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• Blog Post

  Science Writing and Universal Design for Learning

  Reed & Coyne, 2014

  In this blog post, 7 th grade teacher Stacey Reed and CAST Research Scientist Peggy Coyne share ideas and resources to help teachers engage students in the scientific process. They tie this work to the Common Core State Standards ...

• Article

  CAST Science Writer: A Grades 7-12 Tool for Report Writing

  S. Reed & P. Coyne, 2013

  Stacey Reed, a 7th grade science teacher, and Peggy Coyne, a CAST research scientist, describe CAST Science Writer, a free interactive web-based instructional tool to support students’ writing scientific reports. Based on the framework ...

• Article

  Scaffolding English Language Learners and Struggling Readers in a Universal Literacy Environment with Embedded Strategy Instruction and Vocabulary Support

  P. Proctor, B. Dalton & D. Grisham, 2007

  Today teachers are charged with including all students in literacy instruction, even those who have previously struggled in traditional school environments. One group that has struggled in the past is English Language Learners (ELLs). Here Proctor, Dalton, and Grisham discuss a 4-week study that used supported digital text to assist ELLs with reading comprehension. They found that embedding features did help promote learners’ use of comprehension strategies.

• Book

  Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age: Universal Design for Learning

  

  D. H. Rose & A. Meyer, 2002

  In this seminal book on Universal Design for Learning, Rose and Meyer lay out the three principles, show their origins in the learning sciences and brain-based research, and describe practical applications of the framework to classroom instruction.

• Article

  Explicit Instruction

  T. Hall & G. Vue, 2004

  Explicit instruction is defined as a systematic instructional approach that includes a set of delivery and design procedures derived from effective schools research merged with behavior analysis. Instructional design and delivery …

• Writer's Key: Online Tool Supports Middle School Writers

  

  Researchers from CAST and Arizona State University developed and tested Writer’s Key, a web-based tool that guides and supports middle-school students in writing argumentative (persuasive) and informational (expository) compositions.

• Multi-Gen STEM Makerspaces Will Boost School, Career Prospects

  

  The Multi-Gen Makers project is a collaboration with residents from Bayview Towers, a 200-unit affordable housing complex in Connecticut. Through a design-based research approach with iterative cycles of co-design, the project will develop and research a sustainable model for multigenerational making and learning that build the skills and dispositions that can support a STEM career trajectory.

• Skip Stahl

  

  Senior Policy Analyst, Emeritus

  A nationally recognized expert in accessible educational materials and Universal Design for Learning, Skip Stahl accrued extensive experience in advising education stakeholders—including states, district leaders, publishers, and policymakers—on how to make learning environments and products more effective and inclusive for all.

• Stephen P. Crosby

  

  Independent Consultant & Co-Founder, The Civic Action Project

  A member of CAST's Board of Directors since 1995, Steve Crosby has over 45 years of experience in policymaking, entrepreneurship, non-profits, and academics.

• McKenzie Nichols

  

  Community Relations & Event Manager

  As the Community Relations & Event Manager, McKenzie Nicholis oversees community outreach, supports membership engagement, and plans professional learning events.