SLIDE 1 UDL IRN
February 15, 2017 8:00-9:00 pm EST CAST free webinar series
SLIDE 2 Poll: What does the IRN stand for?
- A. Innovation & Reasoning Network
- B. Implementation & Research Network
- C. Interdisciplinary Responsiveness Network
- D. Neither of these… add your idea!
SLIDE 3 Poll: How have you engaged with the IRN?
- A. This is my first exposure
- B. I have been to the annual spring conference
- C. I have collaborated in research and design
- D. I am everywhere the IRN is! Social media, conferences,
publications...
SLIDE 4 Goal for today
- To introduce the IRN
- To share UDL credentialing ideas related to Every Student
Succeeds Act (ESSA)
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Introductions
Bryan Dean; bryan.dean@udl-irn.org Sue Hardin; sue.hardin@udl-irn.org Brian Wojcik; brian.wojcik@udl-irn.org
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What is the IRN?
How did it originate? What are your goals and visions?
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What are some of the tough problems you are currently thinking about and working to impact?
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UDL credentialing… what, how, when, why?
SLIDE 9 A Systemic Solution is Needed
Field-based & Stakeholder-Driven
- Inclusive, transparent, collaborative,
voluntary and verifiable
SLIDE 10 UDL Credentialing & Certification Initiative (UDL-CCI)
- Phase I (May 2016 – December 2017)
■ UDL Council
- K-12/Postsecondary Educators, EdTech
Vendors, GenEd/SpEd organizations. ■ “UDL Collaborative Platform”
- Web-based platform for engaging people
around UDL implementation & research.
- Record-keeping & community-building.
- Provides an open and global repository for UDL.
Do you have content?
SLIDE 11 UDL Credential and Certification Platform
- Voluntary recognition system for UDL.
- Modeled after highly successful USGBC
LEED certification program.
- Open and global online networked
community.
- Designed to support understanding,
implementation, & research in UDL.
- Community-based platform for content
development, sharing, and networking.
Content Delivery Credentialing Certification Networked Connections Membership
SLIDE 12 Collaborative Platform- Major Components
Micro-credentials Networking & Sharing Curated Content
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Behind the scenes…
what’s something surprising or different that we don’t know about IRN?
SLIDE 14 Must-have recommended resources
(articles, videos, books, etc that you recommend)
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UDL-IRN.ORG
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...and counting
AWESOME Summit Peeps
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Questions, Comments
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Thank you!
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