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UDL in 15 Minutes: Where educators share their implementation of Universal Design for Learning with host Loui Lord Nelson.
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111: A trifecta: students understanding their own learning needs, gaining empathy, and creating inclusive and accountable learning processes. from 2023-12-06T13:00
Kelly shares her experience of guiding students to create “Brain Stories”, which help them understand their own learning needs and the needs of others. She also shares the benefits and challenge...
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110: After 14 years of co-teaching together, UDL changed up how they approached lesson development and instruction from 2023-11-29T13:00
Co-teachers Kyanne Obrock and Carrie McSwain share how they saw a significant increase in student effort and motivation when they started designing lessons that shifted from planning for individ...
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109: Principal Gayle Hines excites and entices her staff to learn about UDL - and they love it! from 2023-11-08T12:00
Gayle Hines, principal at Matoaca Middle School in Richmond, Virginia, shares how she prepares her staff to learn about UDL and the strategies she uses to make UDL PD effective and enticing to h...
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108: Beth Stark and Jérémie Rostan introduce us to LUDIA, an AI UDL thought partner from 2023-10-25T11:00
Beth Stark and Jérémie Rostan, the co-creators of the AI tool LUDIA, share how educators can use the process of “tell, tinker, tweak, and transfer” to enhance their journey with Universal Design...
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107: How Doug Smith and colleagues use UDL to design adaptive PE environments from 2023-10-25T11:00
Doug Smith, an adapted physical education specialist, discusses his journey with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and how he applies it in his work. During our conversation,...
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106: Creating safe, inclusive, power-sharing learning spaces in higher education from 2023-10-11T13:00
Kade Friedman, an adjunct professor at New York University, shares their journey in education and how they use UDL to create inclusive learning spaces for adults. They discuss the importance of ...
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105: Using a combination of UDL, shared unit planning, and a focus on Power Standards to help Middle School students build their executive functioning skills from 2023-09-26T12:00
Shannon Costley and Megan Babb discuss how they have used a combination of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), shared unit planning, and a focus on Power Standards to guide their middle school ...
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104: How one co-op has improved the engagement and expression of ALL learners via a flexible digital tool. from 2023-09-13T13:00
Kyle Carlin and Andrea Wichers from the West Central Kansas Special Education Cooperative discuss how they have implemented a UDL-aligned flexible digital tool, Read and Write, and how it has im...
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103: Jeremy and Stephanie of Pike Valley School District in Scandia, Kansas talk about specific system supports they use to provide ongoing support and help staff embrace UDL. from 2023-08-30T12:00
Jeremy Miller, the principal of Pike Valley Junior/Senior High School, and Stephanie Jensen, a Resource Teacher at the same school, discuss their school's journey with Universal Design for Learn...
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102: How a statewide book study series is spreading the UDL word from 2023-08-16T14:00
In this episode, Loui Lord Nelson interviews Nicole Glynn and Nicole Peters about their experiences with UDL and their facilitation of the Kansas Interstate book study. They discuss their journe...
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101: PLCs plus coaching impact statewide UDL professional learning from 2023-08-09T14:00
Cindy Malone of Kansas Infinitec shares how a statewide system of UDL Professional Learning Communities and coaching have shifted technology use across Kansas.
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I’m a brain master: When students are fully empowered from 2023-07-19T14:00
Brandon shares how he used his Tell me about UDL bulletin board to empower his learners to learn about UDL and become strong self-advocates.
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Truly weaving in UDL: One district’s story from 2023-07-19T14:00
Mary Waldron and Michaela Clancy of Washington share how equity work and MTSS were Clover Park School District’s springboard into the UDL.
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98: How students established the push for inclusion from 2023-06-21T14:00
Sara Lucero and Cassie Stevens return for part 2 of their story about how inclusion became a central part of Olympic View Elementary School.
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97:How one principal is dismantling self-contained classrooms with the help of UDL. from 2023-06-07T14:00
This episode continues our journey with the Inclusionary Practices Project in Washington. Sara Lucero, the principal of Olympic Park Elementary School, shares the steps she took to shift away fr...
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Special edition: ”What does UDL look like?” This tool answers that. from 2023-05-23T15:00
The ultimate UDL question is “what does UDL look like?” Loui shares how her new tool, The UDL Gears, helps UDL users in all fields and around the world shift that question to, "What are the cons...
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96: Student stories and the power of UDL from Castlerock Early Childhood Learning Center from 2023-05-10T15:00
You know you’ve got a strong design when other districts want to visit and learn from you. Janelle, Heidi, and Emily share some #UDL-driven student-specific stories in Part 2 of their podcast ab...
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95: Janelle, Emily and Heidi share how their UDL focus has improved early childhood outcomes from 2023-04-26T15:30
Janelle Bersch, Emily Wilgus, and Heidi Schroeder share how they’re using UDL to create classrooms where all students have access to what they need. Period.
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94: Kelly Correio and Laurie Sarver honestly share their UDL journey so far from 2023-04-12T15:00
Finding the time and energy to get going with UDL (and to keep going) takes focus. Kelly Correio from ESD 123 and Laurie Sarver from Kennewick School District in Washington share an honest story...
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93: Over time, a 1% change makes a huge difference from 2023-03-29T15:00
The Highland School District began their journey with UDL in 2019. In just three years, they’ve made measurable strides by adopting the 1% change concept. Small changes over time lead to big gro...
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92: Including everyone, from teachers to bus drivers, in professional learning from 2023-03-15T15:00
Lindsey Hicks Frazier, an inclusionary practice project lead who works through ESD 101, shares how Valley District's leadership aligned around inclusive practices and how their professional deve...
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91: Ann and Victoria share how adult authentic learning was key to shifting instruction and dramatically changing student outcomes from 2023-03-01T15:00
We know that choice is important for all learners, so when building leaders embed choice in building PD, engagement goes up! Ann and Victoria share how they wove in choice and authentic learning...
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90: Gahlya Auel and Liza Sejkora: Accelerating UDL-aligned inclusive practices through focused leadership support from 2023-02-15T16:00
Gahlya and Liza share how Ocean Beach School District has used administrative PLCs to look at LRE data and student report data on their sense of belonging, make decisions, and affect significant...
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89: Jenny Parker talks about replication and other simple tips to help you adopt UDL from 2023-02-01T15:00
Jenny Parker, the regional administrator for special programs and professional development with ESD 113 in the state of Washington brings us the overarching ideas that can help teachers start w...
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88: Cassie and Lori share details and outstanding results from their statewide inclusion project in Washington. from 2023-01-18T15:00
The Inclusionary Practices Project in the state of Washington has had a statewide impact that every educator needs to hear about. This is the first podcast in a series that shares how these educ...
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87: Two principals share how UDL has helped their school include students with significant disabilities from 2022-12-07T15:00
Current principal Katie Day and former principal Brett Boezeman share how Schmitt Elementary's inclusion of students with significant disabilities in general education settings has grown over th...
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86: MS Principal Evan Burton’s leadership in inclusion at a middle school in BCSC from 2022-10-26T15:00
As principal of Northside Middle School in Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation, Evan uses his leadership to guide his staff to include all students in the general education setting, incl...
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85: Betty Lou Rowe on including students with significant disabilities in the general education setting in BCSC. from 2022-09-28T15:30
Betty Lou Rowe shares the work she and UDL coordinators at Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation are doing to truly and fully include all learners. Hear about a tool they created that comm...
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84: UDL Coordinators for BCSC share tools, resources, and what sets BCSC up for UDL success. from 2022-08-31T15:30
The role of UDL Coordinator has matured over the past 14 years in Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation and Rhonda Laswell and Tina Greene have helped shape that role. During this episode,...
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83: George Van Horn shares how UDL enables the BCSC district to achieve their vision. The first episode in a series about BCSC. from 2022-08-17T15:00
This episode kicks off a special series about UDL in Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation in Columbus, Indiana. During this episode, George Van Horn, their Director of Special Education, ...
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82: How her UDL mindset helped her turn her lesson unit on a dime from 2022-07-06T15:00
This episode shares how kindergarten teacher Melanie Smith used the UDL framework to rework her unit in the moment to bridge the social-emotional gap her students were experiencing so they could...
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81: Hear about two CAST projects that support all classroom teachers from 2022-05-18T15:00
Tara Courchaine of CAST talks about two programs that directly support classroom educators: The Accessible Educational Materials Center (the AEM Center) and the Center on Inclusive Technology & ...
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80:Sue Hardin introduces the UDL School Implementation and Certification Criteria from 2022-04-27T15:30
Sue Hardin, a veteran educator of over 30 years, lends her voice to the Fraser Public School series. Sue has been a partner with Fraser since the beginning of their journey. She shares her insig...
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79: Principal Keith Tonn shares his school’s journey with UDL from 2022-04-13T15:30
Principal Keith Tonn of Eisenhower Elementary share his school’s journey with UDL as part of the Fraser Public Schools Implementation Series.
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78: The role of a coach in Fraser Public School’s UDL implementation from 2022-03-30T15:30
Continuing the series about UDL implementation in Fraser Public Schools, Kelly Zombo shares details and a classroom story about her role as a 21st Century Teacher and Coach and how she supports ...
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77: The Fraser Public School Series - Superintendent, Carrie Wozniak from 2022-03-16T15:30
Carrie shares how Fraser Public School's UDL implementation is guided by their Strategic Plan and their specific Portrait of a Graduate plan.
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76: How the UDL mindset drives the design of a nonpartisan advocacy group of educators from 2022-03-02T15:30
Jarod McGuffey, a 21st Century teacher in Fraser, Michigan, shares how he used his knowledge of the UDL mindset, his gift of listening, and knowledge from a fellowship to create Trusted Voices, ...
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75: His experiences with equity, access, and an acting method created his connection with UDL. from 2022-02-02T15:00
Donzell Lewis shares his own journey toward equity and access, how he came to UDL, and how those three pieces guide his work as a theatre educator who collaborates with others on a yearly STEAM ...
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74: This AP Spanish teacher resisted UDL but now loves it from 2022-01-05T15:00
Juan Gallardo was a really successful teacher. His students did well in his courses and he had the data to back it up. So, why would he ever want to add UDL into his thinking and planning? Juan ...
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73: Virtual coaching and turning reluctant writers into excited authors from 2021-12-08T15:00
Kim Potter and Shana Montgomery use a specific lesson and the fabulous outcomes all of Kim’s students experienced to share how their virtual teacher/coach relationship works.
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72: 29-year veteran teacher shows how you can apply UDL even when the curriculum is restrictive from 2021-11-17T15:00
Middle school reading teacher Kim Potter shares the curriculum they are required to use, how that curriculum limits choice, and how she found a way to provide choice via UDL to a reluctant reade...
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71: Using digital learning and supporting SEL and academics with 2nd graders from 2021-10-13T15:04
Gina shares a lesson she taught in May of 2020 at the height of COVID lockdown. It reconnected her students with the great outdoors, supported their social emotional learning, and maintained the...
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70: Shannon Schultz and the UDL Readiness Rubric from 2021-09-29T15:00
Continuing the UDL district implementation series with Fond du Lac Schools, Shannon Schultz offers a deep dive into their UDL Readiness Rubric.
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69: UDL implementation from the district level from 2021-09-15T15:00
Katie Moder, the Director of Pupil Services for Fond du Lac Schools in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin shares how their district began, planned for, and continues to support the implementation of UDL acr...
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68: Superintendent Rene Sanchez – how he introduced UDL as a principal in Houston, TX. from 2021-09-01T15:00
Rene shares how he brought UDL into his high school in Houston, TX when he was the principal and how the framework continued to influence his leadership as he moved through other districts and p...
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68: Superintendent Rene Sanchez – how he introduced UDL as a principal in Houston, TX. from 2021-09-01T15:00
Rene shares how he brought UDL into his high school in Houston, TX when he was the principal and how the framework continued to influence his leadership as he moved through other districts and p...
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67: How Clair was supported by Amanda, her UDL coach, and transformed her teaching from 2021-08-18T15:00
What co-teaching, staff support, and transformative teaching led by UDL looks like in their New South Wales, Australia school.
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66: Graduates with STEM degrees help spread UDL to classrooms in Algeria from 2021-08-04T15:00
Yacine Hakmi and Ashraf Meguellati from Algeria walk us through the successful design they use at the STEM Teacher Training program to help teachers become excited about and apply UDL in their c...
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65: An AP Art History course designed using UDL, held in a community-based museum, and accessible to all learners. Mic drop. from 2021-06-04T16:00
Hear about Timmary's AP Art History course that welcomes all learners, holds high expectations, and is held in a community-based museum. IT's all made possible through her application of UDL.
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64: How Callie improved her art and design instruction through the use of UDL from 2021-05-12T15:00
Art and Design teacher Callie Mulcahy shares how UDL is the perfect fit as she guides her students toward the art standards of creating, responding, presenting, and connecting.
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63: Emily Art on instructing on UDL while implementing UDL from 2021-04-21T15:30
Emily Art shares how her department at Relay Graduate School of Education does more than teach about UDL, they are embodying it in their instruction. She shares their ah-ha’s and growth points.
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62: Alaa Zaza from Syria shares how UDL contributes to hope during the current Syrian tragedy from 2021-04-09T15:00
Alaa Zaza shares how teachers and schools are supporting all children, including children with disabilities, and how the adults work to provide all children with psychosocial and academic suppor...
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61: Kavita Rao talks about the UDL Reporting Criteria Tool from 2021-03-17T15:00
The UDL Reporting Criteria tool was created by a mix of researchers and school-based administrators interested in helping others clearly talk about UDL in their journal articles. The tool, thoug...
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60: Andretesha Fitzgerald, authentic letter writing, and empowerment from 2021-03-03T15:00
Andretesha Fitzgerald shares how a unit on letter writing empowered her students then and continues to empower her students now.
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59:How Lizzie Fortin's coaching focuses on radical love using UDL from 2021-02-17T15:00
Lizzie Fortin goes beyond modeling UDL during her instructional coaching, she embodies it. Hear how she helped establish community and minimize threats so her colleagues could work to create equ...
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58: Open Education Resources and UDL: Carolee talks about the connections and offers resources from 2021-02-03T15:30
Carolee Clyne of BCcampus in British Columbia shares her passion for Open Education Resources and how those interconnect with UDL. A bonus: she shares an excellent resource on how to get started...
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57: Jess Lombardi and student led conferences from 2021-01-20T16:30
Jess Lombardi shares how she empowers her students to understand their own learning needs, track their growth, and lead their own conferences.
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56: Stephanie's growth with UDL over the years and across positions from 2021-01-06T13:03
Stephanie Craig shares how she has grown with UDL across her roles as elementary school teacher, UDL coach, researcher, and assistant professor at Marietta College teaching pre-service teachers....
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55: Ending the power struggle dynamics with her 6th graders from 2020-10-21T15:00
Blake Beckett, a 6th grade ELA teacher shares how she uses the UDL framework to empower her learners.
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54: Using UDL and backwards planning to create an inclusive and culturally sustaining environment from 2020-10-07T15:00
6th Grade World Cultures teacher Carla-Ann Brown shares how she uses backwards planning and UDL to design units that are inclusive as well as culturally sustaining.
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53: This high school Visual Communications Design teacher shares how UDL has added new dimensions to her teaching from 2020-09-23T15:30
Daphne Hereford is a high school Visual Communication Design teacher which means students create products using really cool digital tools. UDL helps Daphne focus on what the students need to lea...
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52: Introducing UDL to general educators and how UDL influenced the use of visual and verbal gestures to support distance learning from 2020-09-09T15:30
Selena Andrade Gonzalez is a Resource Specialist at a bi-lingual and high need school in Salinas, CA. She shares the strategies she’s used to introduce UDL to general education and how UDL led h...
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51: UDL and Shark Tank: Teaching Ethos, Pathos, and Logos from 2020-08-26T14:00
High School teacher Susanne Geise shares how her students helped develop her very successful project on ethos, pathos, and logos using UDL and the format of the famous TV show, Shark Tank.
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50: How to interest high school freshman in research using UDL and hyper docs from 2020-07-15T02:00
Brandy and Lauren combined their skills to create a lasting unit on research for Lauren’s freshman English class. While they used hyper docs as the main tool, the design of their environment sup...
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Announcing a NEW Podcast: UDL Research in 15 Minutes from 2020-07-08T15:00
There's a new UDL Podcast coming to town! The same host with the same passion for UDL bringing you new information from a new angle. Researchers and I will have interesting conversations about ...
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48: High School Career Center math + UDL: When personal reflection leads to learning avenues from 2020-06-24T14:00
Lauren’s story shows how UDL shifted her mindset to create a space where learners are given the opportunity, time, and information to show what they really know.
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47: Using practice profiles to build consensus and fidelity: Cherie Smith shares an example. from 2020-06-10T14:00
Recorded live during the UDL-IRN 2020 Summit On Demand on June 4, 2020, Cherie Smith describes the benefits of the practice profile and how one district is using practice profiles to articulate ...
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46: 2020 Discussion Guide from 2020-05-27T14:00
This 1 minute 30 second announcement shares where you can find a discussion guide for past and future UDL in 15 Minute episodes and includes prompts about the shift so many made to online learni...
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45: A New Zealand High School English teacher shares how UDL prepared her for emergency online teaching and what she’ll bring back into her classroom from 2020-05-20T14:00
Catherine chose to learn about UDL on her own, but is now excited to share how it has positively affected her students in both face-to-face and online settings. She shares some of the strategies...
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44: Face-to-face or online: How a district’s technology department supports teachers use of UDL in all environments from 2020-05-13T14:00
Brenny Kummer, a former middle and high school teacher, is a technology coordinator for Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation. In this podcast, she shares how BCSC had already ingrained UD...
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43: Getting started and keeping it up: How teachers in this Dublin, Ireland secondary school are using UDL to influence their teaching during emergency distance learning from 2020-05-06T14:00
Since the beginning, Elish Sheridan and her colleagues have used a TeachMeet format to share their effective uses of the UDL framework when planning and delivering their face-to-face and current...
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42: Lizzie Davis: Using the UDL framework to identify barriers to plan for distance learning and to return to brick and mortar from 2020-04-29T14:00
Hear how Lizzie and her colleagues used their UDL mindset to think through the barriers their students would face during emergency distance learning and how they are using the UDL framework to p...
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41: Finding what you need from 2020-04-22T02:00
This episode provides an updated easy-to-read table that organizes all of the UDL in 15 Minutes episodes by subject and grade. Find the podcast topic that connects with you most, then try out a ...
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40: Megan Gross and Lisa Yamasaki, special educators from California, share resources and tips for educating students with disabilities during this time of stay-at-home. from 2020-04-15T13:30
Megan and Lisa talk about some of the resources and tips they are providing to parents and general educators as everyone moves to educating all student at home.
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39: He’s an experienced online educator who also teaches face-to-face. Here’s how Dan is negotiating his shift from brick and mortar to online through the use of UDL. from 2020-04-08T13:30
High school teacher Dan Marsh has been teaching in a brick and mortar setting for 16 years, but he’s also taught online for 10 years. During this episode, he shares his ideas about shifting his ...
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38: When instruction becomes enrichment: How Robin will use UDL to guide her online design from 2020-04-01T15:30
Robin, who is newer to UDL, shares her thoughts on how she’s going to weave UDL into her online enrichment lessons to enhance engagement and access during this time of social distancing.
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37: High school English teacher Kelley Culp shares how she got started using UDL to design her online learning environment from 2020-03-21T11:00
Benefit from Kelley’s knowledge about UDL and her experience of planning an online environment using the framework. She recommends starting small and gives some specific examples of where she go...
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36: This alternative high school principal shares how she connects artistic expression as a learning tool and UDL from 2020-03-11T13:30
Principal Sara Soria shares her rich professional and personal journey to emphasize the importance of using art as a means of learning and expression and how she sees the arts as a tool to imple...
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35: When grading mirrors growth mindset: High School teacher Ian Wilkins tells his story. from 2020-02-26T13:30
When Ian Wilkins began to adopt Universal Design for Learning into his learning environment, he began to investigate how grades were moving his students away from being expert learners. Hear how...
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34: Applying UDL to a new science curriculum: Christina, is seeing wonderful results. from 2020-02-12T13:30
7th grade science teacher Christina Khatri, from Ocean View Junior High School in Oxnard, CA, shares how her students have blossomed into motivated and persistent learners through her use of UDL...
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33: Laura's intermediate school students share their learning preferences and she listens from 2020-01-29T13:30
Laura Christie, an English Language Arts teacher from Fishers, Indiana shares how the voices of her students, including those who are high ability, students with IEPs, and students with 504's, h...
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32: High school students need to be taught executive function skills, too from 2020-01-15T13:30
High school teacher Amanda Hughes emphasizes the need to teach executive function skills to high school students and shares how she weaves the UDL guideline of Executive Function into her classr...
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31: Using UDL to teach digital literacy and to create personalized learning from 2019-12-18T13:30
Melanie Acevedo shares how she helps teachers implement UDL via her role as a digital literacy teacher and a personalized learning coach.
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30: Celebrating 1 year! from 2019-12-04T13:00
This week’s episode provides an updated easy-to-read table organizing all of the UDL in 15 Minute episodes to date.
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29: A primary school in Wainuiomata, New Zealand is making small changes that lead to big outcomes from 2019-11-20T13:00
Diana-Grace Morris, Bonni Ramage, and Catherine Wong are all educators from Wainuiomata, New Zealand who share stories of how teachers at Konini Primary School are embracing UDL to investigate h...
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28: Being a positive influence: When you know about UDL and others don’t from 2019-11-06T13:00
Not every educator works on a staff or even with a team who is focused on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Shannon’s school is very committed to the academic and social-emotional growth of t...
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27: How the UDL lens changed a teacher training program from 2019-10-23T14:00
Beth Fornauf and her colleagues at the University of New Hampshire not only teach their graduate students about the UDL framework and ask them to use it to design their rural K-12 learning envir...
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26: Mentorship, friendship, and UDL: A beautiful trio from 2019-10-09T14:30
Tracy Pendred and Kimberly Spears of City Neighbors Charter School, a public school in Baltimore, MD, share how their formal mentor/mentee relationship grew into a friendship and how that relati...
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25: Supporting agency in learning: Letting 3rd and 4th graders take more control from 2019-09-25T02:00
Kate Stanley, a multi-age 3rd and 4th grade teacher from Madison, New Hampshire has been in the classroom for 21 years and firmly believes all learners can and should have more agency in their l...
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24: All of the Blogs in One Place: An Easy-to-Read Table from 2019-09-11T14:00
This episode brings together all past episode's blog posts into table. You can choose the blogs you'd like to read based on the linked descriptions provided.
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23: Choice leading to greater control: Carrie describes this win-win for her high school seniors. from 2019-08-28T16:00
Carrie Preston shares a unit she designed for her 12th grade seniors that kept them engaged at the end of the year and how amazed she was with the products they produced, all because she designe...
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22: UDL, co-teaching, and mindset: Karen and Jordan share their combination for success from 2019-08-14T02:00
Karen Keener and Jordan Landis co-teach 8th grade language arts classes together at Crestview Middle School in Ohio. Here, they share how their respect for one another, their use of the UDL fram...
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21: Choice AND fidelity? Small shifts lead to big outcomes for these 7th graders from 2019-07-31T13:00
Special educator Rebecca Chappell shares how she designed choice into the AIMSweb assessment through UDL. By providing her learners choice, they are more engaged with their writing and by clari...
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20: A visual organizer for your July listening from 2019-07-03T01:00
It's July which means summer holiday in most of North America. And even though UDL in 15 Minutes is taking a production break, I've made a table of past episodes to make it easy for listeners to...
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19: An inclusive 7th grade ELA classroom produces expert learners. Rebecca shares how. from 2019-06-19T14:00
Special educator Rebecca Chappell shares how she and her English Language Arts colleague used Universal Design for Learning to design how they would integrate Quizlet and other methods and mater...
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18: Justin ensures his pre-service teachers learn about UDL, examine using UDL, and experience UDL as learners. from 2019-06-05T14:00
Hear how Justin Freedman, an assistant professor at Rowan University, provides his pre-service teachers with a 365-degree relationship with UDL. Not only do they learn about it and observe other...
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17: After 27 years, a focus on self-regulation within UDL has rocked her teaching! from 2019-05-22T12:16
Karlene Warns, a 27-year teaching veteran, shares how she’s helped her kindergartners gain the self-regulation skills necessary to support their executive functioning capabilities. During the po...
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16: Camille shares why and how fourth grade teachers changed how they assess their ELA learners. from 2019-05-08T13:00
This special edition of UDL in 15 Minutes was recorded in front of a live studio audience at the UDL-IRN Summit on March 28, 2019. Camille is a Learning Coach at Sunflower Elementary School in L...
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15: Using her own teaching experiences, Melissa designs UDL PD for her district. from 2019-04-24T12:30
Melissa discovered UDL as a 7th grade English teacher but recently transitioned to become a district resource teacher who helps other teachers learn about and implement UDL. Hear how she started...
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14: How Adria Gold shifted from accommodations for some to support for all through UDL from 2019-04-10T11:46:48
Hear how Adria Gold, an English Language Arts teacher from Prettyboy Elementary in Baltimore, Maryland responds to her variable learners through chunking her materials. In addition, she shares h...
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13. Kim Babeu shares her system for building community at the high school level from 2019-03-27T19:00
Kim Babeu introduces us to a system she uses called SPORT which encompasses both behavior and academic supports. It has lowered barriers for her anatomy and physics students so successfully at T...
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12: Dan Schmidt reflects on the power of “why not?” from 2019-03-13T11:00
Dan’s 26 years as an elementary school teacher have taught him a lot, but one of his biggest lessons was when he learned to ask, “Why not?” Hear how combining that lesson with UDL has led him t...
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11: Engaging 8th graders. Monica tells us that it can be done! from 2019-02-27T11:00
Monica Watson-Bedard a Grade 7 teacher at Millidgeville North School in New Brunswick, Canada, shares her lessons after conducting action research to discover how choice affects student engageme...
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10: Environment design and goal achievement in Jana Nicol's 3rd grade classroom from 2019-02-13T08:30
Jana Nicol, a 3rd grade teacher at Island View School in St. John, New Brunswick Canada and the website author of www.theudlproject.com shares how she ...
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9: Three things that excite Ben Kelly: UDL, action research, and Minecraft from 2019-01-30T08:30
Ben Kelly, a grade 6-12 STEM teacher at Caledonia Regional High School in the Anglophone East School District, New Brunswick, Canada shares what he and his team of teacher-researchers learned ab...
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8: How social justice drives Dakota’s UDL implementation from 2019-01-16T09:15
Dakota Hudelson, a 7th grade writing and literacy lab teacher at Northside Middle School in Columbus, Indiana, shares several stories of how UDL has impacted his teaching and how he sees UDL as ...
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7: A discussion guide for UDL in 15 Minutes from 2019-01-02T15:00
This one-minute announcement shares where you can find a discussion guide for past and future UDL in 15 Minutes episodes. We will return to the regular format on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Hap...
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6: How Liz Hartmann uses UDL to teach about UDL at Harvard from 2018-12-19T11:30
Liz Hartmann, a former K-12 teacher specializing in Deaf-blindness and intellectual disabilities, now teaches about UDL at Lasell College and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Hear how h...
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5: How Rachel Barillari got her 8th graders hooked on poetry from 2018-12-05T10:00
Rachel Barillari, an 8th grade humanities teacher from Baltimore, Maryland, shares how UDL shaped her poetry unit, how she was able to engage 100% of her wonderfully diverse class, and how every...
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4: How UDL shifted Laura Taylor’s teaching after 26 years from 2018-11-21T08:00
Laura Taylor has taught kindergarten for 26 years in the Groton-Dunstable Regional School District in Massachusetts. When she first learned about UDL, she was skeptical that it was anything diff...
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3: Jessie Sherman talks about UDL, arts integration, and project-based learning from 2018-11-07T08:00
Jessie Sherman is a 2nd grade teacher at City Neighbors Charter School in Baltimore, MD. Project-based learning and arts integration are integral to the school's design. Through the use of the U...
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2: Shelbi Fortner and her UDL ah-ha from 2018-10-24T03:00
Shelbi Fortner from Frankfort High School in Frankfort, Indiana talks about the downside of humidity, her revelation about Universal Design for Learning, and how she used the UDL framework to re...
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Kim Babeu: UDL, choice, and assessments from 2018-10-09T12:12:44
For this episode, I interview Kim Babeu from Toltecalli High School in Tucson, Arizona about the changes she's made to her high school anatomy instruction and assessments. This teacher of 38 yea...
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Introduction to UDL in 15 Minutes from 2018-10-08T15:18:42
This 1:42 recording is a brief introduction to the UDL in 15 Minutes podcast series. It explains how UDL influences the design of this podcast and accompanying products and reminds listeners to ...
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