The document summarizes a workshop on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) that was held on June 29, 2011 at the University of Sydney. The workshop included a discussion of the principles and guidelines of UDL, an activity to observe and identify examples of UDL in classrooms, and demonstrations of online tools from CAST including Book Builder, Science Writer, and Lesson Builder that incorporate UDL principles. The goal was for participants to learn how to use the tools to make their own teaching and training more accessible and flexible.

1. Universal Design for Learning:
Classroom Application to with
Online Tools from CAST
Workshop
June 29, 2011
University of Sydney
Tracey Hall
CAST

2. Flexible Workshop Agenda
Principles and Guidelines of UDL
UDL activity
Discussion of barriers/challenges in classrooms of
all types
Observing and identifying UDL in classrooms
UDL tools
Book Builder
Science Writer
Lesson Builder

3. UDL Principles and Guidelines

4. Getting to know
you, the UDL way!

5. You must learn
how to cook this
delicious Indian
Meal, for 4
people

6. Think about the
ways you would and
would not like to
learn to do this

7. Cook an Indian Meal
Think about ways you would and
would not like to learn.
I would learn best, if…
I would not learn very well, if…

8. What Did We Learn?

9. http://www.udlcenter.org/research/researchevidence/

11. http://www.udlcenter.org/resource_library/vid
eos/udlcenter/guidelines#video2

12. http://www.udlcenter.org/resource_library/videos/udlcenter/guidelines#video2

14. http://www.edutopia.org/math-social-activity-cooperative-learning-video

15. Myst 'Exile' in the classroom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5xFMmK5Ujs

16. www.cast.org

17. LEARNING TOOLS

18. 1. Brief introduction and
demonstration
2. Identify Highlight UDL
components together
3. Illustrate uses from cases
4. Participants identify use for tool
in their teaching/training
5. Explore and use the tool (e.g.
Create a book, write a Science
Report

19. Thank you!
Tracey Hall
thall@cast.org
www.cast.org