April 2-5, 2008: CEC Convention, Boston MA
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Universal Design for Learning: Tipping Points from Research to Practice
Strand Co-Leaders: Tracey Hall and David Rose, CAST
Session 1: UDL Guidelines for Practice and Research
Session Leaders: David Rose and Anne Meyer, CAST
Discussant: Dave Edyburn, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Session 2: From Margins to the Mainstream: UDL and its Implications for Education Policy
Session Leaders: Tom Hehir, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Presenters: Nancy Reder, National Association of State Directors of Special Education; Ricki Sabia, National Down Syndrome Society
Discussant: Laura Kaloi, National Council for Learning Disabilities
Session 3: Just in Time: The Intersection of UDL, RTI, and Progress Monitoring
Session Leader: Gerald Tindal, University of Oregon
Presenters: Doug Fuchs, Vanderbilt University; Lynn Fuchs, Vanderbilt University; Tracey Hall, CAST; Markay Winston, Cincinnati Public Schools
Session 4: UDL Instruction and Tools: A Survey
Session Leader: Michael Wehmeyer, University of Kansas
Presenters: Leanne Ketterlin-Geller, University of Oregon; Tracey Hall, CAST
Discussant: Steve Graham, Vanderbilt University
Session 5: UDL, Digital Media and the Changing Marketplace
Session Leader: Skip Stahl, CAST
Presenters: Tracy Gray, American Institutes of Research; Vicki Hershman, Indiana Department of Education; Joy Zabala, CAST
Discussant: Bonnie Jones, Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education
Session 6: Preparing Teachers for UDL Implementation: Lessons from Research to Practice
Session Leader: Diane Browder, University of North Carolina-Charlotte
Presenters: Grace Meo, CAST; Pat Previte, Ipswich (MA) Middle School; Margo Izzo, Ohio State University; Patti Ralabate, National Education Association
Discussant: Richard Jackson, Boston College