Title: Accessible by Nature: Designing EE to Support All Learners

Welcome to Accessible by Nature: Designing EE to Support All Learners

This course uses the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework to guide the design of learning environments that are accessible and challenging for all, rather than making modifications for individual students. UDL improves and optimizes teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn, giving all students equal opportunity to succeed. This course is designed to encourage you to reflect deeply on your practice to focus on how you plan and teach to support all learners. The course content and associated assignments are geared towards practicing environmental and outdoor educators. We hope this course will inspire you to strengthen your pedagogical practices so they are more welcoming, inclusive, and accessible.

This course content was designed by Michelle Silvers of Silver’s Lining PLLC, Estrella Risinger with the Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (AEOE), Michelle Pearce and Lauren Pyle with the Environmental Educators of North Carolina (EENC), with contributions from Rebekah Jones and the Cooper Center for Environmental Learning.

Welcome!
  Universal Design for Learning in Environmental Edu...
  Announcements
Course Overview
  Welcome to Accessible by Nature: Designing EE to S...
  Navigating Moodle
Module 1: What is UDL?
  DESCRIPTION:In this module, you will begin...
  Course IntroductionsClick the Say Hello link below...
  Say Hello
  Setting up your Course Journal
  Finding Your Anchor
  Introduce Your Anchoring Activity
  Engage and Explore From your programming to you...
  Three Course Meal Challenge
  Student Perspectives and Personal Reflections
  Why Universal Design for Learning? In this sect...
  Watch "What is UDL?" Video (3:21)
  Watch "Myth of Average" Video (7:56)
  Optional: Watch "We Need to Talk About Disability" Video (2:23)
  Barriers to Learning
  Removing Barriers to Outdoor Learning
  Checking In With Your Anchoring Activity
  Reducing Barriers for the Three-Course Meal Challenge
  Submit Module 1 Journal
Module 2: Exploring UDL
  DESCRIPTION:In this module, you start to e...
  What's in Your Wheelhouse?
  Inclusivity Scavenger Hunt
  Inclusivity Scavenger Hunt Reflections
  Establishing a Common Language
  Optional Watch: UDL vs Differentiated Instruction (2:58)
  UDL and Education Terms
  Reflecting on Common Language
  How UDL fits in Outdoor Education and Environmenta...
  Watch: CAST UDL At a Glance video (4:37)
  How UDL fits in Outdoor Education and Environmental Education
  Applying UDL in EE
  Submit Module 2 Journal
Module 3: Applying the UDL Framework
  DESCRIPTION:In this module, we will explor...
  What is the UDL Framework?The UDL framework offers...
  Watch: UDL Principles and Practice Video (6:36).
  Understanding the UDL Framework
  Diving Deeper: Engagement
  Optional Check In: Engagement
  Diving Deeper: Representation
  Optional Check In: Representation
  Diving Deeper: Action and Expression
  Optional Check In: Action & Expression
  Submit Scenario Chart
  Engagement, Representation, and Action & Expression in Action
  Revise and Submit Strategy Bank
  Submit Module 3 Journal
Module 4: Putting UDL into Action
  DESCRIPTION:There are things we can all ...
  Reflecting On Your Journey
  Redesign Your Anchoring Activity
  Reflecting On Your Revised Anchoring Activity
  Sharing Changes to Your Anchoring Activity
  Getting All Hands on Deck
  How will you explain UDL to others?
  Submit Module 4 Journal
Evaluation and Certificate
  Thanks for finishing this course! Once you complet...
  Evaluation