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=**Universal Design for Learning Online Investigations:** = (Introduced in Class and supplemented with Independent online investigations)

Students will work on these investigations to learn about Universal Design for Learning and Read/Write Web through case studies, presentations, demonstrations, video models and research-to-practice resources.

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1. Alone or in small groups: Visit and interact with attention, reading and writing sections of: []

2. Visit and actively interact with the UDL Activities from Maryland Learning Links: [|http://marylandlearninglinks.org/3816]

3. Explore the basics of Universal Design for Learning []

View these videos Under More Videos:
 * UDL Principles and Practice
 * The UDL Guidelines
 * Grade 5 Language Arts
 * Revised Research
 * ...feel free to watch others!

4. Explore CAST, UDL Guidelines 2.0 []

5. Visit and interact with the resources here: http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com/ (Did you find any tools that would be helpful in YOUR classroom? Too many?? :-) We will also explore some of these tools in class!)

6. Read the UDL Blueprint: Nelson, L.L. & Basham, J.D. (2014). A blueprint for UDL: Considering the design of implementation. Lawrence, KS:UDL-IRN. Retrieved from [|http://udl-irn.org]

7. Read [|Chapter 3: The Variability of Learners] in Universal Design for Learning: Theory and Practice By Anne Meyer, David H. Rose, and David Gordon

8. Read: Novak, Katie, Blog Post: []

9. Answer Discussion prompt in Edmodo: After you complete these investigations in class and independently, go to the Edmodo discussion group and post your thoughts to this prompt:
 * What does UDL mean to you? What key ideas have you gleaned from your readings, web site investigations and video models? In what ways might the role of the teacher change when using some of the tools you explored? In what ways might materials and methods change (worksheets, textbooks, lectures) with your new UDL lens?