Tay Gavin Erickson Lecture Series | Jose Blackorby PhD

Thursday, February 16, 2017 4:00pm to 5:30pm

Location: 

UMass Campus Center Room 804-808

The Center for Research on Families welcomes Jose Blackorby PhD, Senior Director of Research and Development CAST Inc., who will present a talk titled Universal Design For Learning 2017: A Framework Grows Up.

In his talk, Dr Blackorby will describe the current status of Universal Design for Learning policy, practice, research and implementation, as well as new challenges the field faces that come with growth.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) began 15 years ago as a vision associated with CAST, Inc. (Center for Applied Special Technology) and a small group of researchers and policymakers. It is being increasingly adopted by schools as well as by curriculum and technology vendors. This is a new era for UDL on many fronts, which brings new opportunities, along with new challenges, as it becomes a mature field.

For more information on Dr Blackorby, visit cast.org/about/staff/jose-blackorby.html#.WKR2nRjMzm0

All are welcome!