Teaching to Diversity: Universal Design for Learning

with

Dr. Beth Sparks, Brigitte Sebulsky & Wally Asher Greenough

“The Vital Link Conference”

Kelowna, B.C.

February 22, 2008

presented by

The Learning Assistance Teachers’ Association

A Provincial Specialist Assocation of the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation

in conjunction with

The Okanagan Zone Teachers' Conference

Making Connections 3

 

         

 

Sandra Bava (LATA Treasurer), Alan Peterson (Conference Chair)

and Opal Blackhall (LATA Secretary) discuss last-minute details

before the conference begins.

Thanks to Karen Bernath and COLATA for all their assistance

in helping make this joint

venture a success!

Carey Semple and Collin Midwood from Duocom help set

up a SMART Board for the UDL presentations by

Dr. Beth Sparks, Brigitte Sebulsky and

Wally Asher Greenough.

    

 

Jamie Davis, Sales Consultant, Library and Technology Resources, displays some of the products available

from Scholastic Library Publishing.

Gary from Insight Media shows off some of the many literacy

and special education products available from his company.

         

 

Carey Semple from Duocom demonstrates the SMART Board to an interested delegate.

         

 

Some of the 1000 delegates visiting publishers'

displays during a break.

One of the 100 delegates who attended the workshop

on Universal Design for Learning sponsored by LATA

checks in at the registration table.

         

 

Dr. Beth Sparks introduces some of the history behind the UDL movement.

    

 

Wally Asher Greenough talks about ways to implement

UDL in an intermediate classroom.

Jamie Davis from Scholastic demonstrates

Thinking Reader.

    

 

Thank you to our presenters...

Dr. Beth Sparks, Wally Asher Greenough

and Brigitte Sebulsky.

 

Presentation by Brigitte Sebulsky

Presentation by Wally Asher Greenough