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Writing and Reading with Digital Help

Tonight’s CAST UDL Symposium session was “Cheating, Or Empowering Learner Voice with Reading and Writing Tools In The Digital Age?” by Luis Perez, Tracy Hall, and Joni Degner. They shared a handout at: bit.ly/SymposiumJTL Perez explained that the document shared had links to the slides, back channel, and resources. Luis Perez described the Accessibility Commitments, […]
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Jagged Profiles and Learner Variability

I am continuing to watch CAST UDL Symposium recordings! Tonight, I watched the recording for “Elevating the Adult Learner Voice in Professional Development” presented by Anne Bishop & Kasia Derbiszewska. They started with a poll using a system I had not seen before: Jagged profiles! The range of variability was visually evident as participants shared […]
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The Voices and Ideas of Young Adults with Learning Differences

Tonight I watched the CAST UDL Symposium session entitled “Inclusive Voices Matter: Empowering Young Adults with Disabilities and Learning Differences through Youth Engagement Networks,” presented by Joey Hunziker, Avi Mayerhoff, Stevie Mays, Misha Nicholas, & Barbara Pape. This session was a panel with several students and members from the National Center for Learning Disabilities. I […]
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Dialogue and Reflection through Brave Spaces

Continuing with the CAST UDL Symposium, tonight I watched the session “Interrupting Inequitable Schooling: Creating Brave Spaces for Critical Dialogue about Race” by Carla-Ann Brown, D’Annette Mullen, & Ashley Pennypacker Hill. Pennypacker began by describing the evolution of their K-12 developmental research school in Florida. In 2017, the administration shifted to restorative practices, and in […]
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Mobile and Learner-friendly Apps

Sheila Bresnahan, Aviva R. Hollander, & Laura E. Vanderberg presented at the CAST UDL Symposium a one-hour session entitled “Designing with Postsecondary Students: UDL in Metacognition for Mobile Learning.” Dr. Laura Vanderberg was the department chair at Curry College. Hollander was a student peer supporter. Vanderberg shared the session goals and a logic model. Watching […]
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Learner Voice for Health and Wellbeing

Tonight after our second day at the beach, I watched the CAST UDL Symposium session entitled “Tapping into Learner Voice to Maximize Health & Wellbeing” presented by Anne Bishop, Anne Marie DeGirolamo & Kasia Derbiszewska. They started the session with a poll asking participants whether they were heard during health and wellness visits. They shared […]
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Respectful Partnerships with Student Co-Creators

The keynote for the second day of the CAST UDL Symposium was entitled “Meaningful Co-Creation: Supporting Student Voice in the Classroom & Beyond” and featured Ninah Jackson. Before the keynote, Elisa Torres spoke about their experience as a learner in different courses and teachers in the Dominican Republic and stated: “learner voice helps us test […]
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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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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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