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George Van Horn, Ed.D. Director of Special Education

2. BCSC Mission

3. All knowledge and materials developed by or based on work from CAST
Acknowledgement
All knowledge and materials developed by or based on work from CAST

4. Session Learning Objective:
Examine a practical example of the UDL implementation process

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The Goal
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6. We know the only thing universal… is variability.
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How does BCSC address:
11,700+/- Students Speaking 57 Languages Students with Disabilities: 12% Economically Disadvantaged: 45% Minority: 26% English Language Learners: 8%
Data trends indicate that the percent of special ed students both minority and non minority passing ISTEP continues to grow, thus closing the gap.
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8. Disrupting Class: Clayton M. Christensen
Few reforms have addressed the root cause of students’ inability to learn
If we acknowledge that all children learn differently, then the way schooling is currently arranged – in a monolithic batch mode system where all students are taught the same things on the same day in the same way – won’t ever allow us to educate children in customized ways
Systemic reform requires a systemic view
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“UDL creates a framework that other district initiatives can hang from”
A Practical Reader in Universal Design for Learning, David H. Rose & Ann Meyer, editors
Chapter 3 - Grace Meo
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Individual to ALL
Curriculum
Curriculum needs to reflect the diversity of all learners and the required 21st century literacies
From individual to
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Access for All
Comes from architecture
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12. Variability

13. Architecture of Guidelines

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15. CSA Fodrea & Parkside Elementary Schools

16. Essential Questions
What is a critical education need in your district?
What would you like to see done?
In what ways will UDL Implementation address this need?

17. Need for Change Random Acts of Improvement
Many systems were in need of integration, alignment, and expansion
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At BCSC, UDL is no longer a district initiative:
It IS the framework through which all other initiatives, policies and procedures are filtered, supported and implemented.
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Multiple means of representation
Multiple means of engagement
Multiple means of action & expression
RESOURCES
PROBLEM SOLVING
CORE PROCESSES
Academic Curriculum & Instruction
Behavior Curriculum & Instruction
Building teacher capacity and diversifying core instruction
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Key Elements
Staff must engage in conversations that directly address disparities evident in building data.
Learning environments need to be assessed to ensure UDL framework is evident and barriers identified and removed.
Team-based systems such as ICT can be requested for academic or behavior concerns.
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25. UDL Implementation Process

26. UDL
Implementation
The BCSC Way

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Explore
Each school (11 elem, 2 MS, 2 HS) created a service delivery plan
1 elementary school applied to PATINS to be a pilot school
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Prepare
Trained building level teams in UDL
Integrated UDL goals in school improvement plans
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Integrate
Trained and implemented Instructional Consultation Teams
Broadened the training of UDL to school-wide
Implemented a UDL Rubric
Created the role of UDL Coordinator (contracted)
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Scale
UDL coordinator employed
Partner with ICT coordinator
Teacher evaluation rubric pilot
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Optimize
Three UDL Coordinators
Nine UDL Facilitators
Four UDL coaches
Integration of UDL, PBIS, and ICT
Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) developed from CAST expert learner characteristics
Teacher evaluation rubric implemented district-wide
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34. Universal Design for Learning: Examples
REPRESENTATION
Input
The “What?” of learning
Options to see, hear and perceive information:
EXAMPLES:
Video, Lecture, Demonstration, Diagram, Story, Textbook, Website
Options to decode language, math, symbols:
Text to speech, Manipulatives, Pictures   
Options to make sense and understand knowledge:
 EXAMPLES:
Graphic Organizer, Clues, Prompts, Aided Questions, Models
ACTION/EXPRESSION
Output
The “How?” of learning
Options to do, move and interact:
EXAMPLES:
Game, Acting/Role playing, Demonstrate, Lab, Speech, Typing, Recording
Options to differentiate expression of knowledge:
 EXAMPLES:
Journaling, Oral expression, Timeline, Worksheet, Exam
Options to plan, strategize and initiate action:
Project, Portfolio, Create a video
ENGAGEMENT
Connection
The “Why?” of learning
Options to care, value and find relevance:  
EXAMPLES:
Discussion, Guest speaker, Journaling, Video, Experiment
Options to vary challenge and/or support:  
Learning Center, Small Group Activity, Discrepant Event, Worksheet, Internet
Options to set goals and self regulate:
Interest Inventory, Reflection, Survey, Goal Setting Activity
Examples and modeling provide scaffolding.
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37. Staff Support for UDL Implementation
3 UDL District Coordinators
9 UDL Facilitators: ½ Time, 1 per building
Request for Educational Planning
UDL Professional Learning Communities
Professional Development Sessions with UDL Experts outside of BCSC
UDL Summer Institute

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43. Recommended Resources:
- UDL Now - Katie Novak
- Design and Deliver - Loui Lord Nelson
- Universal Design for Learning in the Classroom: - Practical Applications - Hall, Meyer & Rose
- End of Average - Todd Rose
- Cultural Responsiveness and the Brain - Zaretta Hammond
Any questions?