Universal Design for Learning by Emen Low https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar Theory - - Practice - - Singapore Context en-us 2018-09-28 03:07:05 UTC 2023-03-09 21:58:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Ninja.png 😊Kindling Inclusion emenlowpgs https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/291614608
  • This is an uplifting video by the Lien Foundation that shows the possibilities of UDL in the Singapore schooling context. 
  • If this is possible for pre-school education, then let us reimagine a new paradigm for formal schooling in Singapore. 
    • ]]>     2018-10-11 09:07:58 UTC https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/291614608     😊The UDL Project emenlowpgs https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/291638342
  • This useful website is the product of a team of teachers based in New Brunswick, Canada who worked on UDL for their Action Research Project in 2013-2014. 
  • It contains handy information for teachers such as UDL guidelines, lesson plan templates, and even quick tips. 
    • ]]>     2018-10-11 10:31:31 UTC https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/291638342     😊CAST emenlowpgs https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/291642429
  • CAST is a US nonprofit education research and development organization that seeks to expand learning opportunities for all individuals through UDL. 
  •  The website includes such wide-ranging resources as material on research and development to professional learning. 
  • There are also case studies that offer inspiration for bridging the gap between theory and practice.   
    • ]]>     2018-10-11 10:45:42 UTC https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/291642429     😊Universal Design for Learning: Recommendations for Teacher Preparation and Professional Development emenlowpgs https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/292008334
  • This  document from the Cedar Centre, University of Florida, provides recommendations for raising teacher' competencies to better implement UDL. 
    • ]]>     2018-10-12 02:09:24 UTC https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/292008334     😊"Policy Foundations of Universal Design for Learning" (Hehir, 2009) tan_yilin_jolene https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/292027586 3 key points of this article are: 
    a)    UDL creates a framework to reduce barriers in education, anticipate diversity in everyday classrooms & embed support into our curricula.
    b)    Implementation of a UDL framework will open doors in education to all students
    c)    Important precondition --- teachers be receptive to idea of change

    ]]>     2018-10-12 04:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/292027586     😊Universal Design for Learning --- A Look at What Algebra and Biology Students With and Without High Incidence Conditions are Saying (Kortering et al, 2008) tan_yilin_jolene https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/292027976 This article examines findings on student perceptions of individual interventions based on the principles of UDL and includes a comparison between the reported perceptions of mainstreamed students with high incidence disabilities and that of their general education peers. Both groups reported near unanimous agreement as to wanting their teachers to use more UDL interventions. ]]> 2018-10-12 04:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/292027976 😊Universally Designing Positive Behaviour Support for All tan_yilin_jolene https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/292028631 This is a set of presentation slides by Sheldon Loman from Portland State University. She presents 3 outcomes in the US context:
    1) Identify evidence-based practices for supporting students with disabilities;
    2)Identify tools and procedures for helping school teams to better design supports for students with  disability at all three tiers (core instructional intervention, targeted group intervention & intensive individual intervention); 
    3) Develop a plan to ensure that data, systems and practices are in place within schools to support students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Developmental Disabilities (DD).]]>     2018-10-12 05:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/292028631     😊Factors that Make Up an Inclusive School tan_yilin_jolene https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/292030945 This is the link to a letter by Noel Chia (published on TodayOnline on 12 April 2016) on how he felt heartened to read about the opening of Kindle Preschool and he highlighted three factors on what he thought makes a good inclusive preschool.

    ]]>     2018-10-12 05:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/292030945     😊Inclusive Pre-school Kindle Garden Caters to Children of Different Needs tan_yilin_jolene https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/292031620 This is the link to a Straits TImes article (Dec 18, 2017) on Singapore's first inclusive pre-school, Kindle Garden. ]]> 2018-10-12 05:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/292031620 😊how Singapore's First Inclusive Preschool Kindle Garden Teach their Students tan_yilin_jolene https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/292032232 This is the link to an article published by Young Parents (Dec 20, 2017) on how Singapore's First Preschool, Kindle Garden teach their students.

    ]]>     2018-10-12 05:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/292032232     tan_yilin_jolene https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/293708624 😊This is the link to an article on Mr Jeyaram Kadivan (Ram) who, as an Allied Educator, helps young people to find a love for the English language. Ram found that a “universal” approach to teaching and learning is useful and research in UDL has shown that curriculum materials designed for special needs students can also be used for the general student population, and everyone can benefit from it.]]> 2018-10-17 07:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/293708624 😊How do we employ UDL in our own practice? emenlowpgs https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/296742880
  • This is a short word document that compiles ideas consolidated from the Social Inclusion Conference, 2012.
  • It provides concrete pedagogical ideas in relation to the UDL principles.  
  • It has a section specifically for low SES students. 

    • ]]>     2018-10-25 01:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/296742880     😊National Center on UDL emenlowpgs https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/296744011
  • The National Center on UDL at CAST has compiled a few videos to illustrate how UDL may be implemented. 
  • This link will bring you to the compilation of these videos on Youtube.  
  • There are a total of 6 short Youtube videos that look at the translation of principles into practice in a few different contexts in the US setting; these include Grade 1 Mathematics, Grade 5 Language Arts and Grade 6 Science.  
    • ]]>     2018-10-25 01:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/296744011     😊Application of UDL principles to practice environments: Getting it right? emenlowpgs https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/296747426
  • This is a short 5-page paper by  UK scholars. 
  • The focus of the paper is the application of UDL at the workplace, and to workplace learning. 
  • This will be useful to those of us whose teaching and learning contexts involve training and professional development. The chief context in the paper is that of nurse education. 
    • ]]>     2018-10-25 02:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/296747426     😊Letter by Abhimanyau Pal, Executive Director of the SPD (formerly known as Society for the Physically Disabled) to TODAY emenlowpgs https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/296749393
  • This letter to TODAY by Mr Abhimanyau explained the significance of UDL to the teaching and learning of children with special needs. 
  • He wrote in to specifically addressed the phenomenon in Singapore of "schools that frown upon the use of AT [assistive technology]  devices in class and during assessments, perceiving their use as an advantage over students without disabilities."
    • ]]>     2018-10-25 02:20:05 UTC https://padlet.com/emenlowpgs/kkpurxnqsiar/wish/296749393