Online Community of Practice for UDL Implementors

UDL for MA Educators - August 2012

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This group is designed for MA educators who participate in the August 15 -16 UDL workshops supported by the MA DESE.

Location: Wakefield, MA
Members: 38
Latest Activity: Aug 22, 2012

Welcome!

Welcome to the UDL for MA Educators workshop. Please take time to click on the workshop links for more information. Also, you feel free to start discussions in the Comment Wall below and introduce yourself in the Discussion Forum!

Take a look at the Resources below or on the Pages site on the right:

MTSS Resources
Session Resources
CAST and UDL Resources - http://community.udlcenter.org/group/udl-for-ma-educators-wakefield/page/cast-resources/edit

Discussion Forum

Introductions! Please introduce yourselves to the group: 4 Replies

Hi! I am Allison Posey, one of the instructors of the workshop. I currently work as a contractor at CAST and my teaching background includes high school science (biology, anatomy, psychology). My educational interests include consideration of arts…Continue

Started by Allison Posey. Last reply by Nancy Legan Aug 22, 2012.

UDL Guidelines Highlights

HIGHLIGHTS!Guideline 1checkpoint 1.1: customizing display: contrast, etc. cultural representation, context representation (can they use it at home?), Text to Speech:TTS (still need work on speech to text)checkpoint 1.2: alternatives for auditory…Continue

Started by Grace Meo Aug 15, 2012.

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Comment Wall

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Comment by Tara Gestrich on August 16, 2012 at 2:38pm

Madeline's email: mlevine@doe.mass.edu
Tara's email: tgestrich@doe.mass.edu
Shawn's email: sconnelly@doe.mass.edu

Comment by Tara Gestrich on August 16, 2012 at 11:03am: UDL editions - Call of the Wild example: http://udleditions.cast.org/INTRO,call_of_the_wild.html

Comment by Tara Gestrich on August 16, 2012 at 11:02am: UDL Book Builder: http://bookbuilder.cast.org/

Comment by Tara Gestrich on August 16, 2012 at 10:56am: UDL Exchange: http://udlexchange.cast.org/home

Comment by Tara Gestrich on August 16, 2012 at 10:54am: Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy: http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=198218&title=...

Comment by Tara Gestrich on August 16, 2012 at 10:37am: Prezi is a great side for making interactive powerpoints - thanks to Lindsey for the link!: http://prezi.com

Comment by Tara Gestrich on August 16, 2012 at 10:26am: Glogster: http://www.glogster.com/

Comment by Tara Gestrich on August 16, 2012 at 10:11am: PBS tattoo video: http://video.pbs.org/video/2219469018/

Comment by Tara Gestrich on August 16, 2012 at 9:12am: GOAL: noun-verb agreement

Yellow: describe where the accident occurred.

Green: describe the traffic light you see at the time of the accident.

Pink: what happened to the red car in the accident?

Blue: what happened to the other car in the accident?