**RESCHEDULED DATES TBD Universal Design for Learning: Improving Instruction through Student-Centered Learning Practices**

Universal Design for Learning: Improving Instruction through Student-Centered Learning Practices

Facilitator: Joy Fredrickson

Develop the knowledge, skills, and capacity to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all through Universal Design for Learning! During this 3-day workshop, participants will experience a framework for designing inclusive education experiences and environments. The workshop will equip educators in teaching to diversity and identity as well as identifying and removing barriers to increase student access to learning. Participants will gain practical strategies to address learner variability and provide flexibility in the ways learners access material, engage with it, and show what they know through purposeful, proactive design of goals, assessments, methods, and materials.

Participants will: -Understand the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework and guidelines to personalize learning and ensure that each student has access and opportunity to develop skills and achieve at high levels -Cultivate a UDL mindset to transform practices -Explore practical strategies and student-centered learning practices to address learner variability in how they are engaged in learning and motivated, perceive and comprehend information presented, navigate learning environments, and express what they know/can do -Engage in lesson design to develop and practice methods for utilizing the UDL framework in the design of classroom environments and instruction.

Joy Fredrickson is an educator, facilitator of learning, and coach. She has 20+ years of experience in education, serving as a special education teacher, site-level administrator, and district-level coordinator. As the Founder and Principal Revolutionist at Edulution Consulting, Joy supports educators and administrators locally, nationally, and internationally (India & Ukraine) in implementing student-centered learning practices and creating cultural transformation in schools. Joy is a fierce leader committed to centering student voice, teaching to diversity and identity, designing inclusive educational experiences and environments that eliminate barriers and ensure access and success for all, and rising to equity.

Tuition (includes lunch):

$425 - BrightWorks Member

$510 - Standard Rate

Please make checks payable to BrightWorks and mail to: 

BrightWorks
Attn: Brittany Stepan
2 Pine Tree Drive, Suite 101
Arden Hills, MN 55112

Please note: If an invoice is required, an additional fee of $10 will be applied.

Cancellation: You can cancel your own registration for an event before the cancellation deadline. (Please check the event information for specific cancellation details.) If the event has a fee, refunds are possible only if cancellation is prior to the deadline. If you do not attend and do not cancel prior to an event, you are still responsible for payment and will be billed.

Special Accommodations: Please alert BrightWorks 2-3 weeks prior to the workshop/event if you need special accommodations, including sign language interpreters. (BrightWorks requires a notice of 2 business days to cancel a sign language interpreter. If you fail to cancel, we reserve the right to bill your school/district for this expense.) Update your profile as needed. Special accommodations are not included with each registration, but are stored in your profile until you make changes.