Issue Number 15: December 9, 2003

CAST National Consortium on Universal Design for Learning News

Greetings, Readers

CAST is pleased to invite you to review and offer feedback on a new CAST Web site resource “Case Stories”. All those who respond to this invitation will be eligible for a 10 seat user license for The New eReader 3.0 for Windows! http://www.cast.org/udl/index.cfm?i=211

The Case Stories are intended to respond to a critical dilemma within general education classrooms and pertain to access to the general education curriculum and meeting the needs of all learners, including those with disabilities. Once you have reviewed the setting, curriculum, and model lesson along with various teacher and policy views, be sure to visit the Share section of the Case Story.

The focus of the first Case Story is “Reading Challenges in Social Studies”. The teacher, Mrs. Jones, is faced with a dilemma of how to help all students achieve the social studies lesson goals given the short time period and the widely diverse skill levels of students.

I would also like to invite you to a special professional development event, featuring Dr. David H. Rose, Co-executive Director of CAST. Dr. Rose will be presenting a one-day workshop on “Universal Design for Learning and the Brain”, January 8, 2004. To register online: http://www.cast.org/udl/index.cfm?i=2417.

1. Case Story: Reading Challenges in Social Studies
2. New Publication: State Survey on Accessible Curriculum
3. New Publication: Access to the General Curriculum
4. Professional Development Opportunities offered by CAST staff
5. Newsletter Archive

1. Case Story: Reading Challenges in Social Studies
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You are invited to review and offer feedback on CAST’s Web site resource “Case Stories”. http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/casestories/cs1/

2. New Publication: State Survey on Accessible Curriculum
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What are states doing in regard to accessible curriculum policy? Read the results of the newly released 50 state survey from the National Center on Accessing the General Curriculum at CAST: A Concise Summary of State Laws Pertaining to the Provision of Accessible Materials for K-12 Students with Print Disabilities
http://www.cast.org/ncac/index.cfm?i=4640

3. New Publication: Access to the General Curriculum
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What do the terms access, involvement, and progress in relation to the general curriculum mean? How can this lead to improved educational outcomes for students with disabilities? Read the new publication, “Access to the General Curriculum for Students with Disabilities: A Brief for Parents and Teachers” for information. http://www.cast.org/ncac/index.cfm?i=4673

4. Professional Development Opportunities
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Training Opportunities: Universal Design, Access to the General Curriculum, and Technology
http://www.cast.org/udl/index.cfm?i=2377

Call Leslie O'Callaghan at 888-858-9994, ext. 273, mailto:pd@cast.org, or register online at http://www.cast.org/udl/index.cfm?i=2417

5. Newsletter Archive
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Online archive of the Consortium newsletter:
http://www.cast.org/udl/index.cfm?i=1100

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