Arie Werder, a district educational technology district consultant teacher, bravely shares her K - 12 through college experiences as a learner with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD with a lead up to why UDL feels like home to her.

117: How UDL shifted Tracy Dabbs’ PD design

Mar 27th, 2024 15m 4s

With a diverse student population, Burlington-Edison School District needed a common instructional framework. UDL was adopted and transformed Tracy’s understanding of instructional design and her PDs. During this podcast, she talks about shifti

116: "While UDL is very aspirational, we still commit to it and do what we can"

Feb 22nd, 2024 17m 2s

Former guest Liz Hartmann from Lasell University and the Harvard Graduate School of Education shares how her understanding and implementation of the framework have evolved over time. She shares her thoughts on the dynamic nature of UDL and the

115: Jana Nicol returns and shares how her roles have influenced her connection to UDL

Feb 7th, 2024 13m 32s

Jana Nicol returns to UDL in 15 Minutes to share her experiences and growth through the use of the UDL framework. Her roles have changed over the last four years and have directly influenced her interpretation and application of the framework.

114: Business owners talk deeply about our nervous system and how it affects everything we do

Jan 30th, 2024 14m 31s

The principle of Engagement is entirely rooted in the nervous system. Anne Bishop and Chantill Lopez use their deep knowledge of the nervous system to help educators tap into that critical piece of UDL all while using UDL to develop their own i

113:How these business entrepreneurs use UDL in their business design and their teaching

Jan 16th, 2024 13m 32s

Anne Bishop and Chantill Lopez share their backgrounds with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and movement education as well as their experiences of applying UDL to their business, The Embodied Business Institute. By leveraging brain-based le

112: 24 years of collaboration. 64 collective years as high school teachers. Year 1 of UDL. Choice and co-created rubrics brought positive change.

Jan 3rd, 2024 15m 12s

Kelly Ackerman and Lisa Renz have collaboratively taught for 24 years and have taught 31 and 33 years respectively. They are also brand new to UDL. In this episode, share how they brought choice into their English II lessons and co-created rubr

111: A trifecta: students understanding their own learning needs, gaining empathy, and creating inclusive and accountable learning processes.

Dec 6th, 2023 16m 21s

Kelly shares her experience of guiding students to create “Brain Stories”, which help them understand their own learning needs and the needs of others. She also shares the benefits and challenges of co-creating rubrics with her students, ensuri

110: After 14 years of co-teaching together, UDL changed up how they approached lesson development and instruction

Nov 29th, 2023 14m 42s

Co-teachers Kyanne Obrock and Carrie McSwain share how they saw a significant increase in student effort and motivation when they started designing lessons that shifted from planning for individual students to planning for learner variability.

109: Principal Gayle Hines excites and entices her staff to learn about UDL - and they love it!

Nov 8th, 2023 16m 7s

Gayle Hines, principal at Matoaca Middle School in Richmond, Virginia, shares how she prepares her staff to learn about UDL and the strategies she uses to make UDL PD effective and enticing to her staff.

108: Beth Stark and Jérémie Rostan introduce us to LUDIA, an AI UDL thought partner

Oct 25th, 2023 15m 53s

Beth Stark and Jérémie Rostan, the co-creators of the AI tool LUDIA, share how educators can use the process of “tell, tinker, tweak, and transfer” to enhance their journey with Universal Design for Learning. We dispel common myths about AI and

107: How Doug Smith and colleagues use UDL to design adaptive PE environments

Oct 25th, 2023 15m 17s

Doug Smith, an adapted physical education specialist, discusses his journey with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and how he applies it in his work. During our conversation, he explains that adapted physical education is required by law for

106: Creating safe, inclusive, power-sharing learning spaces in higher education

Oct 11th, 2023 14m 42s

Kade Friedman, an adjunct professor at New York University, shares their journey in education and how they use UDL to create inclusive learning spaces for adults. They discuss the importance of using UDL not only in teaching students, but also

105: Using a combination of UDL, shared unit planning, and a focus on Power Standards to help Middle School students build their executive functioning skills

Sep 26th, 2023 17m 36s

Shannon Costley and Megan Babb discuss how they have used a combination of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), shared unit planning, and a focus on Power Standards to guide their middle school learners back to the face-to-face classroom after

104: How one co-op has improved the engagement and expression of ALL learners via a flexible digital tool.

Sep 13th, 2023 16m 58s

Kyle Carlin and Andrea Wichers from the West Central Kansas Special Education Cooperative discuss how they have implemented a UDL-aligned flexible digital tool, Read and Write, and how it has improved students' engagement and expression.

103: Jeremy and Stephanie of Pike Valley School District in Scandia, Kansas talk about specific system supports they use to provide ongoing support and help staff embrace UDL.

Aug 30th, 2023 14m 44s

Jeremy Miller, the principal of Pike Valley Junior/Senior High School, and Stephanie Jensen, a Resource Teacher at the same school, discuss their school's journey with Universal Design for Learning (UDL). They highlight the importance of both i

102: How a statewide book study series is spreading the UDL word

Aug 16th, 2023 13m 23s

In this episode, Loui Lord Nelson interviews Nicole Glynn and Nicole Peters about their experiences with UDL and their facilitation of the Kansas Interstate book study. They discuss their journey with UDL, the design of the book studies, and th

101: PLCs plus coaching impact statewide UDL professional learning

Aug 9th, 2023 13m 8s

Cindy Malone of Kansas Infinitec shares how a statewide system of UDL Professional Learning Communities and coaching have shifted technology use across Kansas.

I’m a brain master: When students are fully empowered

Jul 19th, 2023 15m 17s

Brandon shares how he used his Tell me about UDL bulletin board to empower his learners to learn about UDL and become strong self-advocates.

Truly weaving in UDL: One district’s story

Jul 19th, 2023 22m 5s

Mary Waldron and Michaela Clancy of Washington share how equity work and MTSS were Clover Park School District’s springboard into the UDL.

98: How students established the push for inclusion

Jun 21st, 2023 15m 59s

Sara Lucero and Cassie Stevens return for part 2 of their story about how inclusion became a central part of Olympic View Elementary School.

97:How one principal is dismantling self-contained classrooms with the help of UDL.

Jun 7th, 2023 16m 39s

This episode continues our journey with the Inclusionary Practices Project in Washington. Sara Lucero, the principal of Olympic Park Elementary School, shares the steps she took to shift away from self-contained environments to inclusive classr

Special edition: ”What does UDL look like?” This tool answers that.

May 23rd, 2023 12m 40s

The ultimate UDL question is “what does UDL look like?” Loui shares how her new tool, The UDL Gears, helps UDL users in all fields and around the world shift that question to, "What are the consistencies of UDL application?" In this episode, gu

96: Student stories and the power of UDL from Castlerock Early Childhood Learning Center

May 10th, 2023 14m 11s

You know you’ve got a strong design when other districts want to visit and learn from you. Janelle, Heidi, and Emily share some #UDL-driven student-specific stories in Part 2 of their podcast about Castlerock Early Childhood Learning Center in