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The UDL Roadmap:

A Roadmap to Support UDL Implementation

CAST Symposium 2023

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Introductions

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Jennifer Hicks

Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services

Placer County Office of Education

jhicks@placercoe.org

@jenjennicole (Twitter)

Fred Cochran

Coordinator

San Joaquin County Office of Education

jacochran@sjcoe.net

@CAUDLCoalition (Twitter)

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Agenda

  • Introductions
  • Accessibility Promise
  • Resources to Support Your Learning
  • Capital Central Foothill Area Consortium (CCFAC) Journey
  • CCFAC UDL Huddle
  • UDL Roadmap
  • UDL Implementation
  • California Coalition for Inclusive Literacy

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Presenter Accessibility Promise

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We are committed to following the principles of UDL and to making this presentation and related materials as accessible as possible.

A few strategies used today:

  • Simple backgrounds with high contrast real text
  • Digital materials provided
  • Shortened links & QR codes
  • Alternative text for images
  • Multiple examples and non-examples
  • Opportunities and options for participation & feedback

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Resources to Support Your Learning

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When attending conferences, what is your lens?

Problem of Practice

Quiet Observer

“Yes! I love this stuff!”

Resource Gatherer

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Capital Central Foothill Area Consortium (CCFAC)

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Consortium Partners

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CCFAC Demographics Overview

  • CCFAC represents 14 COEs
    • Approximately 600,000 students and 126 districts
    • Diverse geographic including urban, suburban, and rural school districts
    • COEs range in size from 79 students to 246,663 students
    • 3 single/single COE/districts in the consortium
  • 56% Socioeconomically disadvantaged
  • 16% English Learners
  • 12% Students with Disabilities
  • 2% Homeless
  • 1% Foster Youth

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CCFAC Vision

Build capacity of COEs to provide effective assistance to districts; facilitate learning and collaboration across the system of support; and connect resources, professional learning activities, and other efforts available to assist LEA and COEs to improve outcomes.

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Organizing for Collective Impact

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CCFAC Areas of Focus

  • Continuous Improvement
  • Equity
  • UDL
  • Data Use and Literacy
  • English Language Development
  • Social Emotional Learning

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UDL Professional Learning

  • CAST Introduction to UDL- 78 participants
  • CAST UDL Implementation Series- 57 participants
  • CAST ToT for Intro to UDL- 73 participants
  • CAST UDL for Professional Learning - 35 participants
  • CAST UDL for Learning (online self paced modules) - 44 participants
  • CCIL Dynamic Intro Series - 60 participants
  • CAST UDL for Deeper Learning - 60 participants

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Building Capacity for UDL Implementation

What are your current capacity building efforts?

Successes?

Challenges or barriers?

Let’s Chat!

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CCFAC UDL Huddle

The purpose of our work highlights and identifies the need for successful implementation of Universal Design for Learning for our consortium members.

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CCFAC UDL Huddle

Identify Define Explore Adapt Look Back

Source: Telus 5 Point IDEAL Formula for Successful Collaboration

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CCFAC UDL Huddle

  • Why was UDL an area of focus
  • Relationship with CAST
  • Original UDL Huddle- vision and mission
  • What PD we offered and our PD journey

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The UDL Roadmap

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CCFAC UDL Implementation

2023 CAST/CCFAC Professional Development

Session 1: Blending Initiatives and Visioning

Session 2: Collecting and Analyzing Data Using a UDL Lens

Session 3: Continuous Improvement Cycles

Session 4: Building a Plan

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California Coalition for Inclusive Learning 2.0 (CCIL 2.0)

  • Regional approach
  • Capacity building
  • Implementation Toolkit
  • Training
  • Coaching
  • Resources

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Reflection

What

new ideas are you taking away?

What

new questions do you have?