Florida in January!

PRE-03TW: Mission Possible: Proliferating
a Culture of Universal Design For Learning

Beth Poss, Montgomery County Public Schools; Christopher Bagaj,
Loudoun County Public Schools

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: help more students,
with fewer specialized resources and less time. Mission impossible
you say? AT Providers must do more than meet the needs
of students with disabilities in today’s educational world. AT
providers must make systemic changes in the culture of education to serve
students who use technology to access curriculum. By fostering a culture
dedicated to the implementation of Universal Design for Learning, AT providers
can meet the needs of more students in a timely fashion with fewer resources.
Combining the philosophies of UDL and systems change, this 2 day session
explores practical strategies using readily-available tools for professional
development and accessible curriculum design. The first day will focus on
strategies for PD and planning for change, and the second day will provide
hands on opportunities to create the resources needed by both students and
educators to implement the change.