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consensogram to self
assess your understanding
of UDL and the EIC.
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Planning for a UDL
Classroom with the EIC
Outcomes
By the end of the training, participants will be able to:
• identify the strategies and tools the EIC embeds into the
curriculum that foster Universal Design for Learning,
• identify tools and software incorporated into the EIC to
support UDL,
• download and modify EIC instructional resources,
• upload and rate EIC instructional resources,
• identify and discuss best practices for collaborative
planning to support the needs of diverse learners in a
Universally Designed for Learning classroom
What is UDL?
Universal Design for Learning
What are the major
principles of UDL?
Representation
Engagement
Expression
What does a classroom in
which UDL is used
effectively look like?
What does a classroom in which
multiple means of representation
are used look like?
Provide multiple means of representation by . . .
What does a classroom in which
multiple means of expression
are used look like?
Provide multiple means of expression by . . .
What does a classroom in which
multiple means of engagement are
used look like?
Provide multiple means of engagement by . . .
How is UDL embedded
and supported in the EIC?
The EIC is integrated
through the
Thinking and
Academic Success
Skills
Critical Thinking
Creative Thinking
Academic Success
The EIC in an online
Professional Learning Community
Instruction
Center
Flexible models of instruction
Accessibility built into a variety
of student resources
Suggestions for
scaffolds & differentiation
Collaborative planning
Explore the EIC
Take some time to
navigate the Elementary
Integrated Curriculum on
the Instruction Center.
Software and
Resource Tour
Software supports
the development of
instructional resources
in a variety of formats
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MS Word
MS PowerPoint
Clicker 5
Kidspiration
Pixie
ActivInspire
Flipcharts
Video
Websites
Math Kits
Digital text
Digital
resources
support UDL
because they
are flexible and
can be provided
in a variety of
formats.
 Audio supports
 Visual support
 Multimedia
 Interactive
MS Word
 Visual
Supports/graphics
 Text boxes for typing
or writing
 Resources made in
MS Word can be
utilized by screen
reading software
MS PowerPoint
 Narration
 Photographs/visual
Supports
 Builds background
knowledge
 Text can be easily
adapted
Clicker 5
 Text to speech
 Word/phrase banks as
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a writing scaffold
Talking spell check
Visual supports
E-books
Easy to adapt/modify
text
Kidspiration
 Provides text to speech
 Scaffolds for writing
 Access to graphics through
picture library
 Visual supports
 Talking elementary level
dictionary
 Digital math manipulatives
Pixie
 Text to speech
 Digital manipulatives
 Drawing alternative
 Spell check
 Set accessibility
options in preferences
ActiveInspire Flipcharts
 Interactive
 Tools provide flexible
options for presentation
and expression of
knowledge
 Presentations can be
displayed without a
Promethean Board.
This flipchart provides an interactive way for students to learn
the grade level appropriate elements of a citation for multiple
format types. Modify the flipchart to introduce students to
formats used in the Young Geographers project. GR1, MP3, WK6
Video
 Check to see if
closed
captioning is
available
 Provides visual
to build
background
knowledge
Websites
 Provide text to speech,
video or other multimedia
supports
 Engage students interest
 Build background
knowledge
 MCPS subscription sites
are available in the
Instruction Center under
Online Services.
Math Kits
Digital Text & Audio Books
 Tumble Books
 One More Story
 Pebble Go
 Playaway Audio
Books
Examples in EIC Created Resources
math
social studies
writing
Exploring Software & Resources
Take some time to
navigate the Elementary
Integrated Curriculum on
the Instruction Center.
How do I find resources to
meet my student’s needs?
Search the EIC
Search Results
Resource Description
Rating resources
Rating
Downloading, Modifying
and Uploading Resources
Downloading a Resource from
the Content Planner Page
Downloading a Resource from
the Resource Detail Page
Modifying a resource to meet
student needs
How can you modify
this resource to meet
the needs of diverse
learners?
Uploading Resources
Modify a Resource and Self Break
Choose a resource to review.
Modify the resource to suit
the needs of a student you
have taught in the past.
Save the modified resource
with another name in your
documents.
Upload the modified resource
to the Instruction Center.
Continue exploring ways you
can use UDL within the EIC.
Collaborative
Planning
Why is collaborative planning an
essential component for
implementation of the EIC and creating
a classroom that is Universally
Designed for Learning?
Considerations for Collaboration
Who should
collaborate?
Barriers
Integrated
Planner and
other planning
tools
Implications
for planning
options at
schools
Considerations when Planning for
Instruction
Decoding Skills
Sensory Needs
• Vision
• Hearing
Motor Limitations
Attention/
Engagement
Self Regulation
Background
Knowledge
Language skills
Planning Tools
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Summarizer
Questions?
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