Panelists
Loui Lord Nelson
UDL Coordinator, Bartholomew Consolidated
School Corporation/CAST
Kecia Ray
Executive Director of Learning Technology,
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
Tricia Kennedy
Executive Director, eCLASS Transformation,
Gwinnett County Schools
Loui Lord Nelson, PhD
• 2008-2012 UDL Coordinator for Bartholomew
Consolidated School Corporation
– 2010-2012 Co-led 1-to-1 pilot and corporation’s
plan for full implementation with BCSC Dir of
Technology (Mike Jamerson)
• 2012 – 2013 CAST UDL Post-Doctoral Fellow
BCSC
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2011-2012 data
11,500+ students
34.2% free
7.8% reduced
12.3% special education
44,500 +/- in Columbus, IN
How do today’s curriculum
leaders provide learning
environments steeped in
evidence-based practices?
Bartholomew Consolidated School
Corporation’s Story
Random Acts of Improvement
The current system is in need of
integration, alignment, and
expansion
Universal Design for Learning
-Personalized learning outcomes
-Multiple means of representation
-Multiple means of engagement
-Multiple means of expression
RESOURCES
PROBLEM SOLVING
Instructional Consultation Teams
Teacher Assistance Teams
CORE PROCESSES
Academic Curriculum & Instruction
-Mapping
-SMART IEP Goals
-Text Book Adoption
Behavior Curriculum & Instruction
- PBIS
Building teacher capacity and diversifying core instruction
How do curriculum leaders foster
a digital conversion that provides
for second-order change for both
learning and teaching?
Bartholomew Consolidated School
Corporation’s Story
Applying UDL to Curriculum
Development
• At the classroom level
– Begin with focusing on the needs of the students
– Choose methods, materials, and assessments based
on these needs
– Design the curriculum to be innately flexible
“A UDL curriculum takes on the burden of adaptation so
that the student doesn’t have to, minimizing barriers
and maximizing access to both information and
learning.” (Hall, Strangman & Mayer, 2009)
1 to 1: Getting there
• What did we investigate?
– 1 to 1 programs across the US
– Visited 2 programs (Irving, TX and Henrico
County, VA)
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Rubric
Project team (1 to 1 study)
Subsequent application process
Projected budget
– Business team
Our investigative rubric
Lessons Learned
• Technology
– Staff BYOD
– Authentication
– Network performance
– Building wireless and enough internet
bandwidth
• Academic
– Professional learning communities
Gwinnett County Public Schools
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165,000+ Students
132 Schools
57% FRL (lowest - 6%; highest - 96%)
(W) 29%, (B) 31%, (H) 26%,
(A)10% (O) 4%
Gwinnett County Public Schools
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Gwinnett County Public Schools
Lessons Learned
How do today’s curriculum leaders provide learning
environments steeped in evidence-based practices?
Build instructional
leadership capacity
Identify and
communicate
instructional priorities
Gwinnett County Public Schools
Lessons Learned
How do today’s curriculum leaders foster a digital
conversion that provides for second-order change
for both learning and teaching?
Modeling and
collaboration
Unwavering
focus on
instructional
needs