Languages for All: Universal Design for Differentiation from the Start
Presenter: Rebecca Aubrey
Original webinar date & time: Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 4:00-5:00 pm
1 hour of CTLE offered
The Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL) of the 鶹 (鶹) presents this first webinar in its 2025 Professional Learning Series: Languages for All: Universal Design for Differentiation from the Start. This webinar is offered free of charge for world language educators and administrators working and studying in New York State educational institutions.
Webinar description: All students should have access to language learning, so how can we effectively differentiate for all learners? This webinar will provide a brief introduction to Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and its implications for language learning. Through this lens, instead of the time-consuming process of creating modifications and accommodations after creating a lesson, participants will develop strategies for cultivating agency and empowering self-differentiation for all learners right from the start of the planning process, including steps they can take the very next day.
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Post-assessments(Coming soon!)
To receive a certificate of completion (including a CTLE certificate), NYS educators must view the recording of the webinar (see link above) in its entirety and then answer at least seven out of ten questions correctly on the post assessment. If the minimum required score (7 out of 10) is achieved, the educator will receive a certificate via emailwithin an hour. For the convenience of our World Language educators, there are multiple versions of the post assessment available, should the required score not be achieved on the first attempt. Educators may take each version of the post assessmentonce.
Important notes:
- Educators may take each version of the post assessmentonce.Credit will not be given for taking a single version of the post assessment more than once.
- Credit will not be given formore than one passing scoreon any of the post assessments for a webinar (listed below)in a single academic year.
- Educators may receive credit for viewing the webinar recording and passing a post assessment once in each academic year and are encouraged to take a different version of the post assessment on a yearly basis to review and test their knowledge of the webinar's content.
- It is the responsibility of the individual educator to keep track of the information on the professional learning they complete each year, including the number of CTLE hours.
- Questions about this webinar or the post assessments, should be directed to OBEWL at (518) 473-7505 or nysworldlanguages@gmail.com.
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Webinar Summary
# of attendees: 224
# of CTLE certificates issued: 178
# of certificates of attendance issued: 46
# of organizations represented by attendees: 106
198 participants from district schools
8 participants from charter schools
7 participants from non-public schools
5 participants from colleges or universities
4 participants from BOCES or RBERNs
2 participants from a government agency
Quotes from participants
“These engagement activities are great for my high school students as well. The tracing over the word idea: FANTASTIC!!! THANK YOU!!” ~ Zoraida A.
“Your presentation was excellent. You are an amazingly clear presenter and I appreciate your wonderful examples. It is a great boost for us.” ~ Paolina F.
“Thank you, I'm so glad I was able to attend. I can use some of your suggestions for my dual language 2nd grade learners!” ~ Claire M.
“You have always been amazing, thank you! I learn so much from your workshops!” ~ Ekaterina K.
“Thank you. You provided me with a lot of ideas.” ~ Leticia R.
“Great presentation, you inspired me a lot. Thank you!” ~ Yuting Z.
“They are activities that promote engagement!” ~ Luz R. C.
“This was very informative and so helpful. Merci mille fois!” ~ Debra G.
For more information on professional learning webinars for world language educators, please visit our website.
Webinar presenter: Rebecca Aubrey has over 20 years of teaching experience at the college level, and 15 years of experience teaching Spanish in grades K-8. As an advocate for equitable access to quality language learning from an early age, Rebecca has presented broadly on topics that include differentiation, target language use, thematic planning, and language proficiency. She is the 2019 ACTFL National Teacher of the Year, and has served as President of CT COLT, Executive Secretary for NNELL, and the PreK-8 representative to the AATSP Board of Directors. Rebecca also serves as an independent consultant for ACTFL and school districts across the country. Rebecca is passionate about exploring the cultural and linguistic diversity of our world, and equally passionate about empowering students to do the same.
