Meet The Learning Experience from CAST, Now on The Be Podcast Network


July 26, 2026

The BE Podcast Network is thrilled to welcome The Learning Experience from CAST. This successful, high-impact series aligns closely with our mission to support transformative change in learning environments for all educators and learners.

Check out the latest episode:
Ergonomics Meets UDL: Designing Classrooms That Work for Every Body (S5 E5)
Occupational therapist Elisa Wern is this week’s guest. Elisa supports students with complex communication and physical needs to explore how ergonomics and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) intersect. Listen Here

About The Learning Experience:
Hosts Kelli Suding, Luis Pérez, and Bryan Dean bring powerful, practical conversations to every episode. They talk with educators, students, families, and inclusive education leaders about how to break down barriers and create more equitable learning experiences. CAST, the organization that pioneered Universal Design for Learning (UDL), produces the show and connects each episode to accessible, inclusive design.

Recent episodes feature Alexis Reid on executive functioning and AI, Carol Allen on UDL “across the pond,” and conversations on dismantling barriers for neurodivergent learners. You will hear real examples you can use in your own schools and districts.

Three easy ways to dive in:

  • Start listening to The Learning Experience and bring one idea from the latest episode to your next team meeting
  • Subscribe so new episodes on UDL, accessibility, and inclusive practice appear in your feed. Subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube.
  • Share the CAST podcast page with your leadership or coaching team and choose an episode to anchor an upcoming PD, PLC, or cabinet conversation

We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

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  • Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
  • Improve student performance on state assessments

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Jethro Jones

Founder, BE Podcast Network

Education and leadership nerd, and founder of Transformative Principal. You might know me from my latest books, How to be a Transformative Principal and SchoolX, and the longest running ed leadership podcast, Transformative Principal.

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I am a speaker, podcaster, author, and coach. I help school leaders and other influential people be their best and lead effectively. My podcast Transformative Principal is the most downloaded and longest running podcast for school leaders out there.

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