[Simtrainer-l] Alignment of CER's with Universal Design

Thu Dec 7 11:10:24 CST 2023

Hi Kathy,
 Keith and Jan Bulgren are the primary sources I believe for entering into
this dialogue.
Here is a reference sheet and a specific project that Jan and Jose from
CAST had  worked on in 2022.

Best wishes,
 Diane

Diane C. Gillam, M.Ed.
SIM Professional Development Leader
University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning
https://sim.ku.edu
Adolescent Literacy and Language (ALL) Consultant
540-908-0604
*SIM™ promotes effective teaching and learning for critical content in
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On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 12:34 PM Keith Lenz via Simtrainer-l <
simtrainer-l at lists.ku.edu> wrote:

> HI. I believe SIM PDers have conducted several alignments between UDL and
> The Content Enhancement Routines over the years. In general, the CO is a
> graphic organizer teaching device designed to be used with students to
> visually represent course expectations, facilitate the learning of course
> big ideas, and guide students' learning through the course. The research on
> the use of graphic organizers for increasing learning for students who
> struggle with learning is significant. There is also research that graphic
> organizers designed for use to promote learning for individuals also
> increases learning when used to teach a group of learners - a key
> defining principle in using UDL.  The Course Organizer Routine meets all
> the UDL guidelines for promoting multiple means of representation,
> engagement, and action and expression.  It is co-constructed with the class
> at the beginning of the year and then used to pull together learning of the
> big ideas after every unit. It is used to surface, discuss, and promote key
> learning outcomes as well as teaching students ways of reaching these
> outcomes with a class.
>
> While there are specific instructions related to how to use the CO for
> effective learning to promote learning for a whole group while meeting the
> needs of individuals, teachers may not use it correctly. However, the
> effectiveness of any intervention may be compromised by poor
> implementation.
>
> It would be helpful to know what aspects of the use of graphic organizers
> and the CO that your colleague believes do not meet UDL guidelines. The CRL
> has worked with CAST on many projects that connect graphic organizers to
> UDL over the past thirty years. CRL researchers worked with David Rose, one
> of the designers of the application of UDL, specifically on the use of the
> CERS, as well as other SIM interventions, as specific applications of UDL.
> I would be happy to help you more if I can. Keith
>
> Keith B. Lenz, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor
> Coordinator of Special Education Graduate Programs
> Department of Elementary, Literacy, and Special Education
> University of Central Arkansas, Mashburn Hall, Room 132, Conway, AR
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> On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 9:26 AM Kathy Spielman via Simtrainer-l <
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>> Hello SIM Educators,
>> I am consulting at a private school for students with diagnosed dyslexia
>> and other language-based learning disabilities and am looking for articles
>> and charts that show how the CER's and specifically Course Organizers align
>> and support the Universal Design approach.
>>
>> A little background on this school:
>> Over the last 20 years, the faculty has been trained in the Course
>> Organizer and Unit Organizer routines, and, in recent years, every
>> department developed and implemented a CO for each course and was working
>> on implementing UO's for each course. Two years ago, the faculty began
>> training in Universal Design, and the trainer remarked that the CO's do not
>> align with Universal Design. This year, the Curriculum Director who
>> coordinated the SIM training workshops in the past and was successful in
>> the school-wide implementation of CO's is no longer at the school. Going
>> back even farther - I was employed as a teacher and administrator at this
>> school from 1985 to 2021 and began using SIM with the teachers in the
>> 1990's.  Currently, most of the staff is trained in and uses the
>> Paraphrasing Strategy and the Sentence Writing Strategies; this year, as a
>> consultant, I will continue to work with department heads in the high
>> school to train and further implement these two LS's with new teachers and
>> the entire high school faculty. (I trained the entire faculty, from grades
>> 2 - 12, in Sentence Writing (Fundamentals) and Fundamentals of Paraphrasing
>> in 2021, and the new faculty in Sentence Writing (Proficiency) and RAP in
>> 2021 and 2022.)
>>
>> Thank you for your assistance and any ideas/experiences you can share
>> with me!
>> Kathy
>>
>> *Kathy Spielman*
>> SIM Learning Strategies Professional Developer
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>> Teaching Beyond Limits
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