Paul Hamilton's brilliant new website has a great introduction to UDL and many resources organized by the UDL guidelines of multiple means of representation, expression, and engagement.
Maureen LaFleche spotted this great resource and here's what she has to say about it "Check out CK-12.org. It is a website that provides open-source content and technology tools to help teachers provide learning opportunities for students globally. Free access to high-quality, customizable educational content in multiple modalities suited to multiple student learning styles and levels, will allow teachers, students and others to innovate and experiment with new models of learning. CK-12 helps students and teachers alike by enabling rapid customization and experimentation of teaching and learning styles. Text can be read at two different levels - grade level and basic. You can download books and activities as pdf, epub or mobi." I have checked out several of the units and they look excellent for middle and high school.
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).
I made two new handouts on how to type the French special symbols on a Win7 laptop. One method uses the regular keyboard and the other involves installing the French keyboard as an option and using the onscreen keyboard to type the French symbols as needed.
UDL theory (universal design for learning) can help embed a personalized approach to the instructional design process. Nice short summary of UDL starting with importance of separating goals from methods.