About CAST

CAST is a multifaceted organization with a singular ambition: Bust the barriers to learning that millions of people experience every day. We do this by helping educators and organizations apply insights from the learning sciences and leading-edge practices to educational design and implementation.

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We're currenty seeking a Universal Design for Learning Implementation Specialist and a Marketing & Sales Intern.

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UDL-Con: International

This year, for the first time, CAST’s Annual Symposium and the UDL-IRN Summit are joining forces to create the world’s largest International UDL Convention.

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Upcoming Learning Events

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PreK–12: Instructor-Led Course

Introduction: Explore Universal Design for Learning

In this introductory online course for preK–12 educators, participants learn the research basis for UDL, practical applications of UDL to lesson design, and helpful technology tools that support flexible, inclusive instruction.

Monday, September 11 – Monday, December 11, 2023

PreK–12: Instructor-Led Course

Introduction: Explore Universal Design for Learning

Monday, February 5 – Monday, May 13, 2024

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Postsecondary: Instructor-Led Course

Introduction: Explore Universal Design for Learning

Designed exclusively for higher education, this course includes strategies to remove barriers to learning for postsecondary students.

Monday, February 5 – Friday, March 29, 2024

Stories From Our Work

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CAST Partners with New Hampshire Prisons to Apply UDL to “Choose Love” Curriculum

What happens when we redesign a curriculum to meet the needs of incarcerated adult learners?

CAST Teams Up with Rural California Schools to Build Bridges for Learning & Healing

We're supporting districts in northern California to recover after learning loss as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic compounded with the devastating wildfires in that region.

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World Vision, Illustrative Math Use CAST Curriculum Review to Make Learning More Accessible

We partner with organizations designing learning experiences and materials to review and provide support in making their products more accessible and universally designed.