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CAST in the News

Explore recent media coverage of CAST, including podcasts, articles, and more!

How should schools approach AI in writing classrooms? Find out from Randy Laist, author Rethinking Writing Instruction in the Age of AI from CAST Professional Publishing, in conversation with DATIA K12 about how AI can support student voice, critical thinking, and creativity when guided by a UDL lens.

Read the DATIA K12 Q&A

This blog post from ReadSpeaker, a provider of Text-to-Speech (TTS) and voice-enhanced learning tools, discusses their partnership with CAST that began in 2024, to help educators use UDL and TTS tools together to create learning environments that foster learner agency in students.

Read the ReadSpeaker blog post

 

Get a Korean perspective on CAST’s Michelle Soriano and Christine Fox at the Book Kids Con Kids Tech Conference, focusing on digital education in a post-pandemic world.

Read the OhmyNews article (Korean language)

Read the OhmyNews article with English translation

Education technology has become central to teaching and learning in school districts across the country. But there are still big inequities in access to devices and broadband, and some districts are using technology much more effectively than others, concludes a national ed-tech plan released on Jan. 22 by the U.S. Department of Education.

Read the EducationWeek article

CAST Senior Technical Assistance Specialist & Project Director, Christine Fox and Samantha Reid, technology coordinator for Jenks Public Schools wrote this article for EdTech Magazine about the importance of inclusive technology systems.

Read the EdTech Magazine article

Nimah Gobir for MindShift interviews two CAST authors — Katie Novak & Andratesha Fritzgerald — and discusses UDL in terms of on-ramps (multiple means of representation), traffic patterns (multiple means of engagement), and off-ramps (multiple means of action and expression).

Read the MindShift article

New Hampshire Public Radio highlights CAST’s work in developing a customized e-portfolio to support learners’ interest in outdoor recreation and translate those skills into STEM competencies.

Read the NHPR article

K-12 Dive contributor Lauren Barack shares ways that instructional materials, technologies, and environments can be used in equitable ways, featuring CAST Technical Assistance Specialist Luis Pérez.

Read the K-12 Dive article

The University of Arkansas News shared an article about doctoral student and CAST intern, Krystle Merry, highlighting her work with our Center on Inclusive Technology & Education Systems.

Read the University of Arkansas article