EquatIO Mathspace: There’s More Than One Way to Solve a Math Problem - Those of you familiar with EquatIO, know that there are lots of moving parts and pieces to our Math/STEM tool. Please consider joining us for…
CIDDL Networking Discussion - Come learn about CIDDL, the Center for Innovation, Design, and Digital Learning (CIDDL), a national center to improve faculty capacity to use educational technology in…
Open Education in a Post-Covid World - In this presentation, participants will learn why Open Educational Resources are critical to establishing a more equitable and fairer education for all. Participants interested in…
UDL in the Making – Ensuring the Right to Higher Education for All - The United Nations right to higher education as well as domestic legislations on non-discrimination, as formulated in many countries around the world, pose requirements on…
Building Equity and Inclusion through UDL: Higher Education Research - We see the day where higher education campuses around the globe will ensure all learners are actively included in social and academic settings, becoming expert…
Putting the “U” in UDL! Integrating a Critical Lens into the Implementation of Universal Design for Learning - UDL is intended as a framework for educators to ensure all students regardless of ability, cultural background, and race are instructed and supported to thrive…
UDL Rising to Equity: Community Conversations - Thursday, March 31st, 6:00-7:00pm ET UDL Rising to Equity is a community-driven process to reenvision CAST’s UDL Guidelines through an equity lens. As part of…
Normal Sucks: Let’s Talk about the Elephant in the Room - Thursday, March 31st, 10:30-11:30am ET Does normal exist? If we take a deep dive into history, we find that “normal” is a relative term that…
Design the SETTing with Tech and Techniques - Friday, April 1st, 3:15-4:15pm ET We’ve all heard the buzz words UDL, technology, implementation, and more; but this session will deep dive into how to know…
Virtual UDL Video Club Simulation: Experience How a Video Club Can Deepen Your UDL Practice - Thursday, March 31st, 10:30-11:30am ET Experience a new approach to deepen your UDL practice: CAST’s Virtual UDL Video Club. This model brings educators together virtually…
Teacher Educator’s Knowledge and Use of UDL - The purpose of this presentation is to share results of a statewide survey examining the current instruction and use of UDL in teacher education programs…
Igniting the Awareness of Assistive Technology - Thursday, March 31st, 1:15-2:15pm ET The power of Assistive Technology (AT) is growing in terms of its possibilities and it has become ubiquitous and is…
The Final Stretch: Striving to Overcome the UDL Theory to Practice Gap in Teacher Education - Thursday, March 31st, 1:15-2:15pm ET This session focuses on the ongoing collaborative reform efforts of a team of teacher education faculty at a regional comprehensive…
Uncover the Discovery: Teacher Candidates’ UDL Applications and Progressions - Friday, April 1st, 3:15-4:15pm ET This research examines UDL-based practices, applications, and progressions among teacher candidates and educational practitioners. Throughout the initial or cross endorsement…
Using Technology to Improve Confidence in Presentations in a Remote and In-person Setting - Friday, April 1st, 10:00-11:00am ET 95% of students experience presentation anxiety, and the existing ways students prepare for and deliver presentation tasks is not fully…
Educate Families on Education a UDL Approach - Friday, April 1st, 1:00-2:00pm ET Family engagement is linked to student success yet many families are disconnected from the school community, especially with technology. This…
UDL Inside and Out in Malawi - Friday, April 1st, 10:00-11:00am ET Through what lens do you apply the UDL Framework? Using another lens can challenge and shift your own implementation. This…
UDL Implementation in Higher Education: Our First 5 Years - Thursday, March 31st, 10:30-11:30am ET To address issues of access, inclusion, equity and diversity, Mohawk College embarked on institution-wide UDL implementation 5 years ago. UDL Implementation…
Universal Instructional Design Continued - In this demo, you will see examples of specific methods for integrating accessible and universal design into games. These methods include integrations for multiple modes…
Implementing UDL in a Franco-Manitoban Elementary School: Promoting the Well-being of Teachers and Learners - Few studies on UDL focus on its effectiveness and impact on the well-being of teachers and their students. This action research aims to describe the…
UDL Lessons Learned in Higher Education (Roundtable Discussion) - Thursday, March 31st, 2:30-3:30pm ET This interactive session will center around an informal share-out of lessons learned from designing UDL-based instruction at a higher education…
Moving Beyond Accessible and Towards Universal Instructional Design - Friday, April 1st, 2:30-3:00pm ET This talk will provide inspiration and methods for transforming accessible design from a quantitative-box-ticking-conformance-driven ‘duty’ to a passionate commitment towards…
Exploring the Intersectionality of UDL with Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) and Mental Health - Heidi Parisotto and Venecia Williams have been championing UDL at Vancouver Community College in Vancouver, Canada. Over the past year, they have been working with…
Neurodiversity in Online Learning: Enhancing Online Learning with UDL-based Instructional Strategies and Digital Tools - Digital tools such as Zoom and Google Meet have permitted neurodivergent students to not only build fluencies in expressive written skills but such tools have…
Lesson Planning for Instructional Equity: One Instructional Model - At the end of the session, participants will be able to determine the value of integrating principles, guidelines, and checkpoints of UDL within an established…
Perception is Everything in UDL – Reframing Perception to Shift Actions in UDL Teacher Preparation - This session disseminates a newly published dissertation on reframing UDL and inclusion in higher education among professors of teacher candidates that uses critical theory and…
Universally Designed Puberty Instruction - This session, Universally Designed Puberty Instruction, focuses on a collaboration between the Adolescent Resource Center (ARC) Program at Children & Families First and the University…
Writing Barriers, Strategies, and UDL: Not just for K12 - Barriers to communicating in writing, or written expression, are not isolated to students at the elementary and secondary levels. The same barriers experienced by K12…
Dream2B - Pre-service teachers will benefit from utilizing alternative instructional techniques to enhance learning for students. Have you thought about using game-based learning to enhance your student’s…
Our Journey: The California Coalition for Inclusive Literacy - This session will provide an overview of the journey thus far, of the California Coalition for Inclusive Literacy (CCIL) project. CCIL is a collaboration between…
Teach Them to Fish: Feed Them for Life - How do you develop the six characteristics of an expert learner in the classroom? Do your students have the opportunity to develop these characteristics? How…
It’s What I Got - The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to look at our online courses critically. The gaps we never knew existed or those we had been dealing with…
Beyond the Border: Sharing Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Practices Founded UDL - Known as “the other Ellis Island,” Segundo Barrio in El Paso is one of the main ports of entry from Mexico to the United States.…
Increasing Agency through Choice: Honoring Expert Learners in Higher Education - Have you considered how much agency adults experience within higher education settings? Have you ever attempted to increase opportunities for choice within a classroom or…
Impacts of Universally Designing in Universal Chaos: the Aftermath - Last year three instructional routines were identified to enhance universal design in the universal chaos of the pandemic. These routines focus on consistency, communication, and…
UDL-Co-plan, Co-Instruct, & Co-Assess A Collaborative Model - When special education teachers work in inclusive environments, they bring a different orientation in delivering instruction with general education classroom teachers. It is critical for…