1. ANGELA LAWRENCE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION EDU 620: MEETING INDIVIDUAL STUDENT NEEDS WITH TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTOR: TAMARA CARTER SEPTEMBER 7, 2015 Community Event

2. UDL Universal Design For Learning

3. Defining UDL What is UDL? It is a philosophy of design that seeks to create environments and products that can be used by diverse populations without the need for assistive technology (Edyburn,2013)”

4. UDL UDL is also used at the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST). Principle components of UDL: 1. Multiple Means of Representation 2. Multiple Means of Expression 3. Multiple Means of Engagement

5. Demonstration of UDL A way to demonstrate multiple means of representation in the classroom for UDL is through the use of Youtube videos, or listening to a podcast.

6. Demonstration Here is an example of video to help pre-kindergarten students learn how to count from 1 to 20 in the classroom. Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VLxWIHRD4E

7. Differentiation Ends Isolation Provides students choices Provides ways to gain more information Provides more accesses to learning

8. Interaction Attendees can have access to using the following Computer Ebooks IPADs Whiteboard

9. Mission Statement We are dedicated educators striving to a more meaningful and powerful education that supports all students of all diverse backgrounds. We will continue to offer all types of learning experiences through the use of technology.

10. Courses Offered Agricultural Education Business, Finance, and Information Technology Career Development Family and Consumer Science Health Science Education Marketing and Entrepreneurship Education Technology Engineering Design Education Trade and Industrial Education (Public Schools of North Carolina, 2011)

11. Technology and 21 st Century Skills Technology and Engineering Design Students should develop critical thinking, information and media technology, and social and cross cultural skills,

12. ICT Skills ICT allows for: Use of technology to research organize, evaluate, and communicate information Apply an understanding of ethical and legal issues

13. New Technology New Technology allows for more access to the means of learning material. Students have the ability to learn more on their own and have a since of more responsibility towards their education.

14. References Dream English Kids (11, April 2013). Let’s Count to 20 Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?V=OVLxWIHRD4E http://www.youtube.com/watch?V=OVLxWIHRD4E Edyburn, D. L. (2013), Inclusive technologies: Tools for helping diverse learners achieve academic success. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc. Partnership for 21st Century Skills. (n.d.). Framework for 21st century learning. Retrieved from http://www.p21.org/our-work/p21-frameworkhttp://www.p21.org/our-work/p21-framework Partnership for 21st Century Skills. (n.d.). ICT Literacy. Retrieved from http://www.p21.org/about-us/p21-framework/350 Public Schools of North Carolina (2011). North Carolina Career and Technical Education Planning Guide. Retrieved from http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/docs/cte/curriculum/planning.pdf http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/docs/cte/curriculum/planning.pdf