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Person-driven planning isn’t extra work—it’s better work.
When learners share dreams + needs, UDL becomes truly universal.
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#UDL #UniversalDesignForLearning #Education #LearnerVoice
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“Barriers should be expressed by learners themselves, instead of presumed by us.”
This week’s episode reframes how we define barriers in UDL.
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#UDL #LearnerVoice #InclusiveEducation #StudentAgency
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NEW Podcast Episode!
Marijke Welton discusses a tool for enhancing learner agency using a personalized profile format.
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#UDL #LearnerVoice #InclusiveEducation #StudentAgency
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What if learners defined their own barriers instead of us guessing?
Tomorrow’s podcast explores person-driven planning + learner agency.
#UDL #LearnerAgency #InclusiveEducation #UDLin15
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A red square in the background with a blue border. A yellow bar in the middle with these words in white, Discussion Guide + Podcast Table of Contents.
Teaching about #UDL? Real stories matter. UDL in 15 Minutes offers a Table of Episodes to find exactly what you need + a built-in discussion guide for your students.
Table of Contents: bitly.now/stats/114
Discussion Guide: bitly.now/stats/115
#HigherEd #TeacherEducation #InclusiveDesign
A blue square in the background with a rectangle in the middle, with these words in white, Inclusive design isn't added later, it starts first.
Inclusive design isn’t added later—it starts first. This episode and blog post show how asking the right questions before building curriculum removes barriers & grows learner agency.
Blog post:https://bitly.now/stats/112
Podcast episode:https://bitly.now/stats/113
#InclusiveDesign
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Last week’s best moment wasn’t just the podcast episode—it was your responses. Educators lifting each other up & naming that inclusion starts with design, not compliance. That’s community in action.
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#UDL #Belonging #InclusiveSchools #CurriculumDesign
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Big takeaway: When curriculum is designed for variability from the start, engagement and learner agency grow naturally. UDL isn’t extra—it’s better design. 🌱📚
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#UDL #InclusiveEducation #LearnerAgency #EducationPodcast #TeacherCommunity #BelongingInSchools
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“Behavior is communication… learning wasn’t presented in a way the child could access.”
This week’s episode reminds us that engagement begins with accessibility. 🎧💬
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#UDL #InclusiveEducation #LearnerAgency #EducationPodcast #TeacherCommunity #BelongingInSchools
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New episode is live! 🎙️
Hear how #UDL transformed engagement, curriculum, & learner agency in real classrooms. Carla Ferla & Julie Carson share their journey toward inclusive design.
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#InclusiveEducation #LearnerAgency #EducationPodcast #TeacherCommunity #BelongingInSchools
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Tomorrow’s NEW episode explores how #UDL reshaped curriculum and belonging in diverse schools. Powerful stories from school leaders who made inclusion the starting point—not the add-on. 🎧✨
#InclusiveEducation #LearnerAgency #EducationPodcast #TeacherCommunity #BelongingInSchools
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LUDIA shows how AI can be a true UDL thought partner—helping educators identify and reduce barriers, not replace their expertise. Built on Tell, Tinker, Tweak, Transfer.
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#UDL #AIinEducation
A red rectangle in the middle with a blue and yellow border around the outside. These words in white in the middle, UDL 101: The barrier is in the environment, not the learner.
A red rectangle in the middle with a blue and yellow border around the outside. These words in white in the middle, UDL 101: It's not all about choice.
A red rectangle in the middle with a blue and yellow border around the outside. These words in white in the middle, UDL 101: How do I lower barriers?
UDL isn’t just about giving students choices—it’s about removing barriers in the environment, not fixing learners. Powerful reminder from this UDL 101 series.
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#UDL #InclusiveDesign #Education
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Stories are just one tool for learning. This one helps you take that next step with learner variability.
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#UDL #LearnerVariability #InclusiveEducation #TeachingStories #EducationBlog #InstructionalDesign #EquityInEducation #Neurodiversity #TeacherLearning
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We have so many ways to explore #UDL in one place: books, blog posts, podcasts, tools, and consulting—all designed to support real educators and real learners.
What resource do you need most right now? 👇
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#UDL #TeacherResources #InclusiveLearning #EdCommunity #LifelongLearning
The UDL Gears: 4 different colored cogs. The red cog is mindsets. The blue cog is skills. The yellow cog is practices, and the teal cog is UDL guidelines. These cogs are inside of a brain.
UDL isn’t one strategy—it’s a system of gears.
Mindsets, skills, and practices work together to reduce barriers for learners.
Which “gear” are you strengthening this week?
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#UDLGears #UDL #InclusiveDesign #TeacherReflection #LearningDesign
A red square in the background with a blue rectangle in the middle with these words in white, what is one barrier you're designing for this week?
The UDL instructional design cycle helps you start with learner variability and reduces barriers before they appear.
What’s one barrier you’re designing for this week? 👇
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#UDL #InclusiveEducation #LearnerVariability
A blue square with a red rectangle in the background with these words in white, Move beyond “did I add choice?” toward “did I reduce barriers?”
UDL isn’t a checklist—it’s a design mindset.
Let's challenge ourselves to move beyond “did I add choice?” toward “did I reduce barriers?”
What’s one barrier you’re designing for this week? 👇
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A blue square in the background with a red rectangle in the middle with these words in white, what questions do you ask after a lesson?
Jo & Michelle’s mentor toolkit helped schools do 17,000+ observations that boosted engagement and collective UDL expertise.
What questions do you ask after a lesson?
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A red square in the background with a blue rectangle in the middle with these words i white, What’s one learner difference you plan for?
Elaina Fennell shows how #UDL shifted her professional learning design — intentional variability leads to meaningful access for adult learners too.
What’s one learner difference you plan for?
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A red square in the background with a blue rectangle in the middle with these words in white, When students help design learning, they don’t just participate, they belong.
Big UDL takeaway: the goal isn’t just access—it’s agency.
When students help design learning, they don’t just participate, they belong.
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A red square in the background with a blue border. A yellow rectangle in the middle with these words in white, New Blog Post.
UDL isn’t about choice boards—it’s about designing from the margins inward.
🧩New blog post inspired by Courtney Wiley Martin on building learning spaces where everyone belongs.
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A blue square in the background with a red rectangle in the middle with these words in white, “UDL is a collective approach. It’s that unspoken agreement that says, ‘I see you, I value you, and I want to help you learn and grow.’” — Courtney Wiley Martin
“UDL is a collective approach. It’s that unspoken agreement that says, ‘I see you, I value you, and I want to help you learn and grow.’”
— Courtney Wiley Martin
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A blue square in the background with a red rectangle in the middle with these words in white, Inclusive PE shows design matters, community builds connection, and student agency grows leadership.
UDL = more than choice.
Inclusive PE shows:
-design matters
-community builds connection
-student agency grows leadership
How could your class do this? #UDL #Inclusion
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A red square in the background with a blue rectangle in the middle with these words in white, “UDL is more than just offering choice. It’s designing our classrooms, instruction, assignments, assessments, and even our mindsets.” Courtney Wiley Martin, The UDL in 15 Minutes logo in the bottom middle in a circle, UDL (in blue), in (in yellow) 15 min (in red).
“UDL is more than just offering choice. It’s designing our classrooms, instruction, assignments, assessments, and even our mindsets.”
— Courtney Wiley Martin, UDL in 15 Minutes, Ep. 143
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#InclusiveEducation
A red square with a blue border in the background, with a gold rectangle in the middle with these words in white, New Podcast Episode.
A red square with a blue border in the background, with a gold rectangle in the middle with these words in white, Transforming traditional PE with UDL principles.
Transforming traditional PE with UDL principles: adaptive goals, student input, and community-building first.
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#InclusiveEducation
A blue square in the background with a red border. A gold rectangle in the middle with these words in white, Learner variability is something that shows up when learning meets the environment.
Learner variability isn’t a trait students have—it’s something that shows up when learning meets the environment.
This short story reframes the idea in a powerful way.
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#UDL #Accessibility
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High school teachers, explore UDL in action! High school teachers, explore UDL in action!
🎓 Episodes 1, 2, 13, 38‑65, 111‑117, 139 show choice, inclusive assessments, student empowerment & AP courses.
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Dive into UDL in action!
🎧 Hear how Kansas Infinitec built statewide PLCs & coaching, launched #UDL book studies, supported school leaders, and used flexible tech tools to boost access & engagement.
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A red square in the background with a blue border and a yellow rectangle in the middle with these words in white, Explore UDL through the Arts.
Explore UDL through the Arts! 🎨✨ Hear educators share practical insights to make learning creative & inclusive.
Episodes 3, 36, 64, 65, and 75.
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