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 classrooms.

UDL in 15 Minutes

66: Graduates with STEM degrees help spread UDL to classrooms in Algeria

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 their academic rigor all while using the digital learning environment. It was all planned using the UDL framework.

71: Using digital learning and supporting SEL and academics with 2nd graders

Continuing the UDL district implementation series with Fond du Lac Schools, Shannon Schultz offers a deep dive into their UDL Readiness Rubric.

70: Shannon Schultz and the UDL Readiness Rubric

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 across their 14 schools.

69: UDL implementation from the district level

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 positions. BONUS: He shares a crosswalk of the intentional outcomes of UDL, PBIS, and International Baccalaureate used at his high school. Go to: https://bit.ly/3kBd0va 

Superintendent Rene Sanchez – how he introduced UDL as a principal in Houston, TX.

What co-teaching, staff support, and transformative teaching led by UDL looks like in their New South Wales, Australia school.

67: How Clair was supported by Amanda, her UDL coach, and transformed her teaching

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.

65: An AP Art History course designed using UDL, held in a community-based museum, and accessible to all learners. Mic drop.

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.

64: How Callie improved her art and design instruction through the use of UDL

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.

63: Emily Art on instructing on UDL while implementing UDL

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 supports in the midst of the Syrian tragedy.

62: Alaa Zaza from Syria shares how UDL contributes to hope during the current Syrian tragedy

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, though, has shown to be flexible and useful in the learning environment. Though this podcast was originally recorded for UDL Research in 15 Minutes, the topic is a must share for UDL in 15 Minutes!

61: Kavita Rao talks about the UDL Reporting Criteria Tool

Andretesha Fitzgerald shares how a unit on letter writing empowered her students then and continues to empower her students now.

60: Andretesha Fitzgerald, authentic letter writing, and empowerment

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 equitable learning environments.

59:How Lizzie Fortin's coaching focuses on radical love using UDL

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 with OER.

58: Open Education Resources and UDL: Carolee talks about the connections and offers resources

Jess Lombardi shares how she empowers her students to understand their own learning needs, track their growth, and lead their own conferences.

57: Jess Lombardi and student led conferences

UDL in 15 Minutes: Where educators share their implementation of Universal Design for Learning with host Loui Lord Nelson.

66: Graduates with STEM degrees help spread UDL to classroom...