UDL in 15 Minutes

96: Student stories and the power of UDL from Castlerock Early Childhood Learning Center

You know you’ve got a strong design when other districts want to visit and learn from you. Janelle, Heidi, and Emily share some #UDL-driven student-specific stories in Part 2 of their podcast about Castlerock Early Childhood Learning Center in Wenatchee School District.

95: Janelle, Emily and Heidi share how their UDL focus has improved early childhood outcomes

Janelle Bersch, Emily Wilgus, and Heidi Schroeder share how they’re using UDL to create classrooms where all students have access to what they need. Period.

94: Kelly Correio and Laurie Sarver honestly share their UDL journey so far

Finding the time and energy to get going with UDL (and to keep going) takes focus. Kelly Correio from ESD 123 and Laurie Sarver from Kennewick School District in Washington share an honest story of how they’ve put theory into practice to move the idea of UDL into practice across the district.

93: Over time, a 1% change makes a huge difference

The Highland School District began their journey with UDL in 2019. In just three years, they’ve made measurable strides by adopting the 1% change concept. Small changes over time lead to big growth. Kathleen Lenihan and Courtney Sund share the steps they've taken during this journey.

92: Including everyone, from teachers to bus drivers, in professional learning

Lindsey Hicks Frazier, an inclusionary practice project lead who works through ESD 101, shares how Valley District's leadership aligned around inclusive practices and how their professional development includes everyone, from teachers to bus drivers.

91: Ann and Victoria share how adult authentic learning was key to shifting instruction and dramatically changing student outcomes

We know that choice is important for all learners, so when building leaders embed choice in building PD, engagement goes up! Ann and Victoria share how they wove in choice and authentic learning and the incredible outcomes staff achieved at Blue Heron Middle School.

90: Gahlya Auel and Liza Sejkora: Accelerating UDL-aligned inclusive practices through focused leadership support

Gahlya and Liza share how Ocean Beach School District has used administrative PLCs to look at LRE data and student report data on their sense of belonging, make decisions, and affect significant change in their schools around inclusion and instruction.

89: Jenny Parker talks about replication and other simple tips to help you adopt UDL

Jenny Parker, the regional administrator for special programs and professional development with ESD 113 in  the state of Washington brings us the overarching ideas that can help teachers start with UDL: replicating the practice of others who are more experienced, co-planning, and self-reflection using video recording.

The second episode in the Association of Educational Service District’s (AESD) Inclusionary Practices Project series.

88: Cassie and Lori share details and outstanding results from their statewide inclusion project in Washington.

The Inclusionary Practices Project in the state of Washington has had a statewide impact that every educator needs to hear about. This is the first podcast in a series that shares how these educators have improved inclusive practices across the state and it all started during covid lockdown!

87: Two principals share how UDL has helped their school include students with significant disabilities

Current principal Katie Day and former principal Brett Boezeman share how Schmitt Elementary's inclusion of students with significant disabilities in general education settings has grown over the years through the implementation of UDL.