UDL in a Flexible Learning Landscape - Katie Novak - The #InnovatorsMindset Podcast Season 2 Ep 2
Channel: George Couros
Date: 2021-01-10

Katie Novak and George Couros, who have only met in-person three times, start this podcast out with some fun back and forth banter before getting into the in-depth conversation about what UDL is and how it is applicable in education. Katie shares that UDL is more about a set of beliefs or principles as opposed to something you “do.” Hear Katie describe the core beliefs of UDL:

We have to embrace variability 

Firm goals and flexible means 

There is value in expert learning

Katie and George discuss the common areas between UDL and The Innovator’s Mindset. You may have come to this episode to hear more about UDL and The Innovator’s Mindset, but you will be so glad that you stayed for the George and Katie Boyz II Men karaoke at the end! 



Links:

CAST - https://www.cast.org/

UDL Progression Rubric - http://castpublishing.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/UDL_Progression_Rubric_FINAL_Web_REV1.pdf  

“The more innovative I have become, the less classroom management I have to deal with.” (Blog Post) - https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/7109  

Katie Novak Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/katienovakudl/?hl=en

Katie Novak Twitter - https://twitter.com/KatieNovakUDL?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor 




Quotes:

"A lot of people think of UDL as something that you do - or a list of strategies, but it is far more a set of beliefs or a set of principals."

"The flexibility in the first place needs to be about access."

"Embrace the concept that not only are learners different from each other, but they are also different from day-to-day."

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The Innovator's Mindset:https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Mindset-Empower-Learning-Creativity/dp/0986155497/ref=zg_bs_69830_7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ARY8KZTA242NVFMHF9X0
 
Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/Innovate-Inside-Box-Empowering-Innovators/dp/1948334127/ref=zg_bs_69830_12?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=75E0ZS6R2J330FAM9Y0A

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