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Promotes effective use of technology.

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https://udlguidelines.cast.org/

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The UDL Guidelines are a tool used in the implementation of Universal Design for Learning, a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. Learn more about the Universal Design for Learning framework from CAST. The UDL Guidelines can be used by educators, curriculum developers, researchers, parents, and anyone else who wants to implement the UDL framework in a learning environment. These guidelines offer a set of concrete suggestions that can be applied to any discipline or domain to ensure that all learners can access and participate in meaningful, challenging learning opportunities.

Reenvisioning the UDL Guidelines

Because the UDL Guidelines are meant to be informed by feedback from the field as well as new research, they have been updated several times in the past. We are in the process of updating the Guidelines once again in our UDL Rising to Equity initiative.

This update will focus specifically on addressing systemic barriers that result in inequitable learning opportunities and outcomes. CAST aims to develop a transparent, inclusive, and community-driven process. If you are interested in collaborating and staying updated on our progress, we invite you to complete a brief survey.

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The UDL Guidelines are a tool used in the implementation of Universal Design for Learning, a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. Learn more about the Universal Design for Learning framework from CAST. The UDL Guidelines can be used by educators, curriculum developers, researchers, parents, and anyone else who wants to implement the UDL framework in a learning environment. These guidelines offer a set of concrete suggestions that can be applied to any discipline or domain to ensure that all learners can access and participate in meaningful, challenging learning opportunities.

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Recognizing that our brains are goal-driven is important for educators, because if we don’t make learning goals explicit to our learners, they have no way of knowing what the target is, how to reach it, or when they’ve achieved it.

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Looks like it can support BL

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ensuring that the students/teachers make a personal connection (new way of thinking)

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Gives all students an equal opportunity to succeed

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Gives all students an equal opportunity to succeed

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Works with other instructional models such as project-based learning. UDL Does not conflict because it provides an opportunity for all learning types to explore and grow.
Engagement
Representation
Action and Expression

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There is no average brain.
Variability is the dominant feature of the nervous system. Like fingerprints, no two brains are alike. Each brain is a complex, interconnected web that is sculpted and influenced by genetics and interactions with the environment.
Variability can be overwhelming for educators who are planning for dozens of learners each day. Luckily, learner variability is predictable, and can be organized across three brain networks targeted by the UDL framework: affective, recognition, and strategic.

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A great resource for implementing UDL in flexible, technology supported environments.

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You can develop the skills to meet the needs of learners in any learning environment.

This approachable, in-depth guide unites the adaptability of Universal Design for Learning with the flexibility of blended learning, equipping educators with the tools they need to create relevant, authentic, and meaningful learning pathways to meet students where they're at, no matter the time and place or their pace and path. With step-by-step guidance and clear strategies, authors Katie Novak and Catlin Tucker empower teachers to implement these frameworks in the classroom, with a focus on cultivating community, building equity, and increasing accessibility for all learners.

As we face increasing uncertainty and frequent disruption to traditional ways of living and learning, UDL and Blended Learning offers bold, innovative, inclusive solutions for navigating a range of learning landscapes, from the home to the classroom and all points in between, no matter what obstacles may lie ahead.

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UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes

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UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes [Novak, Katie, Tucker, Catlin] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes

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I've used it before and didn't even know it !

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I've used it before and didn't even know it !

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UDL is not a theory but a principle guided framework in education

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I didn't know it started with architecture and product development.

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I didn't know it started with architecture and product development.

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But that makes sense, because ramps for wheelchairs also help other people such as parents with strollers.

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UDL incorporates and supports many current research-based approaches to teaching and learning :)

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The UDL framework is grounded in three principles

●Multiple  means  of  representation

–  using  a  variety  of methods to present information, provide  a  range of means to support

●Multiple means of  action and expression  – providing learners  with alternative ways

to  act skillfully and demonstrate what they know

●Multiple  means  of  engagement  –  tapping  into

learners’  interests  by  offering  choices  of  content

and tools; motivating learners by offering adjustable levels of challenge.

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Three principles - presentation, expression, engagement

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It creates student ownership in their learning

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It creates student ownership in their learning

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what UDL stands for

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I know what the letters stand for...

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never heard of it before this conference - blank slate here

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universal design for learning

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Targets a variety of different learning styles.

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ULD - focus on consistency

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Universal Design for Learning- allows independence and students/ teachers to grow on their own

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I’m new here. I’m going to learn all the things. 😁

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ways to create pathways to learning without barriers

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ways to create pathways to learning without barriers

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I believe it moves us away from teaching to the “middle.”

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Just that it stands for Universal Design for learning

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You can transfer habits, routines, and outlines for lessons into any kind of lesson

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I know that UDL is structuring processes...students become really familiar with what they do every day (accessibility)

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Begin with the end in mind

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It’s a framework for instructional design

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What is necessary for some may be beneficial for all.

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Removes barriers for learners to make it more accessible and allow and teach autonomy

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Universal Design for Learning - allows all students/teachers to learn in the way that best suits them.

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UDL is an acronym for Universal Design for Learning

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Universal Design ideas began in architecture, creating accessible buildings.

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Find articles and media from CAST on a variety of topics related to UDL, accessibility, and more.

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udl cast teachers school "universal design for learning" education

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CAST is a nonprofit research and development organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals, especially those with disabilities, through Universal Design for Learning.

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Advocates of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) are careful not to describe it as a theory per se, though it resonates well with many important theories of education. Instead, UDL is best understood as a principle-guided framework for developing successful educational curricula. Those principles are surprisingly few but remarkably powerful when taken together.