a PowerPoint version of the Agenda for our preconference session at CEC 2010

1. Educating by Design: Universal Design for Learning for Classroom Teachers CEC Convention & Expo 2010 Jenna Gravel, Tracey Hall, Skip Stahl,

2. AGENDA Session #1 The National Center on Universal Design for Learning Focus: Overview of the UDL Center & resources; the three neural networks, Three UDL principles; the UDL Guidelines PPTs: www.slideshare.net (keywords: CEC, 2010, UDL, CAST) Handouts: UDL Guidelines checklist Resources: www.udlcenter.org

3. Agenda Session #2 The Screening Room: UDL in the Classroom I Resources: Grade1 Mathematics - http://www.udlcenter.org/screening_room/udlcenter#video2 Math as a Social Activity - http://www.edutopia.org/math-social-activity-sel-video Biology 101 - http://www.classaccommodation.org/UDL%20Project/biology.htm

4. Agenda Session #3 Flexible Materials: UDL in the Classroom II Focus: Strategies for enhancing learning & access PPTs: www.slideshare.net (keywords: CEC, 2010, UDL, CAST) Resources: UDL Editions - http://udleditions.cast.org/ BookBuilder - http://bookbuilder.cast.org/ Science Writer - http://sciencewriter.cast.org TTS video; AIM Explorer - http://aim.cast.org/experience/training/explorer

5. Agenda Session #4 You Decide: Smart Tools in the UDL Classroom Focus: Practical strategies & tools for supporting UDL Resources: Structured text in MS Word - http://www.webaim.org/techniques/word/#create MyStudyBar - http://www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk/eduapps/download.php ShodorInteractivate - http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html Google Docs – http://docs.google.com