Posted Monday February 16 2015 at 10:46 am
CAST Professional Learning is looking for great examples of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in practice. CAST, the Center for Applied Special Technology, was founded 25 years ago to explore ways of using new technologies to provide better educational experiences to students with disabilities.
Here's your opportunity to show what UDL looks like in your classroom, school, or learning environment. You or your school team could win $500 and the chance to show the world how you are effectively infusing the UDL principles into your practice. Submit your video focused on one of the 3 UDL principles. If your video is a "Top Finalist", it will be featured on the CAST Professional Learning website, the National Center on UDL, and CAST social media. In addition, winners will receive free copies of two top-selling books on UDL – UDL Theory and Practice AND Dr. Katie Novak's UDL NOW!
Deadline for submission to the CAST Looking4UDL Video Contest is February 27, 2015. See the CAST Professional Learning webpage for full contest description, official rules, and registration form.
Posted Wednesday February 04 2015 at 05:17 am
Summer Experiential Learning Fellowships in Disability Policy Research
Deadline: February 13, 2015
RiSE Scholarship Foundation
For high school students who learn differently.
Deadline: February 15, 2015
National Federation of the Blind 2015 Scholarship Program
For blind college students in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Deadline: March 31, 2015
Posted Sunday January 25 2015 at 6:56 pm
As part of our Embodying Literacy professional development series, we are excited to offer a workshop dedicated to Universal Design for Learning geared towards early childhood. Boston Public Schools Inclusion Specialist Hilary Shea will be providing participants an overview of the neuroscience that supports UDL, as well as strategies for bringing this framework into classrooms. This promises to be an informative and empowering workshop to equip educators with tips and tools to make their classrooms engaging and successful for all children in their classrooms.
Title: Universal Design for Learning in Early Childhood
Date and time: Thursday, February 5, 2015, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Location: VSA Massachusetts, The NonProfit Center, 89 South Street, Boston MA 02111 (South Street Room, 2nd floor)
Register online on MyLearningPlan or contact Nicole Agois at nicoleagois@vsamass.org for more information.
