Advancing Professional Learning: CAST partners with MassCUE

CAST is thrilled to announce a partnership with Massachusetts Computer Using Educators (MassCUE), a regional nonprofit leader dedicated to advancing digital teaching and learning. MassCUE connects, educates, and inspires educators across Massachusetts to leverage educational technology in ways that benefit every learner. Aligned with CAST’s mission, MassCUE works to ensure that members are united by a belief that innovation in education should be equitable, accessible, and student-centered. This fall, CAST will host UDL-Con at the MassCUE Fall Conference including leading a variety of interactive sessions on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and accessibility.

Aligning Mission and Impact

“When we look at CAST and the Universal Design for Learning framework they pioneered, we see an organization that shares that belief at its core and a partnership that feels not just natural, but necessary.” shared Grace Magley, Executive Director, MassCUE. “CAST’s work directly strengthens what we strive to do and our mission.”

• Connect means bringing together educators who might not otherwise encounter cutting-edge frameworks for inclusive learning and CAST gives us the content to make those connections meaningful.
• Educate means going beyond tools and tips to offer professional learning that shifts mindsets and practices, which is exactly what UDL does when educators embrace it.
• Inspire means showing teachers that every student can succeed when barriers are removed from the learning environment.

Join Us at UDL-Con at the MassCUE Fall Conference

This fall, CAST will bring the UDL framework and CAST UDL Guidelines™ directly to more than 1,500 conference attendees from across New England. At UDL-Con at MassCUE we’ll be offering a series of hands-on, interactive sessions focused on practical UDL implementation and classroom accessibility.

This partnership reflects a shared, ongoing commitment: co-creating meaningful learning experiences, publishing joint thought leadership, and expanding inclusive practices across the region.

Through joint programming at the MassCUE Fall Conference, shared communications, and thought leadership contributions, MassCUE and CAST will help ensure that UDL principles are woven directly into professional learning experiences so that educators are empowered to design learning environments where all students can thrive.

Learn More about UDL-Con: International events including UDL-Con: Live Online on July 21-22, 2026.

Access information about the MassCUE Fall Conference