Two events, one price

For the first time ever, bundle your UDL-IRN Summit (April 13–14, 2021) & CAST UDL Symposium (July 28–30, 2021) tickets at a reduced price! Join us at the two largest UDL-focused events of the year.

Reflecting on the UDL Guidelines research

We’ve started an initial review of the research referenced in the UDL Guidelines as part of our work to reenvision this foundational tool for implementing UDL. Early findings show clear evidence of the need to include work that addresses the full range of systemic barriers to learning.

For example, in Guideline 7: Provide Options for Recruiting Interest, of the 175 references used to inform the development of the Guideline, 11 speak to race, ethnicity, nationality, culture, or gender. In that same list of 175 references, 21 focus on behavior management.

As part of our work in updating the UDL Guidelines through an equity lens, we look forward to broadening this literature base, listening to missing voices, and developing a more inclusive foundation for the UDL Guidelines.

Do you have recommendations for research we should consider as part of UDL Rising to Equity: Reenvisioning the Universal Design for Learning Guidelines?

Antiracism and Universal Design for Learning

"This book gives me hope that in education we can begin to eliminate the violence of academic and social prejudice that kills the spirit of our babies and belittles the needs and experiences of people of color.”
—From the Foreword by Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice

The journey to design antiracist learning environments is a lifetime commitment that is active, not passive. Drawing vivid portraits of her classroom instruction in urban schools over the past two decades, Fritzgerald shows teachers how to open new roads of communication, engagement, and skill-building for Black and Brown students.

Language arts teachers, we need you

Teaching, learning, and assessing with technology

Co-organize your learning with Corgi 2

We’re excited to introduce Corgi 2, the next generation of interactive, digital graphic organizers designed to help learners tackle complex concepts and build higher-order thinking skills. Corgi 2 builds on the original Corgi application’s success and introduces several innovative features that strengthen NGSS practices and self-regulation strategies. Corgi 2 is perfect for hybrid or remote learning; real-time collaboration lets learners work together from anywhere. The interdisciplinary guides in Corgi 2 are free for anyone to use with your Google account.

We're looking for Middle School teachers to try out Corgi. If you’d like to work with us, please email corgi@cast.org for more information.

Learn with us

• Introduction to UDL: Addressing the Variability of All Learners
  April 8 – 9, 2021
• UDL Implementation Academy
  April 15 – 16, 2021

Invent your future with Biofab Explorer

Biofab Explorer is a free career guidance resource to attract and inspire students to the emerging field of biofabrication. The tool, created as part of our collaboration with the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) and several career and technical education schools, includes profiles of employees working in both the biotech and manufacturing sides of biofabrication, as well as case stories documenting the life-changing impact of biofabrication technology on the treatment of chronic diseases. It also includes a Teacher Guide to support the use of the modules in classrooms.

We're helping 7 states ramp up systems for accessible materials & technologies