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Balancing Informational & Literary Texts
(Grades K-5)

The Universal Design for Learning for ELL Workshop will look at the value of providing multiple means of engagement and variety of activities for English Language Learners. The workshop will explore short videos specific to incorporating UDL strategies for ELL students, examining the principles of UDL design as related to English Language Learners.  


About This Course

This workshop is part of a new series of content collections - Pepper Online Workshops (POW!) – focusing on the hottest topics that educators are dealing with across the country. These workshops feature amazing videos, interactive planning tools, and other research-based materials.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a teaching approach to help all learners be successful. According to the National Center on Universal Design for Learning, "UDL provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work for everyone--not a single, one-size-fits-all solution but rather flexible approaches that can be customized and adjusted for individual needs.

According the the National Center on Universal Design for Learning, “The UDL framework enables educators to plan their instruction with all kinds of learners in mind. ELLs, while limited in their English proficiency, come to school with tremendous variability in their home language skills, from full oral and literate proficiency, to very limited skill sets. Rich English-language instruction that provides students with oral and written access to their native languages has at its core the UDL principle of multiple means of representation."

The Universal Design for Learning for ELL Workshop will look at the value of providing multiple means of engagement and variety of activities for English Language Learners.



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Course Staff

PCG Education


PCG Education’s courses are created by a development team led by individuals who are recognized as national leaders in education. Members of the team have experience in teaching students of all ages, and in both formal and informal educational settings.

In addition to working with students, the Pepper team has also worked with teachers and administrators in a variety of face to face settings (summer institutes, small group settings, large workshops) and also through online and blended learning courses.

Lori Larsen


Lori Larsen has experience teaching in both the public and private environment and has worked at the District level in administration, as well as a education consultant traveling to schools throughout the United States and Canada. She has made presentations at local, state, and national conferences highlighting the use of technology as an instructional tool in the classroom and focuses on integrating technology and curriculum to engage students. Her experience as a classroom teacher and as a professional development specialist working with teachers gives her opportunity to work with teachers and students to effectively enhance classroom instruction and student learning.


Sarah Feldman, Seewan Eng
Course Code: POW125
Course Release: Apr 29, 2016
Estimated Effort: 1.0 Hours

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