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The idea of NORMAL is a big part of language...how do we move to the Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?

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The idea of NORMAL is a big part of language...how do we move to the Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?

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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an approach to teaching and learning that gives all students equal opportunity to succeed.

To understand what UDL is, it helps to understand what it's not. The word universal may throw you off. It may sound like UDL is about finding one way to teach all students. But UDL actually takes the opposite approach.

The goal of UDL is to use a variety of teaching methods to remove any barriers to learning. It's about building in flexibility that can be adjusted for every person's strengths and needs. That's why UDL benefits all learners.

This approach to teaching or to workplace training doesn't specifically target people who learn and think differently. But it can be especially helpful for kids with these challenges - including those who have not been formally diagnosed. It can also be very helpful for English language learners.

Watch this video to see what UDL looks like in a fifth-grade classroom.

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What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?

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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a teaching approach to help all learners be successful. Read about UDL principals and the benefits of UDL for students.

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INCLUSION is more easily SAID, than DONE...teachers can be overwhelmed and prone to hesitation.

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INCLUSION is more easily SAID, than DONE...teachers can be overwhelmed and prone to hesitation.

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(NEURO) DIVERSITY may be the final frontier in what makes  us unique. Existing paradigms want to sort and place us in different groups. 

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(NEURO) DIVERSITY may be the final frontier in what makes  us unique. Existing paradigms want to sort and place us in different groups. 

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Struggle does not have to be a negative if progress, not perfection, is the goal.   Sometimes the path is long (on that 8-point rubric) and not everyone will be in the same place and the same time. Challenge and support them as individuals.

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Struggle does not have to be a negative if progress, not perfection, is the goal.   Sometimes the path is long (on that 8-point rubric) and not everyone will be in the same place and the same time. Challenge and support them as individuals.

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Approaches to learning, both implicitly and explicitly, taught, modeled and experienced by all students using strategies and activities that provide ACCESS regardless of language or learning needs.

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Approaches to learning, both implicitly and explicitly, taught, modeled and experienced by all students using strategies and activities that provide ACCESS regardless of language or learning needs.

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A MUST: Teachers must also reflect. To remember that we, firstly, teach TO the students, not TO the content.

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A MUST: Teachers must also reflect. To remember that we, firstly, teach TO the students, not TO the content.

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There is great value in what is not easily quantifiable: a willingness to explore the unknown, to persevere even when things seem impossible, or to be kind without thought. Just as or more important as, say, research skills.

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There is great value in what is not easily quantifiable: a willingness to explore the unknown, to persevere even when things seem impossible, or to be kind without thought. Just as or more important as, say, research skills.

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WARNING...agreement of IB principles by word, but NOT always in deed.  The approaches of teaching related to inquiry, the conceptual, and global context tend to be the easy part. The hard work of collaboration, INCLUSION and assessment to inform (instruction and learning) is where the plot is sometimes lost.

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WARNING...agreement of IB principles by word, but NOT always in deed.  The approaches of teaching related to inquiry, the conceptual, and global context tend to be the easy part. The hard work of collaboration, INCLUSION and assessment to inform (instruction and learning) is where the plot is sometimes lost.

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Language is IMPORTANT. Multilingualism embodies diversity. Language is about communication, community, culture, connections and comparison (the 5 Cs). IBs focus on this makes sense as learning other languages causes one to reflect both inward and outward.

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Language is IMPORTANT. Multilingualism embodies diversity. Language is about communication, community, culture, connections and comparison (the 5 Cs). IBs focus on this makes sense as learning other languages causes one to reflect both inward and outward.

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Learning is more than a score or a grade. Students are so much more.

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Learning is more than a score or a grade. Students are so much more.

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What we have in common as learners, humans. We have a diversity of individual strengths that can be expanded when combined/interwoven with the strengths of others. There is the potential to engender the best in ourselves through collaboration.

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What we have in common as learners, humans. We have a diversity of individual strengths that can be expanded when combined/interwoven with the strengths of others. There is the potential to engender the best in ourselves through collaboration.

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Relevant and authentic learning opportunities... an approach responsive to community needs whether local, regional, national or global in nature; inclusive and universal.

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Relevant and authentic learning opportunities... an approach responsive to community needs whether local, regional, national or global in nature; inclusive and universal.

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Differences are to be valued, not feared. Be strong in one's beliefs, but respectful and open to others.

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Differences are to be valued, not feared. Be strong in one's beliefs, but respectful and open to others.

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ACCESS to such an education often comes with privilege not afforded to many, much less all. Hence, the principles of service and activism; of responsibility to and for others; embedded with in the IB is key as its students often go on to fill leadership roles in many fields around the world.

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ACCESS to such an education often comes with privilege not afforded to many, much less all. Hence, the principles of service and activism; of responsibility to and for others; embedded with in the IB is key as its students often go on to fill leadership roles in many fields around the world.

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Fosters willing and caring life long learners who will embrace roles as change agents to nurture a better and more peaceful world for all.

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Fosters willing and caring life long learners who will embrace roles as change agents to nurture a better and more peaceful world for all.