#UDLchat Archive
Meet and chat with colleagues about Universal Design for Learning (UDL) on Twitter! The best hour of professional learning you'll get in 30 minutes. Held the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 9-9:30PM ET.
Wednesday January 6, 2016
Welcome to our 1st in 2016! We’re getting reading to Review & Rejuvenate w/!
After intro...Let’s
Toss up ONE WORD Tweets to describe UDL and begin to sprinkle our year with UDL confetti!
feel like you missing' out? Got a case of FOMO? That's because you're not at ! It's happening NOW!
Bryan from MI. UDL word: DISPRUPTOEDUAWESOMENESS!
Hey, ! Let's start to throw out some powerful confetti tweets as we wait for others to join this first of 2016!
7th gr. SS teacher from Baltimore, MD. 3rd year teacher. UDL PLC member for 3 years now.
Now there's a UDLified word--quite unique and meaningful!
WORD! How about GAMECHANGER?!?
Happy to be here! Karen from RI where the weather is cold outside but we are warm n cozy in our grade 4 classroom community.
Heather Gauck Resource K-4 West Michigan
Welcome, ! A warm welcome to you! and GREAT addition to our confetti tweets!
I everyone at the Ron Rogers from Ohio. I work for OCALI. One word. Inclusive
Brett from Indiana - 1 word = powerful
Stephanie Craig from Columbus, IN....my UDL word would be powerful mojo. Sorry that's 2...
Jon from Florida, 7th grade ELA. Word - opportunity
Yes! How about Mind Opening!
I’m Mindy from . Hi everyone! My word: flexivariability. Yes, I made that up.
So great to see you--always!
Adam from Boston. I'll go with "variability"
Happy to randomly be checking my Tweet Deck and saw this chat was happening. Does it last for 30 minutes?
Ah! and let the party begin! great to see you here!
My one word for is community
Here's another one: Intentional Design (That's two but c'mon)
is "essential" and "motivating"
Great to see everyone here-we're getting ready to review and rejuvenate-Q1 on the way...keep those one word confetti tweets coming!
Hello glad you came to the tonight.
Hi, there from Vermont! My word is creativateoptionsgalore. It's in the NEW OED. I swear.
Q1: Share one UDL experience you have from the past year--perhaps it's an article you read, a lesson, or PD experience.
Here's my last confetti one word for --->Personalized!
I have a feeling and will be throwing confetti all over the place tonight.
, hello, hello! thrilled to have you with us!
A1: I had the amazing experience to lead PD on UDL for paraprofessionals in the state and the first thing I did was thank them.❤️
A1: My new favorite pizza place () shared this at the beginning of the year. https://t.co/kir3FvYlgj
Dyslexic son says now he can use Google speech to text in Google Docs. He says it is super accurate. It is like Christmas 4 him
A2: Self reflection, behaviorally & academically with behavior objectives & "If you did this" statements and evaluation folders.
A1 I have had an incredible year w/Ts hungry for UDL info. Working with Ts & Ss toward becoming expert learners!
A1) One of my fav experiences was starting to use studios as pop ups @ local coffee shops! A blast UDL Word " GuerrillaUDL"
Q1: Attending the UDL Symposium! Late to the . Michele from Florida. My word is "engaged".
that's HUGE! and such a great target audience
Great word--and welcome, welcome!
A:1 When teachers say “My students tell me they love my new approach in the classroom. The kids work harder, less behavioral ”…
A1 Attending the UDL Symposium! Late to the . Michele from Florida. My one word is "engaged".
A1: after training our staff, one said totally changed approach to planning curriculum w teachers. Start with WHY.
Hello Karen glad you made the tonight. Love your comments.
A1 Ive enjoyed seeing my new staff take their 1st steps lrning abt . I'm a 1st year principal and new to the schl
A1.2) Another one's gotta be every 1st & 3rd wed. Baby! Word: UDLFam!
A1: I am watching the magic unfold each day--tchrs viewing all Ss as variable learners--busting through myth of avg
I agree and I can never ever thank and appreciate the work of a paraprofessional (teacher in my eyes) enough
Such great review and reflection--, for sure! You know...Q2 cannot hold back now...
Q2: Share one way you applied something from this experience Did you share w/ a colleague or students? Did it lead to more reading?
Please be sure to follow new groupies like and I’m sure there are more.
A1 I was lucky enough to attend a UDL PD in Traverse City at Learning for All this past summer
And if you haven’t checked out this vid from ’s previous school. DO IT. https://t.co/8Bv8GscPsW https://t.co/ps6zVryggN
A1 Ive enjoyed seeing my new staff take their 1st steps lrning abt . I'm a 1st year principal and new to the schl
A1 I tweeted a picture of my Ss using my evaluation folders to my school for parents and . Lots of informal learning happening!
A2 - it's fun to talk udl with parents - they don't get the letters but they LOVE the engagement their kids talk about
A2 Sharing what I learned with my grad students in course I'm teaching this semester.
We're still dusting away the confetti...and moving on to Q1 & Q2! or Keep the tweets coming! This is quite a celebration!
A2) experiences keep building the PLN and deepening my connection to UDL through the perspectives of my fellow UDL-ers: UDLFORCE
Leading PD always challenges me to do more tesearch. I'm in 3 book studies in 2016!!!
I love the choice here...folks can do it...or...do it! :) :) :) thanks for sharing!
A2: I shared experience w colleagues,agreed to do it again next year, & will use in current project w UDL lesson samples for state
I love the fact you are in three book studies You contribute so much to the conversation. https://t.co/zWAIMdMW8n
Leading PD always challenges me to do more tesearch. I'm in 3 book studies in 2016!!!
A2: Working with colleagues at to include in 1:1 , , and school-wide blended learning initiatives.
Awesome--I connect to this--you must as you teach them UDL, right?
please share the books! I'm in 2 book studies! I love it!
Whoa! Q3 is ready to roll out...
Q3: What is one hope or plan you have for learning more & doing more with UDL in 2016?
A2: we've forged partnership with an alt school for kids with behavioral/emotional issues--both our staffs are doing UDL trainings
Absolutely! Can't talk the talk without walking the walk :)
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain - Hammond. UDL Now,! - Novak. Mindset- Dweck.
Q3 Removing any of the barriers to learning in my online courses!
A1: my own 4 year old wanted to listen to a story on my phone so she could "read" the actual book better
The engagement and emotion make it extremely memorable for them to apply in own classrooms bc they experience it.
A3 Removing any of the barriers to learning in my online courses!
I feel that with all the differentiation and inclusion of my resource Ss along with technology UDL goes hand and hand right?
My goal this year has been to take UDL to students...our district's school wide learning outcomes are based on UDL guidelines.
A3 as a staff, we are dipping toes in the water and using a google doc to record efforts and impact. Doc will be used as resource
A3) '16 goal: Keep trying sync up MI UDL initiatives to form the MIUDLARMY by building a Professional LMS w/tons of UDL pieces
A3: attending and presenting at the UDL-IRN in March!
In our last five minutes, feel free to respond to any of the Q's or throw more confetti!
Toss up ONE WORD Tweets to describe UDL
Sorry, I keep leaving out which A I'm giving :(
We are following you just fine! :)
