Slidedeck for Ignite Talk at VSTE 2012 by Christopher Bugaj. Watch the presentation at http://bit.ly/ignitefreedomofchoice

1. Freedom of Choice

2. American Public
Education
has a challenge…

3. we must
educate
students,
all of them

4. Traditionally,
we’ve done this by
trying to…
teach
everyone
the
same way

5. Some of these we’ve supplemented
with technology

6. What if we were all made to read the same book,
use the same phone, watch the same movie, drive
the same car, and work in the same job?
Everyone would
be miserable

7. Everyone is
different.
How do we
reach
everyone?

8. Enter
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

9. UDL has three pillars
1.
Multiple Means
of Engagement

10. UDL has three pillars
2. Multiple Means
of Representation
3. Multiple Means of
Action and Expression

11. But every
solution…
Brings new
challenges

12. UDL is widely known as a
special education initiative.
http://bit.ly/udlincommoncore

13. Perception is…
UDL is too complicated and time consuming to implement

14. How do we get the message
across to all educators?

15. The same way brands do…
with a slogan
Just Do It
Think Different
I’m Lovin’ It
The Best A Man Can Get
Finger Lickin’
Good

16. If we could boil
UDL into a short,
easy to
remember
phrase, what
would it be?

17. When an educator goes to plan a lesson,
what should they keep in mind?

18. Provide Options

19. Provide Options
Provide Options
Provide Options
Provide Options
Provide Options

20. This is what we chant
from the rooftops, it’s
what every educator
needs to hear and
feel.

21. As you travel back to schools and you
share what you’ve learned,
I hope it’s this…
when designing & implementing lessons,
provide options.
Give students the freedom
to make choices
about how best
they’d like to learn.

22. Christopher Bugaj, MA CCC-SLP
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23. Photo Credits
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Microsoft ClipArt
My fabulous wife and kids
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