[Bridging_the_digital_divide] CAST workshops
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To all:
I received the following newsletter of CAST workshops. I have
highlighted those workshops that are of extreme value to some in this
forum. I have been to CAST and they have a beautiful facility. Their
researchers are tops in the field. Bottom line: Worthwhile if you go.
Best Regards,
jb
> CAST to Lead Centers that Improve, Implement National Instructional
> Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS). Read about this significant
> step forward for students with disabilities.
Read CAST’s press release here and Read NIMAS, related documents here
> New and exciting Professional Development Opportunities
CAST Institutes are two-, or three-day sessions that offer information,
awareness, and hands-on activities, focusing on Universal Design for
Learning (UDL) and other important educational issues. Each institute
features presentations from experts on UDL and other CAST professional
development staff. Institutes have a maximum of 24 participants which
allows for small group work, hands-on technology (one computer to two
participants), individualized support from CAST staff, and direct
application to participants’ practice. All institutes are held at CAST
in Wakefield Massachusetts, a suburb approximately 15 miles north of
downtown Boston and convenient to public transportation.
For more information contact: Grace Meo, gmeo at cast.org or call
781-245-2212, ext. 263
To register contact: Leslie O’Callaghan at locallaghan at cast.org or
781-245-2212, ext. 273
Register online at http://www.cast.org/udl/index.cfm?i=2417
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Institute #: 01
Universal Design for Learning and Post Secondary Education
Featured Presenters: Tracey Hall and Skip Stahl
Dates: January 31-February 1, 2005
Time: 8:30 – 3:30
Audience: Post-secondary Faculty
Cost: $620
Faculties from institutions of higher education are invited to learn
about the principles of UDL and application to post secondary practice.
This institute focuses on applying the UDL principles to the
development of course materials, syllabi, assessments and goals to meet
the needs of learners with diverse needs, backgrounds, experiences, and
opportunities.
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Institute #: 02
Universal Design for Learning: Reaching and Teaching All Learners
an introduction for pre-kindergarten – 12 educators
Featured Presenters: CAST Professional Development staff
Dates: February 10-11, 2005
Time: 8:30 – 3:30
Audience: All pre-k – 12 Educators
Cost: $620
How do I address the diversity of students in my classroom? How can I
design my curriculum to take advantage of the new technologies and
principles of Universal Design for Learning? Learn about and apply UDL
to practice. This Institute is an introduction to Universal Design for
Learning and its application to classroom practice. Participants will
have hands-on experiences with materials, technologies, and strategies,
and are supported as they develop realistic action steps that apply UDL
to their own practice.
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Institute #: 03
Universal Design for Learning and Data-Driven Decision Making
Featured Presenters: Bart Pisha and Grace Meo
Dates: March 10-11, 2005
Time: 8:30 – 3:30
Audience: All grade 4 – 12 Educators
Cost: $620
This institute will appeal to educators interested in learning to use
classroom level data reflecting student learning to inform their
everyday teaching. Key topics to be addressed will include Universal
Design for Learning, Action Research, and data collection strategies.
A major focus of this institute will be the use of hand held computers
(also known as PDAs) such as Palm, Sony Clié, or iPAQ to collect and
analyze classroom data.
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Institute #: 04
Universal Design for Learning: Reaching and Teaching All Learners
an introduction for pre-kindergarten – 12 educators
Featured Presenters: CAST Professional Development staff
Dates: April 7-8, 2005
Time: 8:30 – 3:30
Audience: All pre-k – 12 Educators
Cost: $620
How do I address the diversity of students in my classroom? How can I
design my curriculum to take advantage of the new technologies and
principles of Universal Design for Learning? Learn about and apply UDL
to practice. This Institute is an introduction to Universal Design for
Learning and its application to classroom practice. Participants will
have hands-on experiences with materials, technologies, and strategies,
and are supported as they develop realistic action steps that apply UDL
to their own practice.
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Institute #: 05
Universal Design for Learning and Struggling Readers
Featured Presenters: Bridget Dalton and Patrick Proctor
Dates: April 25-26, 2005
Time: 8:30 – 3:30
Audience: All grade 4 – 12 Educators
Cost: $620
This institute is designed to provide educators at the upper
elementary, middle and high school levels with an understanding of
Universal Design for Learning and application of principles to literacy
skills of struggling readers. The content of the workshop draws from
research based practices in literacy and strategic instruction.
Participants will have hands-on experiences with materials,
technologies, strategies, and methods that support struggling readers
as they “read to learn.”
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Institute #: 06
Universal Design for Learning and Post Secondary Education
Featured Presenters: Tracey Hall and Skip Stahl
Dates: June 2-3, 2005
Time: 8:30 – 3:30
Audience: Post-secondary Faculty
Cost: $620
Faculties from institutions of higher education are invited to learn
about the principles of UDL and application to post secondary practice.
This institute focuses on applying the UDL principles to the
development of course materials, syllabi, assessments and goals to meet
the needs of learners with diverse needs, backgrounds, experiences, and
opportunities.
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Institute #: 07
What does Brain Research Tell Us about Learner Differences?
Featured Presenter: David H. Rose
Dates: June 16-17, 2005
Time: 8:30 – 3:30
Audience: All Educators
Cost: $620
In this institute, participants will learn how brain research when
viewed from an educational perspective can illuminate and refine an
understanding of differences between learners. With an understanding
of learner differences, participants will learn how to design
educational experiences to meet individual needs.
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Institute #: 08
Universal Design for Learning and Literacy for English Language Learners
Featured Presenter: Patrick Proctor
Dates: June 27-28, 2005
Time: 8:30 – 3:30
Audience: All grade 4 – 12 Educators
Cost: $620
This institute is designed for educators who face the challenge of
making literacy accessible for English Language Learners. Participants
will learn about the principles of UDL and its application to literacy
curriculum for English Language learners. Issues related to
cross-language relationships, language learning differences,
immigration, and inclusive teacher practices will be discussed.
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Institute #: 09
Universal Design for Learning and Math
Featured Presenter: Boo Murray
Dates: July 7-8, 2005
Time: 8:30 – 3:30
Audience: All pre-k – 12 Educators
Cost: $620
The institute is appropriate for educators who teach mathematics.
Participants will learn about Universal Design for Learning, barriers
in the math curriculum, and strategies to make the math curriculum
accessible.
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Institute #: 10
Cognitive Disabilities, Literacy, and Strategy Instruction
Featured Presenters: Peggy Coyne and Grace Meo
Dates: July 13–15, 2005
Time: 8:30 – 3:30
Audience: All pre-k – 2 Educators
Cost: $930
This institute is specifically designed for teams of kindergarten –
grade 2 educators and is designed to support the emergent literacy for
students with significant cognitive disabilities. Universal Design for
Learning (UDL) is the framework for the Institute. Participants learn
to apply UDL to the development of curriculum that supports emergent
literacy. Participants will use varied technologies to support emergent
literacy and will learn to apply these technologies to the development
of supported literacy materials.
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Institute #: 11
Universal Design for Learning: Reaching and Teaching All Learners
an introduction for pre-kindergarten – 12 educators
Featured Presenters: CAST Professional Development staff
Dates: July 27-29, 2005
Time: 8:30 – 3:30
Audience: All pre-k – 12 Educators
Cost: $930
How do I address the diversity of students in my classroom? How can I
design my curriculum to take advantage of the new technologies and
principles of Universal Design for Learning? Learn about and apply UDL
to practice. This Institute is an introduction to Universal Design for
Learning and its application to classroom practice. Participants will
have hands-on experiences with materials, technologies, and strategies,
and are supported as they develop realistic action steps that apply UDL
to their own practice.
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Institute #: 12
Shaking Up the Classroom: Using UDL to Engage All Learners in an
Interdisciplinary Unit
Featured Presenters: Patti Ganley, Jeremy Price, and Amy Ingalls
Dates: August 3-5, 2005
Time: 8:30 – 3:30
Audience: All k – 12 Educators
Cost: $930
Bring in learning goals you have found challenging for your students,
and leave with a plan to reach the diverse learners in your classroom.
Guided by the principles of Universal Design for Learning and focused
on designing interdisciplinary curriculum units, this institute will
engage and connect educators with strategies, tools, methods,
techniques, and each other, to develop a usable curriculum unit that
addresses the diverse needs of all learners and meets local standards.
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Institute #: 13
Universal Design for Learning: Reaching and Teaching All Learners
an introduction for pre-kindergarten – 12 educators
Featured Presenters: CAST Professional Development staff
Dates: August 24-26, 2005
Time: 8:30 – 3:30
Audience: All pre-k – 12 Educators
Cost: $930
How do I address the diversity of students in my classroom? How can I
design my curriculum to take advantage of the new technologies and
principles of Universal Design for Learning? Learn about and apply UDL
to practice. This Institute is an introduction to Universal Design for
Learning and its application to classroom practice. Participants will
have hands-on experiences with materials, technologies, and strategies,
and are supported as they develop realistic action steps that apply UDL
to their own practice.
Newsletter Archive
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This issue:
http://www.cast.org/udl/index.cfm?i=5344
Online archive of the Consortium newsletters – take a look at back
issues that highlight varied topics for providing access to the general
education curriculum for all learners:
http://www.cast.org/udl/index.cfm?i=1100
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