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CAST to Pilot a Virtual Professional Learning Model for Remote Schools in New Hampshire

Photo of an educator recording themselves with a video camera

Thursday, July 16, 2020

The Virtual UDL Video Club is an innovative form of professional learning that supports teachers in working collaboratively with their peers to improve their instructional practice. By jointly reviewing video footage from their classrooms, teachers can collaborate in authentic classroom observation that supports cycles of continuous improvement.

CAST, Partners to Lead Effort to Improve IEP Process in Massachusetts

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

CAST is pleased to announce that it will join three other partners in Massachusetts to launch state-funded effort to strengthen and improve the process for writing Individualized Education Programs, or IEPs. CAST joins the Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy, the Federation for Children with Special Needs, and BlackPrint Education Consulting in forming the Students and Families First Coalition (SFFC).

CAST to Establish California Collaborative for Inclusive Literacy

California Department of Education and California Collaborative for Excellence in Education logos

Friday, July 10, 2020

CAST is pleased to announce the establishment of the California Collaborative for Inclusive Literacy (CCIL), a statewide professional development partnership to improve literacy outcomes using CAST’s signature framework, Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

Building New Hampshire Teacher Capacity to Reach All Learners

Screenshot of the 2020-2021 NH UDL Innovation Network application

Monday, July 6, 2020

Are you an educator working in a New Hampshire school? Applications for the New Hampshire UDL Innovation Network 2020-2021 school year are due August 1, 2020!

CAST, Partners to Create Multigenerational Makerspace Program in Affordable Housing Community

Photo collage of families doing makerspace activities together

Friday, June 12, 2020

With funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), CAST and two partners will develop and study an innovative model for a community-based, multigenerational makerspace in an affordable housing complex.

CAST Joins INCLUDE, a Collaboratory to Advance UDL

Thursday, June 11, 2020

CAST is pleased to announce its participation in the newly formed International Collaboratory for Leadership in Universally Designed Education (INCLUDE), a global network of researchers, students, and practitioners committed to strengthening outcomes for all learners.