I found the TedTalk The Myth of Average very interesting. Here are my 3 main takeaways:

• It really got my attention when he started off talking about the planes and the seats.  This was the analogy that I needed to really put the UDL concept into perspective for me. I was having a hard time understanding what it meant and how I could apply it to my Kindergarten class.  It really made me think about how I teach to the “average” child and that it is not suiting them. 
• The second thing that I took away from this video is how I started to think about how everyday things are related to “the edges”. For example, the seating for a pilot and an iPhone. 
• The third takeaway was when he said “The question isn’t do you want the technology?...The question is what do you want it to be?” 

I found this video very informative and eye-opening. I will definitely be sharing this video with my work colleagues.