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UDL booklet is available for download from the SET-BC website. I've ordered 1500 print copies and 25 will be sent to every school that participated in the BC UDL project. The booklet has a short intro to UDL, links to resources, and essays about the impact of 6 "big ideas" in UDL from teachers involved in the project.

BCTF Researcher Charlie Naylor published this paper in January 2013 in reaction to a presentation by Bill Standeven and Rod Allen from the Ministry on the government's new directions in Special Education which include a focus on UDL/RTI. Charlie, who worked with the BC UDL project on action research strategies, laments the demise of the BC UDL Project and endorses UDL strongly. (see page 4).

Online resources to match pages in BC Science 8 Text. The teacher's section and home version sections are password-protected but if your school owns 30 copies of the print text you can have access to the home version. Home version includes downloadable chapters, pre-reading, worksheets, note-taking organizers, self-quizzes.

The BC Ministry of Education has included UDL as a strategy for designing learning materials that meet the needs of diverse learners.

If your district subscribes to the ERAC package in BC, you can read and in some cases download these popular magazines online for free. This is a great index! Just click on the thumbnail to open the magazine collection.

A draft of the new Science Curriculum has been posted on the Science Teachers' Association PSA page. Comments can be made by members.

7 excellent Short videos by BC SD34 illustrating the new core competencies in the curriculum

A newspaper for adult learners published by Capilano University with assistance from the BC Ministry of Advanced Education and the Pacific Newspaper Group

The BC Ministry of Education has included UDL as a strategy for designing learning materials that meet the needs of diverse learners.

Anita's UDL page on the CEET discussion forum. This is a new social network created to discuss tech initiatives in BC education.

Awesome example of what UDL looks like in a BC classroom.

New tutorials on SET-BC website for Chrome apps and extensions

SET-BC success story features one of my students who participated in a self-directed IEP pilot project in Prince Rupert.

StudyBUZZ is a test preparation tool for grades 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. StudyBUZZ gives students personalized study guides that are directly aligned to BC, Alberta, Florida and Wahington Curriculum. The free tool helps them figure out what they do and don't know so they can use their study time more wisely.

23 online activities to try with Web 2.0 tools...pretty good overlap with the BC UDL project.

This post used resources from the BC UDL Website, the LOR, and Anita's Blog!

Anita was a team leader in last year's bc udl project. This post is a very moving account of how udl has changed her job.

SET-BC consultant Maureen LaFleche has put together a wiki about a UDL approach to To Kill a Mockingbird. This is a great template to use for any UDL novel study. Maureen will be presenting at our January 8, 2009 Breeze meeting.

SET-BC consultant Paul Hamilton's blog on AT resources. Paul finds the latest Web 2.0 apps, tries them out, and reviews them. He provides a screen shot and enough info that you can usually tell which apps are worth further investigating. I've invited Paul to join this group. He's definitely your goto guy if you're looking for a particular app.

This is a subscription site, but it does have a free trial. They have high quality educational videos and research to back up its educational effectiveness. The pricing is posted on their website. In BC, ERAC has special United Streaming pricing.