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Bryan Dean

@dtourudl.bsky.social
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Innovation Strategist at CAST. It's still about hats, tats, and #UDL...

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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
From Detroit to Dallas! I'm stoked to be presenting at Educate Texas. We're going to be talkin' AI, UDL, and where to get the best hat! Let's get it!!
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Last week I got to hang out with the UDL OG David Rose at #UDLCON25. Both of us lookin' sharp enough to cut silk.
Bryan Dean & David Rose standing in front of a UDL sign at CAST's UDL-Con looking dapper.
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
My phone isn't hip to slang... *DOPE* NOT *DOOR*. This phone out here makin' me look foolish. 🙄
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
This conversation... 💕💕 Is all I can say. Authentic, warm, and undeniably door. Carol is a real one who speaks with heart and experience. I think I'm a fanboy! Give it a listen and drop a comment. Then come see her in person at #UDLCon! #UDL #Edusky
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Don't forget the AI ( Assistive Intelligence) course that also dropped. Fun, informative, and unique. That's just what we do. #AI #EDUsky #AT #UDL
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Keep preachin'! I think we need to also reduce the stigma around the word "play". It may be hard to say that you're letting your students PLAY in your AP Calculus class but what you're asking them to do is explore, investigate, draw conclusions, and support their understanding. That's education!
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Creative Disruptors Edu @creativedisruptors.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
A3 When we minimize play in education, we lose curiosity, creativity, and connection. Learning becomes performative, not authentic. Risk feels dangerous, not generative. Without play, we raise students who comply but rarely question, wonder, or innovate. #EduSkyAU
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Obviously someone doesn't realize or understand the complexity of actual learning or the role of educators. "Childcare"? Couldn't be further off the mark. Let's not even get started on learner agency...
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CAST @cast-udl.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
#ICYMI We shared how #AI and #UDL work better together to create inclusive, accessible learning. Explore CAST’s resources to see how these tools can transform education for every learner. Explore now: www.cast.org/what-we-do/a...
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Artificial Intelligence & UDL
AI and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) offer powerful opportunities to enhance education by making learning more accessible, inclusive, and personalized.
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Everyone has a neuro-sparkle, so how do we design spaces, learning, and environments to embrace that sparkle. Neuro-inclusivity, like accessibility isn't about IF you need but about WHEN you will need it. #UDL #EduSky #UDLchat #NeuroInclusive #Design
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Good times, knowledge drops, and muppets. Some essentials for the perfect interview! Come get some of that podcast goodness, y'all! #UDL #MentalHealth #UDLchat #EduSky
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Kelli Suding, M.Ed., CPACC @ksuding.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
"Building a Neuro-Inclusive Workplace: UDL and Accessibility Strategies for Success" Free online event April 24 at 2pm ET hosted by IACET and @dtourudl.bsky.social & I are excited to partner up to make it happen! Register: bit.ly/4kK1cW0 #EduSky #UDL #UDLchat @cast-udl.bsky.social #CommunAT
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Register for "Building a Neuro-Inclusive Workplace: UDL and Accessibility Strategies for Success"
IACET is hosting a Professional Development Webinar entitled "Building a Neuro-Inclusive Workplace: UDL and Accessibility Strategies for Success" on April 24, 2025 at 2:00–3:00 pm EDTIn today's ...
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Hillary Goldthwait-Fowles, PhD. ATP @hillary-atp.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
AI = ASSISTIVE Intelligence. Yes! I often use #AI as a thought partner. Done with- not replacing you! Love it, @eyeonaxs.bsky.social !
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Hey! We did a thing! Come check it out! It's like a warm fluffy stack of pancakes; you're gonna want more! @ksuding.bsky.social @cast-udl.bsky.social bit.ly/4b9VTKT #UDL #UDLChat #EduSky
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S.04, Ep. 1: New Year of UDL, Accessibility, & Assistive Intelligence? Oh my! by The Learning Experience
Kick off the new year with hosts Kelli Suding, Luis Pérez, and Bryan Dean as they dive into the latest in Universal Design for Learning (UDL), accessibility, and the evolving role of assistive (artifi...
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Bang a gong 'cause it is on! I'm so amped for this! I can't wait to dive in with my co-hosts and our community of powerful educators! Give us a listen, I promise you'll want to come back for more.
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
With all the turmoil and threats to the very core of what we do I believe it's time we, as educators, engage in the concept of #positivedeviance. Our purpose to educate ALL students in a safe environment remains true. We have the answers. Let's get at it. youtu.be/0ULZWOm5ukg?...
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What is the Positive Deviance Approach?
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Get ready for the magic, y'all!
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The Worthy Educator @theworthyeducator.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Join @khmc.bsky.social February 5th and develop your very own learner profile! www.theworthyeducator.com/mcclaskey #EduSky
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Look at this banger of a panel! If you're at #FETC and are thinking of missing this group you'll be kicking yourself for the rest of the year. Trust me, this crew drops knowledge and leave you feeling like a warm cookie afterwards! #CAST
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Where's the party? Anywhere @techmia.bsky.social is, that's where. She's like Mastercard... Everywhere you want to be! IYKYK. #FETC #MTSS
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CAST @cast-udl.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Let’s rewind ⏪ to UDL-Con 2024 and the release of the UDL Guidelines 3.0! Catch all the highlights and the LinkedIn Live session here: youtu.be/MLklUKKWh3g?si=J6bKjFsJvuH-OMI8 #ThrowbackThursday #UDLCon #UDLGuidelines
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UDL Guidelines 3.0 LinkedIn Live
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Today's agenda item? Chillin' with some of the best minds in the mitten @michiganvirtual.bsky.social AI Summit! The place is packed and the joint is jumpin', y'all! Can't wait to dig in! #UDL #EduSky #InclusiveIntelligence
Large conference space with participants and speaker on a stage at Michigan Virtual A.I Summit.
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
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Lee Ann Jung @leeannjung.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
The primary purpose of classroom assessment is to inform our instruction, not to determine a grade. Learning in no way depends on grades. #LeadInclusion #EduSky #ATchat #SBLchat #TG2Chat
Background of a book report with a grade of F. Text reads learning in no way depends on grades.
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Frederic Fovet @ffovet.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
What a great read this is! digitalcommons.tacoma.uw.edu/edd_capstone...
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Indigenizing Education: Universal Design for Learning and Indigenous Leadership Frameworks
Abstract This study seeks to determine if Universal Design for Learning could serve as a culturally sustaining classroom framework for supporting Indigenous students in classroom settings. It also sha...
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Truth. 🫳🎤
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SpedTechMia @techmia.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Hi #SpEd friends! I know a lot of us post & care about Special Education and Inclusion- AND We forget to make our posts #inclusive of the people we advocate, care and work with! Special Education is a HUGE field- we all know pockets & we all don't know about #accessibility Use this to help!
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Shoutout to the charcuterie board as the GOAT #UDL hors d'oeuvres. You want a 3 meat, 2 cheese monster on a crostini with bacon marmalade, olives, & pumpkin seeds? Cool. You want an adult lunchable with just ham& crackers? Get it! One of each? Get in where you fit in. #udlchat #EduSky
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
#UDL isn't about designing, it's about INTENTIONALLLY designing. If the design isn't intentional it is reactionary or instinctual, which are hard to repeat with fidelity. Those that say that #UDL is just good teaching are right. It is good teaching with intentionality. #UDLChat #EduSky
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
This is the heart of the AI moment. We need to reset ourselves and stop grabbing at quick fixes and carefully plan for AI as an inclusive tool. Check out the Friday Institute's AI literacy project and other resources. bit.ly/3OAtT8X
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Discover AI in Education
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Dynamite author, incredible practitioner, and one of the most humble & authentic humans you will ever meet! @fritztesha.bsky.social is about THE WORK not just her work. As real as they come and twice as special!
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Thanks for the love @techmia.bsky.social! I love #Corgi because it not only has #UDL built in from the jump but it allows students and educators to see patterns of logic and make changes in real time. One of my favorite #CAST projects to be a part of. We doin' big things over here! #EduSky #EdTech
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Danie Tregonning @danietreg.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
It’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities so here’s a reminder about Alt Text! It’s just one thing you can do to keep this place inclusive. I know it feels daunting at first. It doesn’t have to be an essay but it can be if you want! Do it for all your photos, gifs, and videos. ❤️
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Would you look at this brain trust!! Experience, wisdom, & knowledge sprinkled with that unique special sauce and it's all in one place? Bring your hats folks 'cause this is going to blow your minds! #UDL #CAST #FETC #EdTech
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Trisha Johnson @allmeansalltj.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Free online accessible book library to support literacy for ALL learners. Formerly know as Tar Heel Reader - Monarch Reader is a free open sourced online library for beginning readers of all ages. 📖📚 #Reading #MonarchReader #LiteracyForAll bit.ly/3HGsWbr
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Monarch Reader: books for beginning readers of all ages
Request updates and learn about Monarch Reader, accessible books for special education and beginning readers of all ages, previously known as Tar Heel Reader.
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Mike Neumire @mneumire.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
This makes me think of the Self-Determination Theory and how that feeling of connection is typically an afterthought. Games are great mentors for interesting social design! #EduSky youtu.be/rJBmj5hc4og?...
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Engagement with Self-Determination Theory: How Games Should Mentor Classroom Instruction
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Engagement is an investment. Investments require currency to invest with. In the case of learning these are often social currencies. The real question is what type of currencies are we asking for. Do students possess those currencies and how do we bridge the gap if they don't? #EduSky #UDL #UDLChat
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Yes! Yes! The data we receive in schools as educators is often an autopsy of struggles and doesn't give any room for diagnosis or proper interventions into those struggles.
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
I already have my outfits and hats packed! If you want a conference where you can learn, connect, and be your authentic self this is where you need to be! #TheConIsOn #UDLchat #EDUsky
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Stay safe out there. I was once asked "How do I smallerize this"...
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Just a special shout out to 3 of my favorite people: @techmia.bsky.social , @susanshap.bsky.social , & @ksuding.bsky.social . All amazing practitioners but it's the size of their heart that I find truly inspiring! Each of these amazing women are full of compassion & truth. Thank you! #UDL
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
@ksuding.bsky.social always finding those internet resource gems!
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Kelli Suding, M.Ed., CPACC @ksuding.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
At @cast-udl.bsky.social we have a lot of resources you share. Tip sheets bit.ly/3YUQaTA & also check out the YouTube channel & cast.org Hey @susanshap.bsky.social ?
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UDL Tips from CAST - CAST
Print, download, and display our UDL Tips on a variety of topics, and make learning more inclusive today.
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Frederic Fovet @ffovet.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
We need more of this. #UDL will remain teacher centric unless the exploration of UX becomes a mindset in education link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Accessibility, Usability, and Universal Design for Learning: Discussion of Three Key LX/UX Elements for Inclusive Learning Design - TechTrends
In this paper, we aim to provide readers with three critical concepts that can maximize inclusivity of learner experience (LX) and user experience (UX) design: accessibility, usability, and universal ...
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Can we reframme AI to inclusive intelligence? Inclusive intelligence helps my #neurodiverse mind navigate a world that i have often felt left out of. AI doesn't supplant my creativity & drive, it elevates my life. It includes me. That's not an artificial feeling, that's real. #UDLchat #EDUsky #UDL
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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Word of the day is ‘hibernacle’ (18th century): a hibernating animal’s winter retreat. I believe it works on a human level too.
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Learning & empowerment can't given to us. They are innately ours. #UDL is about designing access and scaffolding to explore and discover those rights. It's not about designing the act of learning. It's about designing the on ramps and environment to access the learning. #UDLchat #EDUsky
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Starr Sackstein, (she/her) @mssackstein.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I've always believed (since I did my National Boart Cert) that reflection and metacognition are extremely powerful tools for learning - check this out #edusky #ungrading #reflection www.mssackstein.com/post/deepen-...
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Deepen Reflection, Deepen Learning
Perhaps writing a reflection like this isn't appropriate for every class, maybe a video or voice recording would be better.
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Engagement is a complex thing in #UDL. So many levels that aren't always apparent. We're designing for affective engagement, cognitive engagement, and behavioral engagement. While building opportunities for autonomy and agency! How do y'all do it? I'd love to hear it! #EDUsky #UDLchat
Venn diagram of behavioral, affective/emotional, and cognitive engagement principles. Reposted from https://www.researchgate.net/journal/International-Journal-of-Educational-Technology-in-Higher-Education-2365-9440?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIiwicGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIn19
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Bryan Dean @dtourudl.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Aww shucks! You're going to make me blush!
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