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Dr. James McKenna from the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) explains the foundational ideas of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and how educators can use UDL to support all of their students.

For more information on how CCEE is supporting UDL implementation in California, check out the UDL Journey Guide at https://udl.ccee-ca.org

For more on Texthelp, go to https://texthelp.com

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Creating more inclusive learning can be a challenge, especially when we're short on time. Rather than start everything from scratch, try building proficiency one lesson at a time, one change at a time. 

In this video, James McKenna will introduce you to the Plus One Approach, a simple-yet-powerful strategy to make your lessons more inclusive. The Plus One Approach was created by Dr. Thomas Tobin - to learn more about Dr. Tobin, you can go to http://thomasjtobin.com/

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UDL for Educator Empowerment

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This learning path's goal is to empower California educators with the needed knowledge and skills to apply Universal Design for Learning (UDL) holistically to their practices as professionals. Designed in partnership with teachers, for teachers, this path contains 6 modules of multimedia content, opportunities for reflection and community, and links to resources to deepen your learning and practice.
DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH California Teachers
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Katie Novak

Foreword
George Couros

2022

UDL Now! New Edition: Third Time is a Charm

Watch the recording and grab the materials from a conversation with bestselling author Katie Novak! She highlights how her book supports educators to get started with UDL, develop a strong foundation to reach all learners, and build meaningful connections around this work.

Access the webinar recording & materials

About the Book

In the third edition of UDL Now!, Katie Novak provides practical insights and savvy strategies for helping all learners succeed in a post-pandemic world using the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

This powerful guide for educators covers timely topics including:

Supporting UDL within multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS)

UDL in the service of equity

Recruiting and engaging learners as UDL partners

How UDL and Differentiated Instruction (DI) work together

The role of student choice and voice

What learning expertise really means

Preparing for standardized assessments the UDL way

Novak presents examples throughout the book to make the content relevant and digestible. She concludes each chapter with reflection questions to help teachers apply key concepts to their work.

UDL Now! Third Edition is available in paperback ($29.99, ISBN: 9781930583825) and accessible EPUB ($29.99, ISBN: 9781930583832) formats.
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Praise for UDL Now! Third Edition

A master class in Universal Design for Learning is what you will get from UDL Now! Because of the way Katie writes and shares her wisdom and experience, you will get exactly what you need as long as you are open to it. There is no better guide than Katie Novak for this journey.

George Couros, author of The Innovator's Mindset

Whether you are skeptical or motivated about UDL, this book has something for you. In this updated version, Katie pulls each reader into a journey of discovery, design, and delight. I love the anecdotes, the transparency, and the invitation to revise. Katie has equipped every reader to face ourselves by modeling the characteristics of an expert learner and giving us the inspiration to do the same. Brilliant!

Andratesha Fritzgerald, author of Antiracism and Universal Design for Learning

UDL Now brilliantly weaves together stories, research, and complementary frameworks that are crucial to ensuring all learners thrive in our modern world. Katie delivers practical tips for how to address beliefs, skills, strategies, and systems to ensure you can design learning experiences for the variability in your classroom and support each learner to navigate their unique path. This is a must-read for every educator!

Katie Martin, author of Evolving Education: Shifting to a Learner-Centered Paradigm, and Chief Impact Officer at the Learner-Centered Collaborative

About the Author

Katie Novak, EdD, is an internationally renowned education consultant, author, graduate instructor at the University of Pennsylvania, and a former Assistant Superintendent of Schools in Massachusetts. Katie has two decades of experience in teaching and administration, has an earned doctorate in curriculum and teaching from Boston University, and has authored or coauthored 10 published books, including the best-sellers Equity by Design, UDL and Blended Learning, and Innovate Inside the Box: Empowering through UDL and the Innovator's Mindset.

You can find her online at katienovakudl.com and on Twitter at @KatieNovakUDL.

More from Katie Novak

Table of Contents

Foreword by George Couros

Short and Sweet Intro to Updated and Revised. . . Again

Chapter 1: Don't Do It Alone

Chapter 2: UDL and Equity

Chapter 3: Differentiating Between UDL and Differentiated Instruction

Chapter 4: Recruiting and Engaging Learners as UDL Partners

Chapter 5: The Power of Expert Learning

Chapter 6: Firm Goals and UDL Implementation

Chapter 7: Unpacking Choice and Voice

Chapter 8: But What About Standardized Assessments?

UDL Resources

References

Index

About the Authors

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UDL Now! A Teacher's Guide to Applying Universal Design for Learning, Third Edition - CAST Professional Publishing

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Read Universal Design for Learning: Theory and Practice for Free in Clusive! - CAST

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Our flagship publication is now available at no cost on our flexible and customizable digital reading tool.

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CAST

CAST

2018

Abstract

What we know about the brain is central to the Universal Design for Learning Framework. Knowing key facts about the brain from a UDL perspective can help inform learning design to address learner variability. Find out more in this downloadable resource designed for educators.

Download & Learn More

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CAST (2018). UDL and the learning brain. Wakefield, MA: Author. Retrieved from http://www.cast.org/products-services/resources/2018/udl-learning-brain-neuroscience

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UDL Credentials for Educators and Product Developers

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UDL Credentials for Educators and Product Developers

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1. Home

2. Our Work

3. Current & Past Projects

4. UDL Credentials & Certifications for Educators & Product Developers

Project Name
The Universal Design for Learning Credentialing & Certification Initiative (UDL-CCI)

Project Description

CAST and the UDL Implementation & Research Network (UDL-IRN) are leading a field-building initiative to stimulate, support, and sustain best practices in Universal Design for Learning. This includes developing credentials and certifications that focus on product development, classroom instruction, and school-wide implementation of UDL. The ultimate vision is to meet the growing demand for UDL and how UDL addresses the needs of all learners.

The UDL credentials are available on the Learning Designed platform with supporting resources and access to a global online community. The credentials include:

Credential 1: UDL Mindset: This introductory credential covers the key concepts of UDL, such as variability, barriers, and expert learning, and serves as the perfect starting point for a UDL credential journey.

Credential 2: UDL Analysis: In this credential, participants analyze a real- world scenario and determine how the design reduces barriers, supports learner variability, and connects to the UDL Guidelines.

Credential 3: UDL Application: Participants plan, implement, gather feedback, and revise their own design of a learning experience (i.e., lesson) using UDL. This credential supports participants to work through the UDL design process, or the intentional planning of the goal, assessment(s), materials, methods, and physical environment.

In addition to the credentials, there are certification opportunities:

UDL School Implementation Criteria

The UDL School Implementation Criteria defines a roadmap for UDL implementation across all aspects of a school, including School Culture and Environment, Teaching and Learning, Leadership and Management, and Professional Learning. The purpose of the criteria is to support an ambitious vision for schoolwide implementation of UDL and provide a flexible roadmap for how to achieve this vision.

Visit the UDL School Implementation Criteria

UDL Product Certification

The UDL Product Certification, developed in partnership with Digital Promise, is designed to evaluate how strongly an edtech product's design is aligned to the UDL framework. Products must provide transparent communication about accessibility practices and conformance to customers, and must align to the UDL Guidelines, demonstrating how the product's design features provide multiple ways for learners to engage with the learning experience, access the learning materials, and express their knowledge and skills.

Visit the UDL Product Certification

All criteria in the credentials and certifications were developed in collaboration with an advisory board of school leaders, educators with years of experience with UDL, and implementation specialists who support schools and districts. The credentials and certifications were also built on a foundation of research from the implementation and improvement sciences, as well as research from across the UDL field.

Testimonials

After using the self-assessment as a district team we saw that each of our schools needed growth in a particular area. This was a great tool to get that conversation and thought process moving.

Mike Nikson, Instructional Technology Coordinator, Sheboygan Falls School District

Having the criteria to reflect on was very valuable. We really had to think about where we are, what we are doing really well, and what we weren't.

Laurie Martin, Social Studies Department Chair, Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation

Timeline

2016 - present

Funders

Oak Foundation
Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education

Partner

UDL-SICC Advisory Board

Project Leadership

James Basham, Principal
Steve Nordmark, Director

Contact

For inquiries about UDL credentials and certifications in the Learning Designed platform, please email support@learningdesigned.org.

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UDL Credentials & Certifications for Educators & Product Developers - CAST

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The California Collaborative for Inclusive Learning (CCIL) provides a variety of online learning opportunities and tools, all at no cost

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California Coalition for Inclusive Learning

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Welcome to the California Coalition for Inclusive Learning (CCIL) universal resources. It is our intent that educators in a variety of roles, find resources to support their practice in universally designing learning experiences for all learners. In anticipation to the barrier of time, we’ve

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Learn how Universal Design for Learning helps advances the causes you already support - students with disabilities, language acquisition, equity and antiracism, and more!

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Why UDL UDL is not meant to be "one more thing"; it's a mindset and mechanism for doing the things hard-working educators like you are already trying to do.

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Self-paced online learning for site and district-level leaders

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Universal Design for Learning for School and District Leaders

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In this learning path, we've distilled the essential understandings necessary to begin planning for and implementing Universal Design for Learning. It's a 30,000 ft. view of UDL - the why, what, and how - and guidance for beginning your journey as a school or district.
DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH San Joaquin County Office of Education
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Universal Design for Learning for School and District Leaders - CCEE

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DESCRIPTION In this learning path, we've distilled the essential understandings necessary to begin planning for and implementing Universal Design for Learning. It's a 30,000 ft. view of UDL - the why, what, and how - and guidance for beginning your journey as a school or district.

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Why UDL UDL is not meant to be "one more thing"; it's a mindset and mechanism for doing the things hard-working educators like you are already trying to do.

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The UDL Guidelines are a tool used in the implementation of Universal Design for Learning, a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. Learn more about the Universal Design for Learning framework from CAST. The UDL Guidelines can be used by educators, curriculum developers, researchers, parents, and anyone else who wants to implement the UDL framework in a learning environment. These guidelines offer a set of concrete suggestions that can be applied to any discipline or domain to ensure that all learners can access and participate in meaningful, challenging learning opportunities.

Reenvisioning the UDL Guidelines

Because the UDL Guidelines are meant to be informed by feedback from the field as well as new research, they have been updated several times in the past. We are in the process of updating the Guidelines once again in our UDL Rising to Equity initiative.

This update will focus specifically on addressing systemic barriers that result in inequitable learning opportunities and outcomes. CAST aims to develop a transparent, inclusive, and community-driven process. If you are interested in collaborating and staying updated on our progress, we invite you to complete a brief survey.

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The UDL Guidelines are a tool used in the implementation of Universal Design for Learning, a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. Learn more about the Universal Design for Learning framework from CAST. The UDL Guidelines can be used by educators, curriculum developers, researchers, parents, and anyone else who wants to implement the UDL framework in a learning environment. These guidelines offer a set of concrete suggestions that can be applied to any discipline or domain to ensure that all learners can access and participate in meaningful, challenging learning opportunities.

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At CCEE, we use this tool to help us design webinars, network meetings, staff activities, and more. You can copy this doc and use it to inform your design efforts.