UDL in 15 Minutes

56: Stephanie's growth with UDL over the years and across positions

Stephanie Craig shares how she has grown with UDL across her roles as elementary school teacher, UDL coach, researcher, and assistant professor at Marietta College teaching pre-service teachers.

55: Ending the power struggle dynamics with her 6th graders

Blake Beckett, a 6^th grade ELA teacher shares how she uses the UDL framework to empower her learners.

54: Using UDL and backwards planning to create an inclusive and culturally sustaining environment

6^th Grade World Cultures teacher Carla-Ann Brown shares how she uses backwards planning and UDL to design units that are inclusive as well as culturally sustaining.

53: This high school Visual Communications Design teacher shares how UDL has added new dimensions to her teaching

Daphne Hereford is a high school Visual Communication Design teacher which means students create products using really cool digital tools. UDL helps Daphne focus on what the students need to learn prior to choosing the tools they will use which leads to highly engaging lessons.

52: Introducing UDL to general educators and how UDL influenced the use of visual and verbal gestures to support distance learning

Selena Andrade Gonzalez is a Resource Specialist at a bi-lingual and high need school in Salinas, CA. She shares the strategies she’s used to introduce UDL to general education and how UDL led her to use physical and verbal signs to support her learners during distance learning.

51: UDL and Shark Tank: Teaching Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

High School teacher Susanne Geise shares how her students helped develop her very successful project on ethos, pathos, and logos using UDL and the format of the famous TV show, Shark Tank.

50: How to interest high school freshman in research using UDL and hyper docs

Brandy and Lauren combined their skills to create a lasting unit on research for Lauren’s freshman English class. While they used hyper docs as the main tool, the design of their environment supported the self-regulation, comprehension, and executive functioning of their students.

Announcing a NEW Podcast: UDL Research in 15 Minutes

There's a new UDL Podcast coming to town!  The same host with the same passion for UDL bringing you new information from a new angle. Researchers and I will have interesting conversations about their work and how that work connects to the classroom. The first guest will knock your socks off, so stay tuned via Twitter or my website, www.theudlapproach.com.

48: High School Career Center math + UDL: When personal reflection leads to learning avenues

Lauren’s story shows how UDL shifted her mindset to create a space where learners are given the opportunity, time, and information to show what they really know.

47: Using practice profiles to build consensus and fidelity: Cherie Smith shares an example.

Recorded live during the UDL-IRN 2020 Summit On Demand on June 4, 2020, Cherie Smith describes the benefits of the practice profile and how one district is using practice profiles to articulate what it looks like when students are given clear lesson goals.