Stretching the Lines of Inclusion: Best Practices in UDL Virtual Instruction (2 Part Series)

Session 1: 

As we enter the Fall we are uniquely aware of the challenges remote learning presents for all of our students and also the lessons learned. Universal Design for Learning is an important approach to centering equity in any remote or hybrid model. Focusing on our hopes for children in the 2020-2021 school year helps us to reimagine what is familiar and find more innovative ways to ensure all students have access to meaningful and rigorous curriculum. This session does a deep dive into the principles of UDL as well as best practices in remote learning therefore requiring participants to have a foundational knowledge in the UDL framework.

Session 2 : 

Assessment and meaningful connections with students is critical in the remote setting. We need data to inform our instructional decisions and that is ever more critical when we are not in the same physical space together. Educators will follow up on the impact of centering the UDL principles in their planning with how to effectively implement and use assessment data given remotely to ensure students have access to the curriculum and are making academic progress.