Universal Design for Learning

Meeting the needs of diverse learners while maintaining high achievement standards for all can be challenging – even for the most seasoned educator. Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework based on brain research, provides rich supports and pedagogy to address these challenges, enabling all individuals to gain knowledge, skills, and enthusiasm for learning. Shifting our attention toward the goals, methods, materials, and assessments used in instruction focuses on the disabilities in our curriculum; not in our students. Join us for a discussion about UDL, and leave with some strategies and tools you can use in your classroom tomorrow!

Presenter: Mindy Johnson is an Instructional Designer and Research Associate at CAST, a non-profit educational R&D organization near Boston, MA. Her focus is primarily on developing and researching web-based UDL tools for use in science classes. Before joining CAST, Mindy was a special education co-teacher in content-area classes. She also works at the Boston Museum of Science as an instructor in their Overnight Program, conducting hands-on science and math activities for students of all ages.

Date: Wednesday, 10/21/2009
Time: 4-5pm EST
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