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 […]

September 13, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Diversity, Pedagogy, Reflections, Softwares, Teaching techniques, UDL, Wellbeing, Why

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 […]

September 10, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Diversity, Information Literacy, Pedagogy, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

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 […]

September 4, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

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 […]

September 3, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Wellbeing, Why

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 […]

September 2, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Discussions, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, Wellbeing, Why

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 […]

September 1, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, UDL, Wellbeing, Why

Implementing the MARIO Approach for Better One-on-One Sessions

Philip Michael Bowman presented at the CAST UDL Symposium about “Implementing Effective 1-1 Learning Conversations.”Bowman has been a special ed instructor near Atlanta and in Thailand. Bowman helped create the MARIO approach. The MARIO Approach has four steps: connect, identify, activate, and empower. Bowman played a video of an advising session with a student. Bowman […]

August 31, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, Wellbeing

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 […]

August 25, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, Instructor Behaviors, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

Magic Dust and Explore and Describe

Maggie Fishman, the Director of Action Research; Erin Orr is a Curriculum Specialist and SJ Munford Action Researcher. They are all researchers and artists. Their CAST UDL Symposium session was “Explore and Describe- Building Curiosity About Materials, Skills and Process.” Two of them are puppeteers and all of them described themselves during introductions. They used […]

August 21, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Reflections, Student groups, Wellbeing, Why

Peer Support & Networking

Kaitlyn Guilbeault, Brianna Hayward, Dayna Hookway, Karen Martin-Brown, Garrett Shows & Ariana White were all from UNH for you and presented at the CAST UDL Symposium “We Are in Charge.” Martin-Brown is the project director and introduced the students participating in the session. Hayward is also a project coordinator. Garret Shows is starting his second […]

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