1. #UDL2016
Engaging Educators in System-wide Implementation of Universal Design for Learning
2nd Annual UDL Symposium
Building UDL Community and Practice Around Engagement
August 8-10, 2016
Kim Korotkov and Tiffany Bastin
New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
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Tiffany- as people enter, have them place a sticky note to indicate their own self assessment on the UDL Roads

2. Outcomes for Today’s Session
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Outcomes for Today’s Session
Share an approach to full-system implementation of UDL
Encourage participants to draw connections to their own context and UDL goals
Consider what action participants can take to work toward wider implementation
Self-reflection (see handout)
Tiffany- make note of the presentation road map, reflection sheet, handouts included to guide the discussion and evaluation

3. Your UDL Journey Activating your knowledge…
Which road are you travelling on? Post as you enter
Who are we?
With a partner:
Where are you on your journey?
Why did you choose this session?
Tiffany
Roads as they enter;
Who are we- brief intro of ourselves
(ask them to stand): Teachers, students, school specialists, administrators, district leaders, state or province leaders, policy makers, non profit/ interest groups, post-secondary, researchers
Share with someone nearby- 1 minute each- where you are on the UDL journey and why you chose this session (insert timer for two minutes)

4. New Brunswick’s Journey
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New Brunswick’s Journey
Inclusive Education Context
Public education is universal - the provincial curriculum is provided equitably to all students and this is done in an inclusive, common learning environment shared among age-appropriate, neighbourhood peers;
Public education is individualized - the success of each student depends on the degree to which education is based on the student’s best interests and responds to his or her strengths and needs; and
Public education is flexible and responsive to change
Kim
With a population of 753,914, New Brunswick is a relatively small province, with the majority of the population centred on large urban areas. The education system comprises two sectors- one Anglophone and one Francophone, which are overseen by one Minister and two Deputy Ministers. There are 314 schools in the province (220 Anglophone and 94 Francophone) and just under 99,000 students who are served by 7500 teachers.
Francophone sector also doing UDL
A unique attribute of education in New Brunswick is the commitment to fully inclusive schooling for all students regardless of cognitive or physical limitations. This distinction led to New Brunswick being recognized with a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) award for having one of the most inclusive education systems in the world.
2013 it all began Includes high school council- questions from April session addressed
Intro Apr 19th, Instructional Planning, Social Emotional Learning, Supporting UDL with technical

5. New Brunswick’s Journey
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New Brunswick’s Journey
Setting the stage- provincial introduction to 7000 educators and support personnel
Differentiated support for educators- module development week
Introduction to UDL
Instructional Planning with UDL
Social Emotional Learning and UDL
Supporting UDL with Technology
UDL and Support Staff
Leadership Planning for UDL Implementation
PBIS and UDL
Kim- emphasize union participation and classroom teachers in the development; provincial data and the neuroscience as the hook

6. New Brunswick’s Journey
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New Brunswick’s Journey
Instructional planning- subject matter experts together developing and planning for video capture
UDL Team Applications-action research; supported 14 UDL Leadership Teams; collaborated with University of New Brunswick
Pre-service teachers at university and Community Colleges
Kim Both unions supported NBTA and CUPE engaged and involved

7. New Brunswick’s Journey
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New Brunswick’s Journey
Partnered with UNB for National UDL Conference- Nov 2014
First day focus on leadership
Over 700 educators attended
Variety of sessions
Action Research Teams presented
Action Research
Next Steps- Diversity Conference 2017
Tiffany

8. Divided Sessions 15 minutes per session
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Divided Sessions
15 minutes per session
Session A (Kim)- UDL Action Research, Findings, and Inclusion Policy
Session B (Tiffany)- Portal site with UDL materials
Tiffany insert timer for 15 minutes
Tiffany will distribute copies of the two learning guides and the strip for online access
Kim will distribute the key findings from action research (monograph) and note the inclusion definition and policy

9. Closing Your questions and comments? Parking lot Contact:
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Closing
Your questions and comments?
Parking lot
Contact:
Kim/Tiffany- reminder to complete evaluation; reminder we are around for the rest of the symposium- open to meeting and discussing further