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Our Webinars are designed to jog thinking, spark conversation, and encourage deeper learning, equipping educators and leaders with practical strategies to create more inclusive and equitable learning environments. Participants will gain tools and frameworks to drive systemic change, ensuring all learners have access to meaningful and engaging educational experiences.

Leading through the Lens of UDL

Explore how leadership grounded in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles can transform educational systems to foster equity, inclusion, and learner variability. In this engaging webinar, participants will delve into practical strategies for embedding UDL into leadership practices to design flexible, inclusive learning environments that empower both educators and students.

Monday, May 5, 2025 | 3:30 – 4:30 pm PT
Followed by Q&A 4:30 - 5:00 pm PT

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UDL Schoolwide Implementation Criteria

In this dynamic webinar, participants will explore universal resources and the UDL Schoolwide Implementation Criteria (UDL-SIC) as a practical tool for guiding and sustaining UDL practices in their schools. This session will:

Introduce the UDL-SIC and its role in fostering a culture of inclusivity and equity.
Provide resources for aligning UDL principles with school improvement goals.
Highlight how the criteria can serve as a lever to improve outcomes for all students, especially those who are historically underserved.

Monday, March 31, 2025 | 3:30 – 4:30 pm PT
Followed by Q&A 4:30 - 5:00 pm PT

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Lesson Design Workshop

Join us for an informative webinar on designing a lesson through the lens of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). We will dive into strategies for designing lessons that focus on creating learning experiences that are accessible, inclusive and engaging for all learners. We will connect these strategies to the key changes to the UDL guidelines and the goal of UDL, learner agency.

This session will explore lesson design areas that promote the UDL core concepts and use of the UDL guidelines. We will also share a lesson design guide and resources to support you with designing or redesigning lessons through the lens of Universal Design for Learning.

Monday, February 24, 2025 | 3:30 – 4:30 pm PT
Followed by Q&A 4:30 - 5:00 pm PT

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CTE & UDL Learning Series

Join us for a timely webinar on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Career and Technical Education (CTE), as educators are making considerations for recruitment, retainment and scheduling of students into CTE courses and pathways for the next school year. We will explore how UDL principles can be effectively integrated into CTE programs to support the concepts of identity and belonging as key areas of learner variability. This webinar will provide practical tools to increase agency, access and inclusion in CTE programs.

Monday, January 27, 2025 | 3:30 – 4:30 pm PT
Followed by Q&A 4:30 - 5:00

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CCIL Universal Resources Webinar

Monday, January 13, 2025 | 3:30 – 4:30 pm PT

Join us for an engaging and informative webinar designed to guide educators in effectively utilizing the wealth of FREE resources available on this website. This session will introduce you to the tools and materials provided empowering both leaders and teachers to design inclusive and flexible learning environments for all learners. Participants will explore how to access, navigate, and integrate these resources into their practice to support diverse learners, including English learners and students with disabilities.

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Supporting Executive Function

Join us for a dynamic webinar on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and supporting executive function, where we explore strategies to enhance students' ability to plan, organize, and manage their learning effectively. This session will focus on applying UDL principles to create learning environments that bolster executive function skills, such as goal-setting, time management, and self-regulation. We will discuss practical techniques for embedding supports within instructional practices that empower all students, particularly those who struggle with executive function challenges. Ideal for educators, administrators, and support staff.

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | 3:30 – 4:30 pm PT
Followed by Q&A 4:30 - 5:00 pm PT

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Universally Designing Assessment

Join us for an insightful webinar on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and assessment, where we delve into innovative strategies for designing and implementing assessments that are inclusive, flexible, and responsive to the needs of all learners. This session will explore how UDL principles can be applied to create assessments that not only measure student understanding effectively but also offer multiple means of expression and engagement. Ideal for educators, curriculum designers, and administrators, this webinar will equip you with practical tools to transform your assessment practices and enhance educational equity.

Monday, October 28, 2024 | 3:30 – 4:30 pm PT

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A Multiple Means Approach to Caregiver, Family and Community Partnerships

Join us for an engaging webinar on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and its potential to strengthen caregiver, family, and community partnerships. We will explore how UDL principles of designing multiple means of engagement, representation, and action and expression can be leveraged to improve school culture by providing access and agency to families and caregivers by honoring variability and removing or minimizing barriers. We'll also discuss how building authentic partnerships enhances educational equity, provides real-world learning opportunities, and supports the holistic development of all students. Perfect for educators, administrators, and community members, this webinar will offer actionable insights and tools to create and sustain more inclusive and supportive learning environments.

Monday, September 30, 2024 | 3:30 – 4:30 pm PT

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Leveraging the UDL Guidelines 3.0 for Inclusive Learning in California

Whether you're an educator, administrator, or advocate passionate about inclusive education, this session will equip you with actionable insights to implement UDL 3.0 effectively. Join us for an enlightening session as we delve into the transformative updates of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines 3.0, tailored specifically to meet the evolving needs of educators and learners in California.

Monday, August 26, 2024 | 3:30 – 4:30 pm PT

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Through the Lens of UDL Monthly Webinars

In partnership with educators across the state of California, this academic year we will explore designing learning experiences, through the lens of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), in a variety of contexts: Physical Learning Environments, Socio-Emotional Learning (SEL) and a multiple content areas from Pre-K to high school. For more information, recordings, slide decks and registration details, please see below.

Early Childhood through the Lens of UDL

Monday, April 29, 2024 | 3:30 – 4:30 pm PT

Join us for an enriching webinar designed to support early childhood educators in creating inclusive and engaging learning environments through the lens of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Whether you're a seasoned educator looking to enhance your inclusive teaching practices or a newcomer seeking guidance on creating accessible learning environments, this webinar offers valuable insights and resources to support your journey.

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Co-Teaching through the Lens of UDL

Monday, March 25, 2024 | 3:30 – 4:30 pm PT

Embark on a transformative journey of co-teaching through the lens of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in our upcoming webinar. Join us for a session aimed at empowering educators to leverage the principles of UDL to create inclusive and engaging learning experiences for all students, including those with diverse learning needs.

Co-teaching offers a powerful framework for collaboration, but integrating UDL principles can amplify its impact, ensuring that every learner can access, engage with, and succeed in the curriculum. In this dynamic webinar, participants will explore practical strategies, insights, and resources to infuse UDL into their co-teaching practices effectively.

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Foundational Skills through the Lens of UDL

Monday, February 26, 2024 | 3:30 – 4:30 pm PT

In this universally designed session, we will explore the active view of reading. We will explore tools and strategies that offer diverse pathways for students to engage with, represent, and apply their learning. We will address the variability among students, ensuring that our approach is inclusive and adaptable to each learner's unique needs.

Join us as we define foundational reading instruction, fostering an environment where all students can thrive in mastering the crucial skills of reading. This session will provide educators with the beginning knowledge and techniques needed to design universally accessible opportunities for every learner in the journey to literacy.

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Math through the Lens of UDL

Monday, January 29, 2024 | 3:30 – 4:30 pm PT

In this universally designed webinar session, we will consider why math is “special” in terms of historical instruction practices and mindsets about the content area. We will revisit the general characteristics of a quality ‘UDL-ified goal’ and practice separating the math goals from the means. We will examine lessons where the means is the goal and think about how we can still identify and focus on the underlying conceptual understanding that is required to enact a specific skill.

Join us as we explore how we can redesign our math lessons to help our students grapple with connected mathematical representations and express their mathematical understanding in a variety of ways.

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Translanguaging: An Approach to Universally Support Multilingual Learners

Monday, November 27, 2023 | 3:30 – 4:30 pm PT

In this universally designed webinar session, we will explore some of the ways we can adopt a translanguaging stance through the lens of the framework of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). We will explore some of the variabilities that exist within the typologies of our multilingual learners, define what a translanguaging classroom is, and how to leverage translanguaging uses within the UDL framework.

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Social Emotional Learning through the Lens of UDL

Session 1: Universally Designing Social Emotional Learning to Support Learner Variability

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 | 3:30 – 4:30 pm PT

In this session, we explored how UDL can support the development of self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making to create learning opportunities, plan for variability and support expert learning.

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Session 2: Through the Lens of UDL, Utilizing CASEL’s SEL Three Signature Practices

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 | 3:30 – 4:30 pm PT

CASEL’s 3 Signature Practices to integrate Social Emotional Learning across all learning environments are: Welcoming/Inclusion Activities, Engaging Strategies and Optimistic Closure.

In this webinar session, we will share simple strategies to honor what is already being done, explore ways to increase integration of these practices, and design resources you can use the next day.

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Designing Physical Learning Environments through the Lens of UDL

Monday, September 25, 2023 | 3:30 – 4:30 pm PT

One of the core principles of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework is that Barriers are in the design, not the learner. To meet the unique needs of our variable learners, the UDL framework empowers educators to identify barriers in the methods, materials, assessment and learning environment and to design options to minimize those barriers. Join us for this free, one-hour webinar on "Designing Physical Learning Environments through the Lens of UDL”.

Learning Goal: Participants will develop an understanding of classroom design, through the lens of UDL, that provides students with access and agency by:

Reflecting on the learning environment
Identifying barriers in the learning environment
Exploring design ideas (physical spaces and/or routines) to minimize barriers in the learning environment

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