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If You Build It, They Will Learn: Making Instruction Work for ALL Students

Learn how incorporating universal design principles in instruction can benefit all learners. Explore examples and strategies to ensure effective instruction for all students. Join the Parent Mentor Conference in Athens, GA on September 12, 2013.

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If You Build It, They Will Learn: Making Instruction Work for ALL Students

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  1. If You Build It, They Will Learn: Making Instruction Work for ALL Students Parent Mentor Conference Athens, GA September 12, 2013

  2. Learning TargetI can use examples to illustrate how incorporating the three principles of universal design makes instruction work for all learners. Essential Question How can we ensure that we provide access to effective instruction for ALL students?

  3. Cynde’s Story Verbal NOT Visual Creative thinker Hearing loss in both ears Strength limited due to medical issue Voracious reader Can’t abide disorder Can’t sit for more than 30 consecutive minutes Easily bored Some distance vision issues Prefers to work independently

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  5. How Do Typical Classroom Practices Address Our Students’ Stories? Taking tests Reading print text Listening to lectures Making oral presentations Working in groups Whole class discussions Using a computer Seat work Taking notes Writing essays/reports

  6. It’s not our kids that are the problem; it’s the curriculum! We need to redesign curriculum and instruction to meet the needs of a wide variety of students from the start.

  7. http://cast.org/udl/index.html

  8. Principles of Universal Design for Learning Multiple Means of Representation INPUT (recognition networks) Multiple Means of Action & Expression OUTPUT (strategic networks) Multiple Means of Engagement ENGAGEMENT (affective networks)

  9. What Might This Look Like? Multiple Means of Representation Multiple Means of Action & Expression Multiple Means of Engagement

  10. Learning TargetI can use examples to illustrate how incorporating the three principles of universal design makes instruction work for all learners. Essential Question How can we ensure that we provide access to effective instruction for ALL students?

  11. Want to Know More About UDL? http://cast.org/pd/OnlineModules/index.html

  12. Cynde Snider csnider@doe.k12.ga.us 404-657-9971

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