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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi, David:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I thought I would share with you and
others on this list a fact sheet that CALPRO staff developed on Universal
Design for Learning (UDL). There is a great deal written on UDL, but we wanted
something short and practical that would provide teachers with the definition
and background of UDL as well as some concrete tips for incorporating UDL into
teaching and learning. This fact sheet also is posted to the CALPRO Web site at
<a href="http://www.calpro-online.org/documents/FactSheetUniversalDesign.pdf">http://www.calpro-online.org/documents/FactSheetUniversalDesign.pdf</a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Although the principles of UDL that we
discuss in the fact sheet are in the context of what teachers need to know to ensure
that instructional design and delivery are appropriate for and accessible to <u>all</u>
learners, these same principles can and should be applied to the design and
delivery of professional development. I believe that this is an appropriate standard
for PD, but I think that we in adult education have not had many discussions on
the concept of UDL, so it’s perhaps a bit murky for us. In fact, in <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State>, this fact
sheet is the only adult education product that <u>explicitly</u> relates to UDL—and
we probably need to do more to move the concept forward. I would be interested
in hearing from others about whether your PD efforts address the topic of UDL.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-Mary Ann Corley<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> CALPRO Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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professionaldevelopment-bounces@nifl.gov
[mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces@nifl.gov] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>David J. Rosen<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, December 02, 2007
6:59 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">The
Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [ProfessionalDevelopment
1767] Universal design,evidence-based teaching practices</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hello Kate, and others, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Nov 30, 2007, at 10:57 AM, <a href="mailto:Kate.Brandt@mail.cuny.edu">Kate.Brandt@mail.cuny.edu</a>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I also have some questions about the standards. What is
"universal design?" And exactly which evidence-based
teaching practices will we, as staff developers, be expected to pass on to
teachers? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>In the proposed AALPD Professional Development Standards there is a
reference, in two of the indicators under standard 2, to "universal
design":<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Standard 2. <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Prepares practitioners
to appreciate and respond to the needs of all students, create supportive
environments, and hold high expectations for all learners. </span></i><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Indicator (a) <i><span style='font-style:italic'>PD planning
takes into account the principles of universal design</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'>Indicator (b) <i><span style='font-style:italic'>PD providers are
trained in the principles of universal design</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Universal Design<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>This is evironmental design that helps everyone, not just people with
disabilities. A curb cut in a sidewalk, for example, makes crossing a
street easier for those pushing strollers and those on roller skates, bicycles
and skateboards, (the great majority of the people who use curb cuts) as well
as those in wheelchairs. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>In a classroom or computer lab universal design refers to the idea that
it is not sufficient to have separate, sometimes stigmatizing assists for
learners with disabilities; instead, the entire learning environment --
including technology -- should accommodate the widest range of learners,
including those with physical and learning disabilities. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Universal Design and Technology<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>An example of universal design in technology is a software feature,
found now in nearly all personal computers, that allows users to increase
the size of the text. This helps people who have difficulty seeing small
text, including those who are more severely sight-impaired. Another technology
example is the text-to-speech software found in many computers, and that could
easily be installed in all computers, that enables people who are legally blind
to have text, including web pages, read out loud. This software may also be
useful to those who have specific reading disabilities. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>For more information on universal design you might look at:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>For a definition of universal design in a learning environment, you
could look at:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="http://www.cast.org/research/udl/index.html">http://www.cast.org/research/udl/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><a href="http://telr.osu.edu/dpg/fastfact/undesign.html">http://telr.osu.edu/dpg/fastfact/undesign.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="http://www.nectac.org/topics/atech/udl.asp">http://www.nectac.org/topics/atech/udl.asp</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>As for which evidence-based practices should be "passed on",
the AALPD standards are not intended to be prescriptive in this area, but they
do embrace both research (not necessarily "gold standard") and
professional wisdom (which in my opinion has not yet been adequately defined in
our field). Standard 5 focuses on practitioners' abilities to evaluate and
apply research (including professional wisdom) and theory. I believe that the
idea of Standard 5 is not to push any particular evidence-based practice but
rather to help practitioners become skilled in evaluating and applying (and
then judging the results of using) evidence-based practices.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>David J. Rosen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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