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 What Do President Obama and David Rose Have in Common? |
|  National Tech Director Mentions UDL in Edutopia Video |
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 UDL Principles and Practice Film Series Features UDL in the Classroom |
Created with support from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, the UDL Principles and Practice film series is a response to calls from the field for more practical resources for understanding and implementing UDL. Ranging from 3-10 minutes each, these films explore the principles of UDL and the UDL Guidelines, providing practical examples of UDL implementation in three classrooms. Organizations are encouraged to link to these free resources for educational purposes. | Indiana District to Host UDL Forum |
On March 31, 2011, Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation in Columbus, IN will host a UDL Forum. Nationally recognized UDL expert David Rose's keynote will kick off the day followed by a brief Q & A. Elementary, middle and high school teachers from BCSC will lead concurrent sessions, each focused on the three UDL principles. The day will conclude with a panel discussion including Dr. Rose, BCSC leaders, and teachers. Learn more about this special event. |
 UDL Implementation & Research Network Now On-line
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Organized in late 2010, the UDL Implementation and Research Network (UDL-IRN) is an international organization focused on supporting UDL implementation. Immediate tasks include establishing non-profit 501(c)(3) status, developing leadership and membership structures, and encouraging membership growth. To learn more about the UDL-IRN, or to join, explore their new website.
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Meet the UDL Faculty
The CAST UDL Faculty prepare educators to apply UDL to the general education curriculum through on-site workshops and institutes. To learn more about UDL professional development opportunities, email pd@cast.org.
Anne Denham |

Anne Denham has over 20 years experience in education serving as a classroom teacher, administrator, and consultant at the state and national levels. Her knowledge and experience with assistive technology has provided a solid base for working with students with significant cognitive disabilities in accessing the general curriculum, facilitating inclusion, and in design, development, and implementation of large scale assessment using alternate academic achievement standards. This combination of experience and interests has led to her commitment to Universal Design for Learning (UDL). She has worked with the National Alternate Assessment Center and CAST on a project that looks at the presence of UDL in alternate assessments. |
Eul Jung (EJ) Chun |
EJ Chun is an Assistant Professor in Educational Psychology at Miami University. She teaches special education courses to pre-service teachers, focusing on instructional methods for students with learning and behavioral challenges in general education settings. One of her primary areas of research is in using service learning as a teaching method to provide students with access to the general curriculum in authentic contexts. She is also interested in using technology to meet the diverse needs of students and to realize UDL.
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This Month:
UDL Challenges |
To what extent can suggestions from the Policy Foundations of UDL influence future national policy?
Increasingly federal policy has included UDL, such as the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA). In this paper, Harvard professor and former U.S. Office of Special Education (OSEP) Director Tom Hehir shares the historical foundations of UDL, tracking its development from the 1970's to NCLB and IDEA.
As Congress frames proposals for revising the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the policy suggestions offered in this paper are worth considering.
Learn more!
Read the article
What would you propose? Discuss it in UDL Connect |
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