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CSUN, March 2011 Universally-Designed Tools and Strategies for Struggling Students Kirk D. Behnke, M.Ed., ATP [email protected] Cecilia Robinson [email protected]
CSUN, March 2011
Universally-Designed Tools
and Strategies for Struggling
Students
Kirk D. Behnke, M.Ed., ATP
Cecilia Robinson
A little about me…
Kirk Behnke
• Master’s in Education – Special Ed and Tech @
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
• UCP of NJ – Rehab Technologist/Computer
• Temple University – PIAT – Tech Act
• California State University, Northridge (CSUN) –
Coord., Training, Grants and Contracts – ATACP
• Region 4 ESC – Senior Ed. Specialist, Lead for
Texas AT Network
A little about me…
Cecilia Robinson• Master’s in Education – visual
impairments and assessment,
University of Texas at Austin
• Texas School for the Blind and
Visually Impaired – Outreach
Services – assistive technology
• Region 4 ESCEducation
Specialist – visual impairments
and assistive technology
Share
BIG
Ideas
doing the same things
over and over and
expecting different
results.
- Albert Einstein
The definition of insanity…..
Why
UDL?
Good instruction is essential
• Good teachers are giving good instruction
• Good teachers are building in flexibility
• Good teachers are trying new ways
• Good teachers are listening
• Good teachers are giving up control
• Many good teachers are already using
UDL, but they don’t know it.
Do you see learners like this?
Or do you see learners like this?
It’s a different
world for our
students
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UDL
Bring in the 21st century digital native to teach the digital immigrant
UDL provides a blueprint for
creating instructional goals,
methods, materials, and
assessments that work for
everyone--not a single, one-size-
fits-all solution but rather flexible
approaches that can be
customized and adjusted for
individual needs.
Guiding Principles
Multiple Methods of …
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Representation – “what of learning”
Expression – “how of learning”
Engagement – “why of learning”
Low Tech Poll…
How do you learn best?
How does your colleague learn best?
How can you facilitate their learning?
Based upon Brain Research
Three Brain Networks:
Recognition
• How we gather facts and
categorize what we see, hear,
and read. Identifying letters,
words, or an author's style
are recognition tasks.
Three Brain Networks:
Strategic
• Planning and performing
tasks. How we organize
and express our ideas.
Writing an essay or solving
a math problem are
strategic tasks.
Three Brain Networks:
Affective
• How learners get engaged
and stay motivated. How they
are challenged, excited, or
interested. These are
affective dimensions.
Adapting the
Curriculum –
accommodating all
students
Reaches all Learners
It’s all about
Transforming
Education
through UDL
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Become an
Architectfor
Change
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