UDL AcademySession 7Cohort 2

May 3, 2013

Goals for today

• To finalize work on your team deliverables for the UDL Academy:– 3-4 UDL lessons in UDL Exchange– Resource mapping

UDL Connect

• Resources from workshop• Power Point• Videos, links• Add your own discussions!!

On the road again

On the road again

• You have been learning about and applying UDL in your districts for several months.

• Goal: To discover your team’s cohesive thoughts about UDL implementation

• Materials: Post-it notes, pen/pencil

On the road againExercise: 1. Four questions related to UDL will be asked on four separate

slides.2. Independently write your answer on post-it notes using a single

word or phrase for each Post-it note. The time to answer each question will be 30 seconds.

3. After all four questions have been answered, bring all of your team’s Post-it notes together in no specific order.

4. Read through the Post-it notes and group them according to similar themes/ideas.

5. Write a short phrase or sentence that describes each theme/idea.

Warm up #1

• In what ways do you apply UDL as a framework for professional learning?

Warm up #2

• In what ways do you apply UDL as a framework for enhancing lesson design for all students?

Warm up #3

• In what ways do you apply UDL as a district/systems change framework?

Warm up #4

• In what ways do you apply UDL as framework for thinking about your school climate

What are the themes or ideas that stand out?

Breakout Overview for Today:

• Session 1: UDL Exchange• Session 2: UDL Lesson Q&A, Resource

Mapping Q&A• Session 3: Ideas for UDL PD

• These are not ‘lectures’ but discussion time

Work time!Session 1 until 10:30am

Options:• UDL Exchange (breakout room)• Work time• Partner with other districts/CAST

Break, order lunch options

Work time!Session 2 until 11:30am

Options:• UDL Lessons (breakout room)• Resource mapping (this room)• Work time• Partner with other districts/CAST

Share with full group

Lunch, return by 1:15pm

Do you feel like this?

Work time!Session 3 until 2:30pm

Options:• UDL-PD discussion (break out room)• Work time• Partner with other districts/CAST

Working break, 2:15-2:30

Share with group

Reflection

What do you know now about UDL that you did not know before?

– I used to think… Now I think…

– I did not know that UDL… but now I know…

• Next session:– Work & share (lessons, resource maps)– Celebrate, reflect, next steps

• PDP, evaluations