Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: Meeting the Needs of All Students

To learn more about the CO Healthy Kids Survey, please visit https://cdphe.colorado.gov/hkcs

How to Talk with Kids about Race and Racial Issues, Today Parenting Guide

Why COVID is Our Equity Check, ASCD

LGBTQ Youth, ACLU

OK2BMe Resources for Teachers and Families

CAST  is a nonprofit education research and development organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals through Universal Design for Learning.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a research-based set of principles to guide the design of learning environments that are accessible and effective for all. Now endorsed by federal policy and that of many states and districts, UDL informs all of our work in educational research and design, professional learning, workforce development, and publishing.

UDL at a Glance Video

CAST Online Lesson Planning: Accessible and Inclusive — designed for ALL from the start

• Key Questions to Consider When Planning
  These essential questions, when used during lesson planning, can help keep your focus on designing for the wide range of learners you encounter.
• Composing Our World: Integrating UDL with Project-Based Learning for 9th Grade ELA
  Though focused on English Language Arts, the principles presented in this tutorial can apply to any lesson design.
• Top 10 UDL Tips for Developing Learning Goals
  Clear learning goals are even more important when planning for remote learning. Learn how to develop your learning goals to maintain high expectations for all.
• Top 10 UDL Tips for Assessment
  Your assessments should directly relate to your learning goals. Learn how to design and deliver high-quality assessments that can help inform your instruction.
• UDL in the Cloud: A Conversation with the Authors
  Learn how to design for remote learning through a UDL lens in this webinar with Katie Novak and Tom Thibodeau, authors of UDL in the Cloud: How to Design and Deliver Online Education Using Universal Design for Learning.

Special Education Resources

AAA Math: Support for Dyscalculia

Exploratorium: Support in science and reading

Adapted Mind: Support in math for 1st through 8th grades

Keeping Students with Learning Disabilities Motivated at Home, Edutopia

PBLU - Project Based Learning: Buck Institute, Customizable project based lessons

PBLU - Project Design Rubric: Buck Institute, Ensures best practice in designing project based learning 

Project Based Learning, The K-12 Internet Resource Center, Tools for teaching and evaluating

MERLOT and SkillsCommons are home to sizable collections of materials on topics like Resiliency, Preparing for College, mental health simulations and gamifications, 

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Education released a webinar on ensuring web accessibility for students with disabilities for schools utilizing online learning during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. 

In addition, OCR published a fact sheet, Address the Risks of COVID-19 in Schools While Protecting the Civil Rights of Students, for education leaders on how to protect students' civil rights as school leaders take steps to keep students safe and secure. These resources will assist education leaders in making distance learning accessible to students with disabilities and in preventing discrimination during this Administration-wide response effort.

The National Federation of the Blind has also provided  guidance about responses to COVID-19 and not creating accessibility barriers for everyone learning.

 CAST is a nationally recognized organization that is helping K-12, higher ed, organizations and others move learning to online and at-home settings using best practices in accessible educational materials (AEM) and Universal Design for Learning.  CAST's UDL on Campus website provides a wealth of resources for higher education's efforts for accessible and UDL instruction.