UDL Concept Map by Kayla Yirdaw https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu Fundamental information about UDL en-us 2021-02-05 16:43:54 UTC 2025-12-20 03:49:07 UTC hello@padlet.com Universal Design for Learning (UDL) kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169128116 Defined as "a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn." 

In other words, UDL makes the process of learning accessible to everyone regardless of their prior knowledge, ability, language, economic status, or race. "UDL gets rid of that one size fits all paradigm in education" (Spenser, S. A., 2015). ]]> 2021-02-05 16:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169128116 Principles kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169154989
  • Representation
  • Action & Expression
  • Engagement

    • 31 guidelines for UDL are embedded within these three categories.
    ]]>     2021-02-05 16:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169154989     Representation kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169160585 What medium does the student prefer to gain new information? 

    Presents information in multiple ways for the student to select what they prefer; video, book, guided research project, podcast, etc.]]>     2021-02-05 16:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169160585     Engagement kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169161171 Why do students want to learn? What motivates them to learn? 

    Provides options for students to determine what will interest them. This includes variation in the learning environment.  ]]>     2021-02-05 16:51:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169161171     Action & Expression kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169162261 How can the student demonstrate what they know? 

    Gives students several methods for displaying their knowledge; tests, essays, Flipgrid, posters, concept maps, skits, journal entries, artwork, etc.]]>     2021-02-05 16:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169162261     Origins kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169294904 A concept taken from architectual design and applied to education]]> 2021-02-05 17:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169294904 Architecture kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169300653 Universal design is process of creating architecture to meet the needs of people "in the margin," better known as anyone different than the average person. Once universal design was applied, other people realized it was beneficial for them as well.]]> 2021-02-05 17:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169300653 Education kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169301179 Started in the 1980's with Universal Design for Instruction, at University of Connecticut. The goal is to make learning accessible to all learners, especially students with disabilities.

    UDL is mostly referenced to when speaking of students with exceptionalities and applied in university settings for access to materials. There is potential for UDL to apply to all students at every age. ]]>     2021-02-05 17:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169301179     Elevators in Buildings kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169392175 Elevators may have initially been created for people in wheelchairs to access other floors within a multi-story building; however, other groups of people benefit from the elevator too: 
    • Elderly people with weak knees 
    • Residents moving heavy furniture
    • Parents with strollers
    • People with folding shopping carts
    • Animals with short legs
    • Fatigued humans
    • Lazy humans

    The elevator may not have been installed with all of these groups in mind but it proved useful to all.
    ]]>     2021-02-05 17:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169392175     Closed Caption on Videos kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169452629 Closed captions were initially created for student with audio impairment to access the content within a video; however, it benefits students who:
    • Prefer visual text over audio
    • Have broken speakers
    • Need to find a specific section within a video
    ]]>     2021-02-05 17:47:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169452629     Keys for Using UDL kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169547911 2021-02-05 18:05:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169547911 Agency kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169563191 UDL relies heavily on giving the student agency in their own learning. Students should have options in all phases of learning, whether that be  selecting the pace at which they work, whether they work with a partner, how to display their knowledge, through what they receive information about new content. ]]> 2021-02-05 18:08:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169563191 Planning kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169638195 Teachers should have a roadmap of the lesson planned out in advance. This allows many opportunities for students to begin interacting with the content. ]]> 2021-02-05 18:21:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169638195 Understand That Students Are Different kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169698303 Teachers should recognize and acknowledge that no student is average. The classroom should recognize that all students are different. ]]> 2021-02-05 18:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169698303 Metacognition kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169719272 "The child needs to become an expert and advocate for their own learning." 

    Teachers must teach students to think about the ways that they think and learn. When they can successfully do this, they develop skills to self-monitor and catalyze their own learning. ]]>     2021-02-05 18:38:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169719272     UDL and Technology kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169760375 UDL can be accomplished without technology, though it is more efficient to use technology. 

    Technology allows for teachers to more easily differentiate learning for all students in the classroom. ]]>     2021-02-05 18:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169760375     Assessment kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169809647 2021-02-05 18:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169809647 Standardized Tests kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169847306 Standardized testing does not fit the inherent design of UDL. Relying on standardized tests assumes that students are average but one of the core understandings of UDL is recognizing that no student is average. UDL strives to differentiate learning and provide many ways for students to show what they know. 

    A key component of UDL is giving students options. Testing can be one form of showcasing knowledge but relying on it cannot be the only form. ]]>     2021-02-05 19:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169847306     "Technology does not change learning for kids until their teachers learn how to use it to shift learning." kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169903168 -Sally A. Spenser]]> 2021-02-05 19:17:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169903168 kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169990107 Not all golfers play with the same set of golf clubs-- they vary in length, material, shape, and design. If I, as an eight-year-old, tried to play with my 6'2 father's set of clubs I would have never learned how to swing. The expectation would be unrealistic. Education is the same. We cannot expect all students to excel given one path of learning. ]]> 2021-02-05 19:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1169990107 Reference kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1170018882 Spencer, S. A. (Academic). (2015). Sally a. spencer, universal design for learning [Video]. SAGE Knowledge. https://www-doi-org.proxymu.wrlc.org/10.4135/9781473944657]]> 2021-02-05 19:43:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1170018882 Effective Assessment kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1170145739 Provides students with a clear, detailed rubric that describes what must be shown for mastery to be determined. Then, students are given the choice about how to demonstrate the criteria. ]]> 2021-02-05 20:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1170145739 Current Thought Leaders of UDL kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1170167611 2021-02-05 20:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1170167611 Dr. Anne Meyer kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1170170195
  • Co-Founder and Chief of Education Design, Emeritus
  • Co-author of Universal Design for Learning: Theory and Practice and three additional books on UDL
    • ]]>     2021-02-05 20:23:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1170170195     David H. Rose kay56370 https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1170170699
  • Co-Founder & Chief Education Officer, Emeritus
  • Co-author of Universal Design for Learning: Theory and Practice
    • ]]>     2021-02-05 20:24:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kay56370/a5i3xjrw9xrhufzu/wish/1170170699