Welcome Back! Webinar 1 UDL Guidelines January 8, 2014

UDL Connect: For Online Resources & Discussions amherst-public-schools (C) CAST 2013

Goal for today To build background about UDL Principle 1: Multiple Means of Representation – Explain how Principle 1 helps educators address variability in learners’ recognition networks – Understand how Principle 1 can be used as a lens for evaluating curricula for barriers and elements of UDL (C) CAST 2013

Review: What is UDL? UDL is a framework for designing learning experiences from the beginning to reach all learners: Variability is the rule Context matters (C) CAST 2013

Review: UDL Supports the development of Expert learners Resourceful, knowledgeable Strategic, goal directed Purposeful, motivated (C) CAST 2013

Review: Learning Brain & UDL Guidelines Recognition: the “what” of learning – Multiple means of representation Strategic Network: the “how” – Multiple means of action and expression Affective Network: the “why” – Multiple means of engagement

8 (C) CAST Principles, 9 Guidelines with checkpoints

9 Emphasizes the importance of removing unnecessary barriers (C) CAST Principles, 9 Guidelines with checkpoints

10 Emphasizes the importance of removing unnecessary barriers Highlights strategies for building expertise (C) CAST Principles, 9 Guidelines with checkpoints

11 Emphasizes the importance of removing unnecessary barriers Highlights strategies for building expertise Emphasizes the learning expertise towards achieving the goal (C) CAST Principles, 9 Guidelines with checkpoints

12 Emphasizes the importance of removing unnecessary barriers Highlights strategies for building expertise Emphasizes the learning expertise towards achieving the goal (C) CAST Principles, 9 Guidelines with checkpoints

As we discuss the UDL Guidelines, you may want to identify one lesson/learning experience from your practice that you will analyze. (C) CAST 2013

Flexibility using UDL Guidelines Do not have to use them all Often using one guideline supports another Designing learning experiences using the Guidelines may take longer at first, but they work well to support learner variability (C) CAST 2013

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Identify & interpret patterns of sound, light, taste, smell, and touch Recognition Network: “what of learning” (C) CAST 2013

Variability in perception (C) CAST 2013 Considerations for Design Variability in language, mathematical expressions, and symbols Variability in comprehension

Activate your recognition network: perceptual illusions: Take 5 minutes and find one optical illusion to explore (C) CAST 2013

Activate your recognition network: perceptual illusions: When you were doing the illusion activity(s), think about how your recognition networks were processing the information. How do you think it might have differed from the other participants in this session? (C) CAST 2013

CAST 2012 Guideline 1: Options for presenting information Summary: Customize display Alternatives for auditory & visual information To learn more, explore 1 or lguidelines/principle1http:// lguidelines/principle1 2. nesexamples/home/provide-multiple- means-of-representation/provide- options-for-perceptionhttps://sites.google.com/site/udlguideli nesexamples/home/provide-multiple- means-of-representation/provide- options-for-perception

CAST 2012 Guideline 1: Options for presenting information Reflect : How you already do this in your practice? What impact could representing information in multiple ways have on students’ understanding? On their engagement with the subject? To learn more, explore 1 or lguidelines/principle1http:// lguidelines/principle1 2. nesexamples/home/provide-multiple- means-of-representation/provide- options-for-perceptionhttps://sites.google.com/site/udlguideli nesexamples/home/provide-multiple- means-of-representation/provide- options-for-perception

CAST 2012 Guideline 2: Options for language & symbols Summary: Vocabulary, symbols Cross-language supports Multi-media To learn more, explore 1 or lguidelines/principle1http:// lguidelines/principle1 2. nesexamples/home/provide-multiple- means-of-representation/provide- options-for-language-mathematical- expressions-and-symbolshttps://sites.google.com/site/udlguideli nesexamples/home/provide-multiple- means-of-representation/provide- options-for-language-mathematical- expressions-and-symbols

CAST 2012 Guideline 2: Options for language & symbols To learn more, explore 1 or lguidelines/principle1http:// lguidelines/principle1 2. nesexamples/home/provide-multiple- means-of-representation/provide- options-for-language-mathematical- expressions-and-symbolshttps://sites.google.com/site/udlguideli nesexamples/home/provide-multiple- means-of-representation/provide- options-for-language-mathematical- expressions-and-symbols Reflect : How does understanding the variability in recognition networks help educators in designing curriculum to meet the needs of all learners?

Support vocabulary Plasticity – To change from experience – Like plastic, flexible and can bend – The brain shows plasticity when you use it: it actually gets bigger! – Latin: Moveable, changeable CAST 2012

Options for comprehension Summary: Background knowledge Highlight patterns Maximize transfer To learn more, explore 1 or lguidelines/principle1http:// lguidelines/principle1 2. nesexamples/home/provide-multiple- means-of-representation/provide- options-for-comprehensionhttps://sites.google.com/site/udlguideli nesexamples/home/provide-multiple- means-of-representation/provide- options-for-comprehension

Importance of background information Antiques Roadshow

Educator Worksheet: use to reflect about a lesson: CAST 2012

Reflect: Building Learning Experiences with a focus on Principle 1 What Options for Perception do you already incorporate in your lesson design? What new ideas do you have based on what you learned today? CAST 2012

Learning more about Principle 1 Learn more Read Chapter 4 in the online book: UDL – theory and practice, Multiple Means of Representation Session Activity Choose a learning experience (such as, a lesson or a meeting), define goals, identify barriers, and design/re-design the experience that increases opportunities for all learners with a focus on Principle 1.

Coming next week: Multiple Means of Action & Expression