Online Community of Practice for UDL Implementors

UDL In Arkansas

Information

This group is designed for the educators in Arkansas. Please join and share your ideas with your colleagues.

Website: http://www.arkansased.org/
Members: 57
Latest Activity: Jan 29, 2014

Introduction

Welcome to the 2013 AACIA Conference, November 15, 2013

Below are links to the information and resources that will be used/discussed on Friday, November 15th.

Meet the Presenter

Loui Lord Nelson, lordnelson@raiseinc.com

Agenda

11/15/2013 Power Point

Video Links

Welcome to the October 30, 2013 Workday

Please click on links below or on the Pages site on right to access online resources provided during this workshop Also, feel free to add discussions and comments at any point. This site will remain active after the workshop as well.

Resources
Workday Power Point
Building Background in UDL
Agenda: October 30, 2013 Agenda.docx
Triggering Question: In order to increase student achievement with high expectations for all learners, how can Arkansas utilize the UDL framework as a foundation for implementing the Common Core State Standards?
Meet the Presenters
- Grace Meo, gmeo@cast.org
- Patti Ralabate, pralabate@cast.org

Discussion Forum

PD Makeover 3 Replies

What do you do to make your professional development offerings meaningful for educators in Arkansas?Continue

Started by Grace Meo. Last reply by Rose Merry Kirkpatrick Jan 29, 2014.

The Friday presenter

Hello everyone. I am Loui Lord Nelson, your presenter. I'm a born and raised Hoosier (Indiana) who just returned from a year in Boston. I was a post-doctoral fellow at CAST and Boston College and got to really dig into UDL. While I was there I wrote…Continue

Started by Loui Lord Nelson Nov 14, 2013.

Introductions! Take a moment to introduce yourself: 2 Replies

Hi,I am Grace Meo, one of the workday facilitators from CAST. I am the Sr. Director of Professional Learning and Outreach Services and work with educators throughout the country. My background is in special education and technology/curriculum…Continue

Started by Grace Meo. Last reply by Rose Merry Kirkpatrick Oct 30, 2013.

Hello

Hello everyone,I'm thrilled to be a part of this group and hope to learn so much more about UDL to share with my district in Bryant!Continue

Started by Debbie Bruick-Jones Oct 30, 2013.

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Comment by Melissa Speers on November 14, 2013 at 8:54pm: Hello,

I'm Melissa Speers, Director of Special Programs for the Jessieville School District where one of my responsibilities is curriculum. I'm looking forward to learning more about UDL. See you tomorrow.

Comment by Marcia on November 14, 2013 at 4:21pm: Hello,
I'm Marcia Sanders, Teacher Center Coordinator at the Northwest AR Education Service Cooperative in Farmington. I'm looking forward to learning more about UDL at the AACIA Conference.

Comment by Dr. Lisa W. Todd on November 14, 2013 at 4:19pm: Greetings from Greenbrier!

Comment by Randy Isely on November 14, 2013 at 1:16pm: Good afternoon. I'm Randy Isely, curriculum administrator for the Danville School District. I am looking forward to new learnings!

Comment by Teri Lynn Day on November 14, 2013 at 11:58am: Hello,

My name is Teri Lynn Day, and I am the Curriculum Director for the Ashdown School District. I am looking forward to a great day of learning tomorrow at the AACIA conference.

Comment by Suzanne Rogers on November 14, 2013 at 10:46am: Hi!
I'm Suzanne Rogers, Director of Curriculum at LISA Academy. I'm looking forward to the AACIA conference on Friday to learn more about UDL.

Comment by Mary Kathryn Stein on October 30, 2013 at 9:54am: Hello! I am Mary Kathryn Stein and I am the Program Coordinator for Gifted and Talented and Advanced Placement. I am looking forward to learning about UDL. Happy Halloween,

Comment by Rose Merry Kirkpatrick on October 29, 2013 at 9:59pm: Hello everyone, I'm Rose Merry Kirkpatrick. I am a special education consultant and currently coordinate the AR Co-Teaching Project, a grant project funded by the ADE Special Education Unit and the Dawson Education Cooperative. Bringing UDL principles into the general education classroom is critical to successfully serving students with disabilities in the general education classroom. I am excited about being part of this work group.

Comment by Bryan Ayres on October 24, 2013 at 11:00am: Hi everyone, I'm Bryan Ayres, the Director of the Technology & Curriculum Access Center at Easter Seals Arkansas. We have a program that collaborates with the Testing and Accountability Section of the Arkansas Department of Education and the Special Education Unit in Arkansas. I'm a music educator and special education teacher and administrator by licensure and have been involved in education for nearly 30 years. Since 2005, we've founded our part of a larger non-profit based on the framework of UDL and the belief that everyone has unique recognition, expression and affective learning networks and that everyone can be best served in education using a UDL model.