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ACCESS

EXPRESS ENGAGE

How to Personalize Learning Using the UDL Lens


Presented by Kathleen McClaskey and Martin McKay
What is
personalized learning?

Mid-Pacific Institute Students –


used with permission from
Scot Allen, photographer
Personalized learning
starts with the learner who:

● Owns their learning


● Has voice and choice in their
learning
● Is engaged and self-directed,
advocates for their learning, sets
goals and monitors progress
● Masters competencies
● Selects and uses tools to support
their learning
● Has skills and strategies for lifelong
learning.
UDL in the ESSA
With the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), federal K-12
education law now defines and endorses Universal Design for
Learning (UDL) as a scientifically-based approach for
personalizing learning.

Universal Design for Learning is a registered trademark of CAST, Inc.


Why personalize learning using the UDL lens of….

● To create a common language between


teacher and learner that can be used in daily
practice

ACCESS ● To empower the learner to tell their story


about who they are and how they learn in a
Learner Profile
● To build a Personal Learning Backpack of
tools, apps, skills and strategies to support
EXPRESS ENGAGE learning
● To set goals and gain skills in a Personal
Learning Plan
● To develop learner agency
● To discover the learner in every child.
The UDL Lens of Access, Engage and Express™ based on
the UDL Principles

● Multiple means of
ACCESS representation

ENGAGE ● Multiple means of


engagement

EXPRESS ● Multiple means of


action and expression

*The UDL Lens of Access, Engage and Express is a trademark of Kathleen McClaskey
Personalize Learning for All Learners using The UDL Lens

Access Engage Express

by transforming with content using actions through


information into useable ● interactives ● writing
knowledge through ● video ● presenting
● digital media ● problem solving ● storytelling
● touch ● designing ● multimedia
● audio ● collaboration ● building
● visual media ● reflection ● making sense of
learning
The UDL Lens used by Teacher and Learner

ACCESS

ACCESS

learner

EXPRESS ENGAGE

EXPRESS

teacher
The Process in Creating a Learner with Agency

● Strengths
Learner ● Challenges
Profile ● Preferences and needs
● Interests, Talents, Aspirations and Passions

Personal ● Tools, Apps and Resources


Learning ● Learning Skills and Strategies
Backpack™ ● Develop Learning Goals

● Learning Goals: Access, Engage


Personal and Express
Learning ● Personal Goals
Plan™ ● College, Career and Citizenship
Goals
Create a Learner Profile (LP) with the UDL Lens

● Strengths
Learner ● Challenges
Profile ● Preferences and needs
● Interests, Talents,
Aspirations and Passions
● Words about me: curious, imaginative,
artistic, friendly
● Interests: soccer, baseball, history
Learner ● Talents: storytelling, drawing, connecting
Profile the dots, mental math
● Passionate about: fishing, having a
business one day
● Aspirations: forest ranger, comic book
illustrator

Strengths Challenges

Access • I can visualize what I hear. • I often do not understand


• I connect to ideas I already what I read.
know. • I have trouble focusing.
Engage • I like to lead and collaborate • I don’t like doing difficult
with others. tasks.
Express • I draw what I am thinking. • I have trouble putting
• I like telling stories. thoughts to paper.
• I am a good presenter & • I find note-taking difficult.
speaker.
Build a Personal Learning Backpack (PLB)

● Tools, Apps and


Personal Resources
Learning ● Learning Skills and
Backpack™ Strategies
● Develop Learning Goals
Personal ● Tools, Apps, Resources
Learning ● Learning Strategies and Skills
Backpack™ ● Develop Learning Goals

Preference and Needs Tools, Apps, Resources, Learning Strategies and


Skills
Access • I need to use a text-to- iPad, Read&Write, YouTube
speech tool for reading. • Uses TTS tool to read digital materials
• I prefer to use video for • Selects video tutorials to walk through step-
understanding. by-step instructions.
Engage • I need tasks to be DropBox, Google Drive, Toodledo
broken down into • Creates folders and files to manage resources
smaller tasks. and images.
• I prefer to work with a • Uses a checklist of smaller tasks along with
partner. due dates to organize projects tasks.
Express • I need to use note iPad, Notability, iMove, Popplet
taking tools. • Learns to use Notability to draw, take notes
• I prefer graphic and record voice.
organizers for ideas. • Organizes writing using Popplet.
• I prefer to present • Creates presentation with captions using
orally. iMovie.
Design a Personal Learning Plan (PLP)

● Learning Goals: Access,


Personal Engage and Express™
Learning ● Personal Goals
Plan™ ● College, Career and
Citizenship Goals
Personal ● Access, Engage and Express™
Learning ● Goals for Skill Development
Plan™ ● Personal Goals
● College, Career and Citizenship Goals

My Personal Learning Plan Progress


Name: ________________
Access Goal I want to learn how to use text-to- Evidence of reaching
1 speech tools or apps to support my goal:
my reading and comprehension of • Completing
learning materials and texts. comprehension
questions or an
Steps – Action steps that will help meet my goal assignment using
1. Set a schedule to work with my technology tools or apps
coach or a peer tutor to learn the TTS tool or independently from
apps. my PLB
2. Read textbook, handout, assigned novel or • Demonstration of
online content using TTS tool or apps. independent reading
3. Learn and apply comprehension strategies using the tools from
using highlighting and mind-mapping tools, my PLB.
and supportive writing tools.
Date Achieved:
Personal ● Access, Engage and Express™
Learning ● Goals for Skill Development
Plan™ ● Personal Goals
● College, Career and Citizenship Goals

My Personal Learning Plan Progress


Name: ________________
College and I would like to have an ELO on Evidence of reaching
Career Goal what it takes to become a park my goal:
1 ranger for the US Forest Service ● ELO with a park
ranger
Steps – Action steps that will help meet my ● ELO Portfolio or
goal presentation of
1. Meet with my advisor or counselor to discuss experience of met
an ELO with a park ranger in the local region. competencies.
2. Develop an ELO proposal and submit to my
advisor or counselor. Date Achieved:
3. Coordinate a time to with with a park ranger
and develop a schedule to participate in my
ELO.
4. Reflect on ELO experience in a blog and
create an ELO Portfolio.
Learner Profile (LP) +
Personal Learning Backpack (PLB)™ =
Personal Learning Plan (PLP)™
Learner
Profile
Each Learner:
● Proactive in their learning.

Personal ● Selects appropriate tools and


Learning resources based on how they prefer or
need to access, engage, and express.
Backpack™
A ● Develops learning strategies and
C skills to support their learning.
C
E EXPRESS Personal
ENGAGE ● Sets goals and action steps for college,
S Learning career and citizenship.
S Plan™ ● Reflects on evidence of learning.
● Self-directs and monitors their
progress in learning.
● Future Ready for College and Career.
Kathleen McClaskey
Founder, Make Learning Personal
Co-Founder, Personalize Learning. LLC
kathleenmcclaskey.com
[email protected]
@khmmc

Co-author of Bestsellers

Make Learning Personal

and

How to Personalize Learning –


A Practical Guide for Getting Started and Going Deeper!

This presentation and it’s contents are licensed by Kathleen McClaskey under a
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
consider their strengths

leading a group detailed writer ideas person likes to draw


do they need extra help?

or confidence
writing

with reading
organizing
At my PC

When I am walking
When my hands are busy

When I am feeling extra lazy / geeky


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