UDL in 15 Minutes

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.

46: 2020 Discussion Guide

This 1 minute 30 second announcement shares where you can find a discussion guide for past and future UDL in 15 Minute episodes and includes prompts about the shift so many made to online learning. Get ready for another episode next week!

45: A New Zealand High School English teacher shares how UDL prepared her for emergency online teaching and what she’ll bring back into her classroom

Catherine chose to learn about UDL on her own, but is now excited to share how it has positively affected her students in both face-to-face and online settings. She shares some of the strategies she’s found helpful as well as next steps for her and her colleagues.