Organizations

These are some organizations that serve as resources to those who want to learn more about Universal Design for Learning.
media type="custom" key="6558403" =[|www.cast.org]= Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) was founded in 1984. It is a non-profit organization that works in research and development. Their mission is "To expand learning opportunities for all individuals, especially those with disabilities, through Universal Design for Learning." The CAST website offers a lot of information of what UDL is and how to implement it.

These are a few of the features og the CAST website that I have used or plan to use in the future:

[|Teaching Every Student] (TES) highlights many of the popular features of the CAST site. It is a quick way to see what the site is all about. There are also toolkits available to help apply the principles of UDL or to train people in UDL.

There are two free Online Modules used for teacher education to explain UDL and how to incorporate it into the classroom. The modules take several hours to complete. Many of the learning tools developed by CAST are offered in the modules so that participants can learn the material visually, audibly, and interactively.

[|Learning Tools] Book Builder allows students to create, share, and comment on digital books with the help of learning supports. Lesson Builder allows teachers to create, edit, and save their own lessons using UDL. There are several other tools available at this link for teachers and students. Most are free, but users must create an account.

[|Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age] (2002) by David H. Rose and Anne Meyer, with Nicole Strangman and Chuck Hitchcock is the original book on Universal Design for Learning. It can be read in its entirety online or purchased here.

media type="custom" key="6558407" = [] = The National Center on Universal Design for Learning was founded in 2009 with the goal of connecting educators with concrete examples and resources for UDL. This site is more about connecting with others who are implementing UDL and seeing what they are doing that is having a positive impact.

A UDL guidelines document lists the checkpoints which help to build a Universal Design for Learning classroom. Examples and resources matches tools and software with each of the checkpoints and ideas about how educators can use them. There is also a place to contribute to the list if you know a resource which is not listed.

media type="custom" key="6560369"

The site includes research, articles and news which are all up to date and relevant. There is also a link to the Teaching Every Student Blog on the site. The blog is written by Karen Janowski and has helpful posts on UDL (and other things). She connects UDL in a way that seems natural as opposed to "one more thing" we have to do.

media type="custom" key="6558841" =@http://www.advocacyinstitute.org/UDL/index.shtml= The National Universal Design for Learning Task force offers links and resources. There are also fact sheets available which are specifically geared toward administrators, teachers, parents, and policy makers.