The 2nd International UDL Symposium

    Including Every Learner: In the school, in the home, in alternative learning setting

    with a keynote presentation facilitated by Allison Posey and workshops facilitated by members of the Centre for Applied Special Technology (CAST) team

    Time: Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th September, 2024
    Location: The Westgrove Hotel, Clane, Co Kildare
     

    Registration now open!

    Registration is now open for the 2024 UDL International Symposium: Including Every Learner. You can register for the symposium here

    Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework for addressing the educational needs of diverse and variable learners in many settings across many stages of life. The UDL Guidelines can be used by educators, curriculum developers, researchers, parents, and anyone else who wants to implement the UDL framework in a learning environment.

    The purpose of this inaugural UDL International Conference is create an opportunity for those at all stages of their UDL journey to come together and share their learning.

    Interactive workshops and thought-provoking presentations will be facilitated by those using UDL in their practice, researchers and experts across a variety of educational and inclusion settings. Topics range from implementation of UDL, the voice of students, UDL and STEM, restorative and trauma-informed practices and UDL, and examples of UDL in practice.

    This year's symposium will be an in-person event, hosted by the Westgrove Hotel on Monday September 16th and Tuesday September 17th 2024.

    Registration fee is €150 and will close on the 2nd of September 2024 (please note if you are paying via invoice, all payments must be settled on or before the 1st of August 2024) to allow sufficient time for catering purposes and room allocation. Unfortunately, on-site registration during the days of the symposium cannot be catered for. All presenters at the symposium should be registered.

    Symposium Programme
    The Symposium Programme overview is available here. 
    Schedules, Talk information, presenters’ bios and session presentations will be available soon.

    Registration
    Registration is in the foyer of the Westgrove Hotel, Clane. Registration opens at 8.30am.

    Timetable
    Monday 16 September: 8.30am to 5.30pm followed by drinks reception
    Tuesday 17 September: 9.00am to 3.45pm

    Symposium location
    The Symposium is taking place in the Conference Centre in the Westgrove Clane, Co. Kildare. The best visual signpost for this is the sign for SuperValu. The easiest access to the Conference Centre Foyer is through the gates on the surface level. You can also access through the hotel reception but this is less straightforward. Hotel staff and the conference committee will be on hand to assist you. 

    Parking
    Free parking is available at surface level and underground. Wheelchair accessible parking is available on both levels. However, we recommend surface level for easier access to the conference centre.

    Accessibility
    Our venue is wheelchair accessible, and we have asked our event and campus services teams to ensure that all areas are kept clear. There is limited seating in the foyer with further seating spread across the two floors of the building. There are benches outside the building (in front of the car park). 
    Dietary requirements received by us were sent to catering. Thursday's lunch will be a hot buffet. For attendees who would like assistance there is a table reserved. If you sit athis table volunteers will come to assit you. We have requested that there be food service stations at standing and wheelchair height. A number of tables will have space reserved for wheelchair users but feel free to remove chairs from other tables if you wish.

    Sustainability
    We have considered sustainability with every decision made. We are trying to reduce the amount of paper we use. Timetables and information are digital. We will not be serving bottled water but there will be jugs of water on tables and available in the Exhibitors Room. We will be using reusable delph for tea/coffee breaks. 

    Opportunities to connect (and socialise)
    We have scheduled a number of breaks to ensure everyone has an opportunity to connect. 
    Plesae join us for a glass of wine, tea/coffee or soft drink at our Networking Reception on Monday September 16th from 5.30 to 6.30pm. 
    After hours connection. We are hoping to have seating reserved in one of our local pubs from 6.30pm on Thursday June 12th. 

    The symposium is sponsored by TextHelp.