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Loui Lord Nelson on Episode 458 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) doesn’t have to be mind-boggling. Today’s guest is international UDL expert Loui Lord Nelson, Ph.D. She talks about what we need to know and also the common mistakes educators make when starting to use UDL.

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Loui Lord Nelson Bio as Submitted

Loui Lord Nelson, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized educational consultant in the area of Universal Design for Learning and is the podcast host of UDL in 15 Minutes (www.theudlapproach.com/media) , heard by educators in over 25 countries. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship with CAST and Boston College and continues supporting CAST as a member of their Cadre. She wrote the best-selling book Design and Deliver: Planning and Teaching Using Universal Design for Learning (https://products.brookespublishing.com/Design-and-Deliver-P714.aspx) which was based on her work as the UDL Coordinator for Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation in Columbus, Indiana from 2007 – 2012.

Since then, she has provided long-term training and workshops across the US and in nine countries including Singapore, Japan, and Belgium. Other publications include a co-authored a chapter for the book Research-based Practices for Educating Students with Intellectual Disability (https://www.crcpress.com/Handbook-of-Research-Based-Practices-for-Educating-Students-with-Intellectual/Wehmeyer-Shogren/p/book/9781138832107) titled “The role of technology in implementing universal design for learning” and a co-authored book titled, Culturally Responsive Design for English Learners: The UDL Approach (http://castpublishing.org/books-media/culturally-responsive-design-english-learners/).

Her third book about UDL, A Tree for All: Your Coloring Book of UDL Principles and Practice, will be available through CAST Publishing (http://castpublishing.org/) soon. Loui received her Ph.D. from the University of Kansas and is a former special education teacher. She lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband and enjoys running, reading, and traveling.

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