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Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ CAST Professional Learning offers many opportunities for educators, teachers, administrators, and organizations to enhance their professional understanding of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework for education design that is based upon cognitive neuroscientific principles. UDL, developed by CAST, has become one of the most widely, nationally accepted set of Guidelines that enable educators to amplify the learning experience and reach the variability of all learners.

An episode of the award winning podcast, A.T.TIPSCAST that discusses the benefits and tools available in CAST Book Builder.

The award winning A.T.TIPSCAST discusses the benefits and tools available from CAST Book Builder.

The CAST Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Lesson Builder provides educators with models and tools to create and adapt lessons that increase access and participation in the general education curriculum for all students.

Welcome to CAST Science Writer, the tool that supports students in writing lab and class reports. This tool is geared toward middle school and high school students. Check out the supports and help available in Science Writer described below. Or click the "Take a Tour" button above to see how Science Writer works.

CAST is an educational research & development organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals through Universal Design for Learning.

CAST is an educational research & development organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals through Universal Design for Learning.

Center for Applied Special Technology offers significant information on UDL such as research & development with UDL, professional development, products resources and publications. NOTE: CAST is the curator of the UDL framework

CAST online tools for UDL

This site provides an introduction of UDL, the opportunity to check your curriculum for UDL compatibility, and the option to explore resources for building options and flexibility into each component of your curriculum.

Use this CAST interactive online tool to help you apply UDL principles in your teaching to reach and engage all of your students. Learn about UDL, Check Your Curriculum, or Explore Resources for ideas on how to build options and flexibility into each element of your curriculum.

This free online tool helps educators build options and flexibility into each element of the curriculum (goals, methods, materials, and assessments) in order to reach and engage all students.

Universal Design for Learning: From Theory to Practice In this webinar, expert classroom educators Jon Mundorf (Naples, FL) and Alexis Reid (Boston, MA) discussed the ways in which UDL helps them teach more effectively and reach more students. They talked about some of the challenges of applying UDL principles and shared proven strategies for success. David Gordon, co-author of the 2014 book Universal Design for Learning: Theory and Practice, which features both Jon and Alexis, joined them to talk about how the growing community of UDL practitioners is informing and shaping the theory. CAST Professional Learning's Allison Posey moderated.

UDL Editions take advantage of the flexibility of digital media to reach and engage all learners. Leveled supports and the Texthelp Toolbar balance challenge and support for each learner, ages 10 and up. Select your book to get started!Variety of e-books

UDL Editions take advantage of the flexibility of digital media to reach and engage all learners. Leveled supports and the Texthelp Toolbar balance challenge and support for each learner, ages 10 and up. Select your book to get started!

Use this tool to get the most out of researching on the Web and reading strategically. With your class or on your own, you can become a more effective learner with Strategy Tutor!

David Rose & 1st 4 chapters of TES http://www.cast.org/audio/TESpodcast.mp3

Currently features 11 model science lessons for grades PreK-2, 3-5, and 6-8. This database of model lessons is sure to grow!

a free web-based tool that enables anyone to author and publish educational materials that use the Universal Design for Learning framework to flexibly respond to the needs of all learners. The link to the press release that explain more about the product and a link to the actual tool is located at: http://www.cast.org/about/news/2013-03-12.html

This is a free site that allows you to build online interactive lessons or modules... really easy and really cool!

Create dynamic, UDL supported learning environments!

This YouTube channels provides a wealth of videos provided by the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) tools and best practices for education.

UDL Ideas, Tools, Activities, Toolkits, Model Lessons

iSolveIt puzzles provide an engaging way for students to develop the logical thinking and reasoning skills that are essential in mathematics.

"What is CAST UDL Exchange? -- dibs chris It is a place to browse and build resources, lessons and collections. You can use and share these materials to support instruction guided by the UDL principles."

It is a place to browse and build resources, lessons and collections. You can use and share these materials to support instruction guided by the UDL principles.

The NSF has funded our plans to develop technology-rich science curriculum modules for grades 3-6, which acknowledges that students learn different ways. The work at CAST, the Center for Applied Special Technology, has defined a flexible approach to teach