Retrofit No More: The Intersection of UDL and RtI in the General Education Classroom

1. Retrofit No More: The Intersection of UDL and RtI in the General Education Classroom Cynthia Curry Maine Learning Technology Initiative

2. Productive and equitable outcomes for all learners Neither is an �add on.� Need to be integrated across school-based and inservice PD. Models of prevention (vs failure) Data-based decisionmaking Models of continuous improvement (both teaching and learning) �Services to students are flexible and fluid based on student need and are not premised on a particular label, program, or place.� Productive and equitable outcomes for all learners Neither is an �add on.� Need to be integrated across school-based and inservice PD. Models of prevention (vs failure) Data-based decisionmaking Models of continuous improvement (both teaching and learning) �Services to students are flexible and fluid based on student need and are not premised on a particular label, program, or place.�

3. Complements of Tier I Core Universal Instruction Best Practices Meet Accessibility, Usability, Flexibility The use of UDL means that high quality instruction is being delivered UDL is based in scientific research and practice to produce high learning rates for most students How does it achieve this? By integrating best instructional practices (what we know about how kids learn) with accessibility, usability, and flexibility in our instructional materials and learning technologiesThe use of UDL means that high quality instruction is being delivered UDL is based in scientific research and practice to produce high learning rates for most students How does it achieve this? By integrating best instructional practices (what we know about how kids learn) with accessibility, usability, and flexibility in our instructional materials and learning technologies

4. Tier I Instruction Descriptive feedback Meaningful and effective technology integration Democratic approaches Teaching in context Visual and tactile representations Oral descriptions of visuals Usable classroom layout & organization Pre-site visits to assess accessibility Descriptive feedback Meaningful and effective technology integration Democratic approaches Teaching in context Visual and tactile representations Oral descriptions of visuals Usable classroom layout & organization Pre-site visits to assess accessibility

5. Maine: The Way Learning Should Be

6. Steps to UDL in a Science Classroom

7. Curriculum and Lab Evaluation

8. Instructional & Learning Technologies

9. Accessible Instructional Materials and Video

10. Challenges & Concerns Perceived competing factors Need for systemic change in K-12 education Leadership, leadership, leadership

11. Next Steps A central repository of �Tier I in Action� Classrooms as learning laboratories Explicit integration of UDL & RtI in pre-service and inservice teacher education and professional development Funding, funding, funding We need to get teachers good at Tier I if we�re truly going to achieve the intent of UDL and RtIWe need to get teachers good at Tier I if we�re truly going to achieve the intent of UDL and RtI

12. Thank You Cynthia Curry ccurry2@mlti.org For more information: UD in the Maine Learning Technology Initiative http://udmlti.edublogs.org Visit Accessibility and the MLTI at the new iTunes U site of the Maine Department of Education We need to get teachers good at Tier I if we�re truly going to achieve the intent of UDL and RtIWe need to get teachers good at Tier I if we�re truly going to achieve the intent of UDL and RtI