CAST is pleased to announce our UDL Faculty Program. This program will create a national cadre of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) professionals who will be contacted periodically to conduct workshops and institutes that train school district- and state-level teams of educators to apply UDL to the general education curriculum so that all students can gain knowledge, skills, and enthusiasm for learning.
Through an application process, CAST will select 16 professionals for the UDL Faculty program as skilled UDL Professional Development (PD) Specialists, knowledgeable in UDL concepts and its application to general education curriculum. CAST will provide UDL Faculty with:
- A required week of intensive training in the UDL framework, principles, guidelines, and neuroscience research underpinning UDL;
- UDL resources, materials, and examples of classroom application for use in presentations;
- Strategies and methods for planning and implementing effective PD with clearly stated goals and embedded just-in-time supports.
Eligible applicants must have:
- Background knowledge of UDL,
- Experience in effective professional development/teacher training,
- Experience as a classroom educator (primary, secondary, or higher education),
- Knowledge of classroom curriculum in one or more content areas and familiarity with state and national standards,
- Effective communication skills in teaching adults and working with varied levels of educators,
- Skill in using varied technologies to support curriculum and professional development goals, and
- Ability to travel with flexibility in schedule.
Benefits:
- Membership in the national UDL Faculty cadre,
- Participation in a weeklong program in UDL at CAST at no cost (travel and accommodations not included),
- Annual meeting for refresher in the most current UDL practices, research, and resources,
- Support from CAST staff via distance learning,
- Administrative support from CAST for PD events,
- Opportunity to present to educators across the country, and
- Joining in a national movement to scale up UDL.
Financial Arrangement;
- Each PD event will be under a separate contract with CAST. Please note that this is not a salaried position.
- Participants will receive $1000/day for contracted services; travel expenses will be reimbursed.
- Participants will be responsible for all travel arrangements to CAST and associated expenses for the weeklong faculty program and any follow-up refresher meetings.
- Faculty membership will be reviewed and renewed annually by mutual agreement.
The 2010 application process is now closed. Please click here to meet CAST’s 2010 UDL Faculty Cadre.
About CAST:
Founded in 1984 as the Center for Applied Special Technology, CAST has earned international recognition for its development of innovative learning resources and for articulating the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework for creating inclusive educational environments. For more information, go to www.cast.org.
