# Transformative Principal: Hats, Tats, and UDL with Bryan Dean Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/principalpln-171918/transformative-principal-hats-tats-and-udl-with-bryan-dean Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/principalpln-171918/transformative-principal-hats-tats-and-udl-with-bryan-dean.md Podcast: [#PrincipalPLN](https://stenobird.com/podcast/principalpln-171918) Published: 2025-02-27T13:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://ppln.bepodcast.network/episodes/transformative-principal-hats-tats-and-udl-with-bryan-dean Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/f80cee04/9a488d50.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/principalpln-171918/episodes/transformative-principal-hats-tats-and-udl-with-bryan-dean Duration seconds: 2767 ## Resource Today, we're sharing a conversation from Transformative Principal , between host Jethro Jones and guest Bryan Dean. Bryan is CAST's Innovation Specialist. Bryan has been working with hard-to-reach students with emotional impairments, conduct disorder, behavioral difficulties, and low interest for more than 20 years. The conversation covers: Giving UDL away for free Building products through grants People think UDL is static, but it isn’t. Identity is important. UDL is human centric, not student centric. How UDL invites students to take ownership of their learning experiences. Do you feel behind? “What if I could have gone through school feeling unencumbered?” Expert Learners vs. executive functioning Bounded autonomy. Assumptions about student learning. Joy Zabala - You can’t boil the ocean UDL Con is an Experience AI, Accessibility, UDL Guidelines 3.0 UDL Con - where the guidelines will be released. CAST.org - check out the projects and resources. How to be a transformative principal? Ghostwalks - walk with nobody there in your school. What is being said by what is on the walls and in the classroom. Learn more about today's sponsors, Renaissance, Playworks and IXL: Learn more about Renaissance: As a global leader in education technology operating in more than 110 countries, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. We believe that technology can unlock a more effective learning experience, ensure that students get the personalized teaching they need to thrive, and help educators and administrators to truly, fully, See Every Student. Learn more at renaissance.com . We’re proud to be sponsored by Playworks , a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with evidence-b… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/principalpln-171918/episodes/transformative-principal-hats-tats-and-udl-with-bryan-dean/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/principalpln-171918/transformative-principal-hats-tats-and-udl-with-bryan-dean.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.