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The other students really gain an understanding that Thasya is a bit different, but she is still one of them. She is a peer and a friend to include in the classroom and on the playground.

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The teacher in the video creates engagement by allowing the students choice in how they learn and show what they have learned. There is a point he is talking to a small group about how it is up to them if they want to read two chapters if they are short or focus on just one if it is long. It allows the students to decide for themselves what is manageable and will create the best learning outcomes.

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Part of action and expression is providing students with appropriate tools. The teacher does this by asking students and reminding them what resources they have used in the past and have at their disposal to utilize in their work.

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Part of representation is supporting memory and transfer. A way that the teacher does this in the video is by beginning the lesson by having students recall what was learned in the previous lesson.

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This communication device also became a way for Thasya to connect with other students as they all wanted to use it too.

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I can only imagine the frustration of wanting to communicate something, but not having a way of communicating that is easily understood by others. The tablet the school provided gave Thasya a way to communicate more effectively with her peers and teachers.

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In the mini film, Thasya is provided a tablet that helps her communicate with her teachers and classmates. She becomes able to communicate and interact with her peers in a way that wasn't possible before.

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Emotion affects the perceived difficulty of learning tasks. Sometimes students will be having a bad day and there need to be options to accommodate that while still reaching the high level learning goals.

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Choices have to be goal oriented and reflect specific, well thought out learning outcomes.

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Learning is Environmental and Contextual

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Learning is Environmental and Contextual

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It is important for the learning environment to be flexible so that students are allowed to showcase their learning in the way that is most effective for them.

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Learning Follows Access and Engagement: A Conversation with CAST's Allison Posey

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Learning Follows Access and Engagement: A Conversation with CAST's Allison Posey

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How is UDL different from Differentiated Instruction?

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How is UDL different from Differentiated Instruction?

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Differentiated Instruction is more targeted at a select student. UDL provides supports for all students in the classroom.