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Anita StrangThinkingUDL.ca
anitasquicktips.edublogs.org
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
The difference between fair and equal
Sunshine CoastJanuary 13, 2010
UDL
UDL Progress
What is UDL?
Why is it important
now?
Changing Expectations in Education
Preparing kids for their future
Toolbelt Theory
Because it is the right thing to do
Technology purchasing
In BC Worldwide
Questioningassumptions
Universal Design - Architecture
Subtle Shift in Paradigm
How this shift changes things
UDL
UDL Progress
What is UDL?
Why is it important
now?
Changing Expectations in Education
Preparing kids for their future
Toolbelt Theory
Because it is the right thing to do
Technology purchasing
In BC Worldwide
Questioningassumptions
Universal Design - Architecture
Subtle Shift in Paradigm
How this shift changes things
Designed for people with physical disabilities...
... beneficial for everyone
Universal Design ~ Architecture
·Reading Support
·Comprehension Support
·Highlight and extract text
·Joint attention·classroom teachers understand and model the use of assistive technology
Kurzweil
http://www.kurzweiledu.com/files/pdf/clt_kurzweil-3000_windows_flyer.pdf
http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/writeonline/
NaturalReader
I downloaded Natural Reader to help students who have reading disabilities. Many students and teachers have begun using it to re-read what they have written as they edit and proofread their work.
CLiCk, Speakhttp://
clickspeak.clcworld.net/
http://www.wordtalk.org.uk/Home/
http://www.naturalreaders.com/
http://smarttech.com/
UDL
UDL Progress
What is UDL?
Why is it important
now?
Changing Expectations in Education
Preparing kids for their future
Toolbelt Theory
Because it is the right thing to do
Technology purchasing
In BC Worldwide
Questioningassumptions
Universal Design - Architecture
Subtle Shift in Paradigm
How this shift changes things
What are we doing now?
What does UDL look likehow is it different?
Where will we start?
UDLInclusion Belonging
Accessibility
ExplicitLearning Intentions
Assessment for learning
Assessmentas Learning
Assessmentof Learning
Multiple Means of Representation
Multiple Means of Engagement
Multiple Means of Expression
Ownership
Community
Project-Based LearningWriter's Workshop
Picture-Word Induction
It's is a journey...
In a perfect world...
The complete rubric can be found at: http://bcudl.pbworks.com/Onsite-UDL-
Training
The Cornerstones of UDL
The Cornerstones of UDL
video
reading
listening
playing experimenting
The Cornerstones of UDL
video
reading
listening
playing experimenting
talkingwriting
art
music
drama
postermultimedia
Bloom’s Domains·Psychomotor·Cognitive·Affective
Vygotsky’s Networks·Recognition·Strategic·Affective
Affective
Strategic Recognition
Collaborative Planning
UDL planning requires
With all teachers who support the students in the classroom
ESL
Resource Room
Learning Assistance
Special Education
Special Education Assistants
Speech & Language
Curriculum Lesson Plan
ESL
Learning Disabilities
Special needs
Curriculum
ESL
Learning Disabilities
Special needs
Lesson Plan
http://anitas.edublogs.org/2009/01/10/how-udl-has-changed-my-job/
To read more about "How UDL has changed my Job"
My evolving role as a resource Teacher
Pull-out groups meeting throughout the year to teach skills
Classroom teacher may have only a very general idea what skills I was working on.
I had only a general idea of what skills the classroom teacher is working on.
In the past...
Resource Teacher's evolving role
Helping teachers learn the technologiesTroubleshooting
Short-term pull-out groups focussed on a specific goal determined by the teaching team
teach technologies
teach skills
Team Teaching
Classroom Support
Pull-Out Support
Now...
Student Support Models
Support Program
Classroom Program
The past
The future
·teaching to the middle·adding on for students with learning or physical needs·reliance on Support Teacher to fix students with special needs
·pull-out group support·support outside of the curriculum·limited collaboration with classroom
·fostering an atmosphere of belonging in the classroom and the school·flexible model of in-class or pull-out support based on careful consideration of individual needs·collaboration in planning lessons to build in supports·familiarity with technology that supports students·helping students develop understandings of disabilities ·helping students develop empathy and learn to support fellow students
·in-class or in-curriculum support·collaboration with classroom teachers·troubleshooting technology·coordinating support services·paperwork·tracking students·strategic pull-out support
·ensuring students are able to participate in classroom activities·differentiating instruction
Learning Intention:
Grade 2identify the properties of solids, liquids, and gases
Solid Liquid Gas
water rock wood
air steam milk
Learning Intention:
Grade 2identify the properties of solids, liquids, and gases
Learning Intentions
UDL planning begins with clearly stated
Where are we going?
Shape of the Day
Math
Reading
Recess
Lunch
Science
Writing
Art
demonstrate, concretely and pictorially, how a given number can be represented by a variety of equal groups with and without singles
IRP - PLO
Grade 1
To understand that there should be an equal amount on both sides of an equals sign =
5+2 = 4+__
AssessmentUDL lesson planning begins with plans for ongoing
How will we know we got there???
Assessment for Learning
Assessment as Learning
Assessment of Learning
That reflects the lesson's stated Learning Intentions
Are we assessing our students based on the Provincial Learning Outcomes... ...or based on text book assignments?
Are our assessment results truly assessing what we intend......or are they coloured by student's disabilities?
Adaptations & Modifications
"A small proportion will need to work on individualized outcomes, goals different than the curriculum; this is referred to as modification."
"Many students with special needs and significant learning challenges will be able to achieve the learning outcomes for subjects or courses with no or minor adaptations."
"Some may be able to achieve the learning outcomes of some subjects or courses with adaptations."
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/docs/adaptations_and_modifications_guide.pdfA Guide to Adaptations and ModificationsBC Ministry of Education
Students with Special Learning Needs
"Although decisions about modifications to a student’s courses or subjects may take place in grades earlier thanGrade 10, a formal decision that an overall program is modified does not need to occur until Grade 10."
Adaptations can only be made for students on IEPs
...it depends
"Essentially, adaptations are “best practice” in teaching."
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/docs/adaptations_and_modifications_guide.pdf
A Guide to Adaptations and Modifications BC Ministry of
Education
·use of a graphic organizer·providing with more time
ie:
Kurzweil
Online information
Discussion
Kurzweil
Multimedia Project
Poster Presentation
Written Report
Animal Adaptations
Reading books Oral
PresentationOral Information
Multimedia Presentation
"Adaptations do not represent unfair advantages to students. In fact, the opposite could be true. If appropriate adaptations are not used, students could be unfairly penalized for having learning differences, creating serious negative impacts to their achievement and self‐concept."
Adaptations create an unfair advantage for
some students.
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/docs/adaptations_and_modifications_guide.pdfA Guide to Adaptations and ModificationsBC Ministry of Education
"The difference between fair and equal."
The fact that we have catered to student who prefer paper and pencil, books, and lectures is an unfair advantage.
Modifications and Inclusion
Pull-out Groups
Within the Classroom setting
Darlene's Goal
Ellen's Goal
UDL
UDL Progress
What is UDL?
Why is it important
now?
Changing Expectations in Education
Preparing kids for their future
Toolbelt Theory
Because it is the right thing to do
Technology purchasing
In BC Worldwide
Questioningassumptions
Universal Design - Architecture
Subtle Shift in Paradigm
How this shift changes things
To read Anita's Blog "UDL Success" post go to:
http://anitas.edublogs.org/2009/03/28/udl-success/
Why???
~accessibility
~visual & background knowledge~joint attention~in class support
~Short-term Pull-out groups with a purpose
Support for kids...
...a shift in Paradigm
the message we send... ~their teachers can teach them
~they can learn~there are tools they can use~different is not only acceptable but encouraged~they are valued and supported~they belong
~technology~collaboration
~inserviceSupport for teachers...
from fixing the childto fixing the curriculum
from child as problematicto curriculum as potentially problematic
from accepting differencesto valuing and encouraging differences
from assistive to mainstreamfrom separate to included
Subtle Shift in Paradigm...
Ownership
Belonging
Community
Inclusion...a shift in paradigm
UDL
UDL
UDL Progress
What is UDL?
Why is it important
now?
Changing Expectations in Education
Preparing kids for their future
Toolbelt Theory
Because it is the right thing to do
Technology purchasing
In BC Worldwide
Questioningassumptions
Universal Design - Architecture
Subtle Shift in Paradigm
How this shift changes things
Changing Expectations in Education
"The [school] system was designed in the 1840s and at the turn of the 20th Century to separate society into a vast majority of minimally trained industrial workers and a small, educated elite."
http://education.change.org/blog/view/counting_the_origins_of_failure
Ira SocolCounting the Origins of Failure
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oAB83Z1ydE&feature=youtube_gdata
UDL
UDL Progress
What is UDL?
Why is it important
now?
Changing Expectations in Education
Preparing kids for their future
Toolbelt Theory
Because it is the right thing to do
Technology purchasing
In BC Worldwide
Questioningassumptions
Universal Design - Architecture
Subtle Shift in Paradigm
How this shift changes things
Preparing our kids for the world they will enter.
It is not about the technology
Nala
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXBzGf54-Ik
UDL
UDL Progress
What is UDL?
Why is it important
now?
Changing Expectations in Education
Preparing kids for their future
Toolbelt Theory
Because it is the right thing to do
Technology purchasing
In BC Worldwide
Questioningassumptions
Universal Design - Architecture
Subtle Shift in Paradigm
How this shift changes things
We are many things - human beings - but above all we are tool users. Unlike most other species, and far more than any other species, we have defined ourselves by crafting tools which allow us to control our environment and overcome our limitations. Can't run as fast as a horse? Climb on the horse. Can't fight one-on-one with a Mammoth? Invent the spear. Can't remember everything you need? Create writing.
So tools matter. They matter most for those who lack the highest capabilities - a very old person and a very young person needs a car more often than a 20-year-old might - a short person needs a ladder more often than a tall person - a weak swimmer needs a boat when a great swimmer might not - but still, tools matter for everyone.
Ira SocolToolbelt Theory for EveryoneSpeEd Changehttp://speedchange.blogspot.com
Toolbelt Theory
So the trick to tool use is to learn to evaluate tasks and environments and your skills and the tools themselves as they change and determine what works best for you. I call this the "TEST" - Task - Environment - Skills - Tools
T
E
S
T
Task
Environment
Skills
ToolsIra SocolToolbelt Theory for EveryoneSpeEd Changehttp://speedchange.blogspot.com
Toolbelt Theory
Most technologies enable some while disabling others... stairs
bicycles
pencilsbooks
wheelchairs
http://www.katesays.org/2009/04/10/power-of-a-word/comment-page-1/#comment-5837
http://www.record-eagle.com/genwhy/local_story_097064707.html
We have the technology...
Transformability
Ability to be marked
NetworkabilityVersatilit
y
ReadingProblem
s
Versatility
Preference forVisual
Materials
ReadingProblem
s
Versatility
Preference forVisual
Materials
ReadingProblem
sLoves to read
Versatility
Transformability
etextstyle
Transformability
etextstyle
background
Transformability
etextstyle
background
size
Transformability
etext
form
style
background
size
Transformability
etext
form
style
background
text to speech
size
Ability to be marked
Highlight
Ability to be marked
Annotate
Highlight
background knowledge
Networkability
extension
activities
background knowledge
Networkability
extension
activities
definitions
background knowledge
Networkability
video clip
extension
activities
definitions
background knowledge
Networkability
UDL
UDL Progress
What is UDL?
Why is it important
now?
Changing Expectations in Education
Preparing kids for their future
Toolbelt Theory
Because it is the right thing to do
Technology purchasing
In BC Worldwide
Questioningassumptions
Universal Design - Architecture
Subtle Shift in Paradigm
How this shift changes things
It is not about the technology
suchitra printshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/chitrasudar/
2740220523/
The time is right...
Technology Integration
Universal Design for Learning
The questions are no longer "why?" or "should we?"...
...the questions are "what?" and "how?"
It is now a question of pedagogy
tools
accessibility - leveling the playing field
engagement
increased visual
UDL
UDL Progress
What is UDL?
Why is it important
now?
Changing Expectations in Education
Preparing kids for their future
Toolbelt Theory
Because it is the right thing to do
Technology purchasing
In BC Worldwide
Questioningassumptions
Universal Design - Architecture
Subtle Shift in Paradigm
How this shift changes things
"Increasingly we need to be seeing our curriculum as disabling children."
"Increasingly our curriculum will be be seen as unethical"
http://events.insinc.com/setbc/20081024/
David Rose
http://events.insinc.com/setbc/20081024/presentation-index6.html
To see the David Rose's entire presentation at the LATA Conference in October 2009 go to:
UDL
UDL Progress
What is UDL?
Why is it important
now?
Changing Expectations in Education
Preparing kids for their future
Toolbelt Theory
Because it is the right thing to do
Technology purchasing
In BC Worldwide
Questioningassumptions
Universal Design - Architecture
Subtle Shift in Paradigm
How this shift changes things
BC UDL Project
Second Year
Third Year
First Year * SD41 Burnaby: Morley Elementary * SD43 Coquitlam: Birchland Elementary * SD52 Prince Rupert: Pineridge, Westview, Kanata, Lax Kxeen * SD28 Quesnel: Quesnel Secondary * SD36 Surrey: Tamanawis Secondary * SD22 Vernon: Coldstream Elementary * SD61 Victoria: Colquitz Middle School
* SD 19 Revelstoke: Revelstoke Secondary School 7-12 * SD 23 Central Okanagan: Bankhead Elementary School K-6 * SD 34 Abbotsford: W.A. Fraser Middle School 6-8 * SD 39 Vancouver: David Livingstone Elementary School K-7 * SD 57 Prince George: Harwin Elementary School K-7 * SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith: Fairview Community School K-7 * SD 71 Comox Valley: Arden Elementary School K-7
* SD 42 Maple Ridge: Mount Crescent Elementary K-7 * SD 46 Sunshine Coast: Halfmoon Bay Elementary Community School K-7 * SD 54 Bulkley Valley: Smithers Secondary 8-12 * SD 63 Saanich: North Saanich Middle School 6-8 * SD 79 Cowichan Valley: Khowhemun Elementary K-6 * SD 83 North Okanagan-Shuswap: Len Wood Middle School 6-8 * SD 84 Vancouver Island West: Gold River Secondary 8-12
"Today’s classrooms are diverse and inclusive by nature. Differentiation of instruction and assessment and theprinciples of universal design are now recognized practices for teachers."
BC's Ministry of Education endorses Universal Design for Learning.
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/docs/adaptations_and_modifications_guide.pdf
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/docs/iepssn.pdf
http://setbc.org/setinfo/BCUDL/
http://setbc.org/setinfo/bcudl/resources.html
http://bcudl.pbworks.com/
http://paulhami.edublogs.org/
http://anitas.edublogs.org/
http://public.sd43.bc.ca/elementary/Birchland/SMARTBoard%20Forum/default.aspx
Smartboard Forum
ThinkingUDLSmartboard ForumAnitasquicktips
http://anitasquicktips.edublogs.org/
Anita's Tips, Tricks, and Weblinks
UDL
UDL Progress
What is UDL?
Why is it important
now?
Changing Expectations in Education
Preparing kids for their future
Toolbelt Theory
Because it is the right thing to do
Technology purchasing
In BC Worldwide
Questioningassumptions
Universal Design - Architecture
Subtle Shift in Paradigm
How this shift changes things
http://elgg.openschool.bc.ca/pg/groups/1671/udl-universal-design-for-learning/
http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com/
http://lisaslingo.blogspot.com/
http://speedchange.blogspot.com/
UDL
UDL Progress
What is UDL?
Why is it important
now?
Changing Expectations in Education
Preparing kids for their future
Toolbelt Theory
Because it is the right thing to do
Technology purchasing
In BC Worldwide
Questioningassumptions
Universal Design - Architecture
Subtle Shift in Paradigm
How this shift changes things
For links to all of the Websites mentioned in this presentation go to:
http://anitas.edublogs.org/udl-presentation-links/
Thinking UDL.ca
from fixing the childto fixing the curriculum
from child as problematicto curriculum as potentially problematic
from accepting differencesto valuing and encouraging differences
from assistive to mainstreamfrom separate to included
Shift in Paradigm...
http://www.safeshare.tv/v/wN7QfjIcVvA
Ownership
Belonging
Community
Inclusion...a shift in paradigm
UDL