Wisconsin Explore Phase

Explore Phase Raise Awareness

? Questions To Ask At Explore Phase ● What is our unique need that Universal Design for Learning can help us address? ● What additional benefits may Universal Design for Learning offer us? ● What challenges might we face with implementing Universal Design for Learning in our school/district? ● Where does Universal Design for Learning already exist in our school/district?

UDL Resources For Explore Phase

Videos ● UDL at a Glance ● Todd Rose: Variability Matters ● Introduction to UDL ● Learner Variability and Universal Design for Learning (video module)

Links ● National Center on Universal Design for Learning ● Free Technology Toolkit for UDL in All Classrooms ● UDL Wheel ● Maryland Learning Links (UDL) ● Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction - UDL webpage ● CAST UDL Online Module 1: Intro to UDL ● UDL Series: Explore Handouts ● UDL Guidelines 3 Column Representation ● UDL Guidelines with Engagement First ● Paper Low Tech UDL Wheel ● Links and QR Codes for Exploring UDL Guidelines

Books & Articles ● Universal Design for Learning Theory & Practice by Anne Meyer, David Rose, and David Gordon (free, online, interactive version - need to create a free account) ● UDLNow! by Katie Novak ● A Practical Reader in Universal Design for Learning Edited by David H. Rose and Anne Meyer (Harvard Education Press, 2006) ● Technology & Learning: Meeting Special Student’s Needs - David H. Rose, Ed.D., & Jenna W. Gravel, Ed. M. ● Getting from Here to There: UDL, Global Positioning Systems, and Lessons for Improving Education - David H. Rose, Ed.D., & Jenna W. Gravel, Ed. M.

Systems Resources & Tools For Explore Phase

General Resources ● Culturally Responsive Practices - 7 Experiences ● Equity Alliance: Advancing the Conversation ● Wisconsin RtI Guiding Document ● National Implementation Research Center ● SAMHSA Exploration Stage ● The Hexagon Tool Overview

Tools ● RtI Implementation Self-Assessments ● PBIS Assessments ● District Audit Tool ● School Audit Tool ● The Hexagon Tool Possible Next Steps

District/School Level: ● Continue to explore the UDL framework and UDL resources ● Establish a vision and common language for UDL ● Create a workgroup/team to work on UDL implementation (or use an existing leadership group)

● Provide professional development in UDL

● Complete or review a data audit to identify areas of need

○ District Audit Tool ○ School Audit Tool

○ Other means of looking at data

● If implementing Response to Intervention/Multi-Level System of Support, complete assessments that identify strengths and needs or review the results if these assessments were previously completed

○ RtI Implementation Self-Assessments ○ PBIS Assessments

Classroom Level: ● Continue to explore the UDL framework and UDL resources ● Obtain administrative support (if UDL is not a school or district wide effort)