Tuesday, February 5, 2013

What is Universal Design for Learning? How is it relevant and helpful for teachers?

What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)? 


Here's a text source with graphics...
http://www.udlcenter.org/aboutudl/whatisudl

Here's a video source that is primarily oral... 



In the daily classroom...


How can UDL help me help students?
UDL will help me (1) to present content in a way that works for more students, (2) to show ways of processing and demonstrating understandings that make sense for more students, and (3) to motivate more students.

How can it help me address the challenges I face as a teacher?

TIME: How can UDL help me differentiate instruction for students who learn differently without taking time away from other important teaching tasks?

RIGOR: How can UDL help me differentiate instruction while also maintaining high expectations?

BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL: How can UDL help me differentiate instruction in a way that also prepares them for the rigors of the world beyond high school?

As a professional...


How will UDL help me with my teacher evaluation?

How will UDL help support a rigorous and relevant standards-based curriculum (a curriculum based on Understanding by Design)?

How can technology support UDL?

What do I already do? 

How do we expand and share what we already do?

What next?

UDL examples and resources here.