Why+use+UDL?

media type="custom" key="7667771" align="center" What is UDL? The Universal Design for Learning is a set of principles for education that allow students express themselves in multiple ways and reaches them with a variety of tools (1). Technology is a good tool to use when making a UDL lesson because technology natuarlly presents information in many ways both for the students and the teacher. Why use UDL? UDL is a great way to differentiate your teaching to reach and engage all learners. Brain research shows us that UDL can help stimulate all types of learners and activate multiple parts of the brain (1). The 3 principles of UDL: I. Provide Multiple Means of Representation Students are taught using multiple means so that all the learners all reached (2). Example: a teacher uses a PowerPoint using a lecture to teach. This way auditory and visual learners are addressed. II. Provide Multiple Means of Action and Expression Students can complete projects in multiple ways (3). Example: Students can teach the class a lesson using Powerpoint, a play or website. II. Provide Multiple Means of Engagement Students are more motivated to learn because they are reached with multiple means and can express themselves in ways that best fit them (4). Example: Students that are not good at writting can make a wikipage to express themselves.

Tools for making UDL lessons from the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST): Tools for online inquiry. This toolkit is great for teaching how to best use the internet for all content areas. Tools for teaching the importance of UDL. This toolkit helps explain why UDL is important and helps you develope professional developement lessons. Tools for creating UDL lessons. This is a resource with lots of examples of UDL projects and ideas for lessons.

Examples Projects: Social Studies Lesson Music Lesson