The past two weeks have been full of new learning… SITE conference was great…lots of new ideas and inspiration, super conversations with the TU crew and many opportunities to meet people interested in similiar topics. Possible new SIG, kind of scary, but we will see. Hopefully this won’t be too time consuming–but at the same time, it will be fun to work with a diverse group of people, all interested in advancing UDL. Drafted a proposal for the SIG with faculty members from RIC and Roosevelt, we will see if the group is approved. Also finished my first comp for ISTC 711 and finished a draft of a portfolio artifact for specialization. Read four useful articles that I am going to add to my literature review:
- Cutting Edge Educators: Preservice Teachers’ use of Technology within universal Design for learning Framework (Pace and Blue)
- Access to Science for ALL Students (Anderson and Anderson) **had no idea until just now that I met the author at SITE and she is the one who came up with the idea for the UDL SIG….crazy!
- UD and UDL: Paving the way toward inclusion and independence in the school library (another Pace and Blue)
- Using video games as an alternative science assessment for students with disabilities and at-risk learners (Beecher, Basham and Marino) **Basham is one of the founders of the UDL-IRN network
I found connections between these articles in the areas of conceptions about UDL and issues with implementation….
In other news, I did make some progress with the IRB. I got my letter from HCPSS (not totally what I thought, but we think it will be sufficient), and I was able to turn in the IRB packet. Now, we wait for approval. I did get an email from the person in charge of assessment. As soon as I have aprroval from TU, he wants to meet with me to discuss contacting possible interviewees….
