PPT about Universal Design. Assignment 2.3 EDP279 Miami University

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Universal Design
Hannah Marshall

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Whatis Universal Design?
Universal
Designmeansmakingmaterialsandenvironmentsacce
ssibleandengagingforallstudents, includingthosewith
exceptionalities.

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Why is Universal Design important?
Although the “average” student is who teachers have
focused on in the past, modern classrooms are filled
with diverse learners that require accommodations.
Universal Design eliminates the need to plan
alternative lessons for exceptional students because
following Universal Design, all materials are
engineered to be accessible by all students.

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Who benefits from Universal Design?
Everyone!
We all have unique needs and learning profiles. By
creating materials that use Universal
Design, students with different types of intelligence
can be reached where otherwise, they might be left
behind.

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What is the teacher’s role?
The teacher spends time getting to know his/her class.
Based on these observations, the teacher develops
lessons and materials that are appropriate and in
concordance with each student’s preferences and
needs. Then, it is the teacher’s job to facilitate the
lesson so that each student is able to ask questions.
The teacher also should monitor the students’
responses to the lesson so that he/she can make the
necessary adaptations.

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What are some pros of Universal
Design?
 Students with different intelligences
(kinesthetic, spatial, etc.) can be reached where
otherwise they might fall behind
 Allows
students to think about things from distinct
perspectives, which creates flexible thinking
 Theteacher continually has an opportunity to be
creative and grow as an educator

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What are some cons of Universal
Design?
 Itcan require significantly more prep-time for
teachers when planning lessons
 Itcan be hard to find materials (like, videos with
subtitles)

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What are examples?
 Subtitling
videos for the hard-of-
hearing, Deaf, English Language Learners
 Providing manipulatives in a math class
 Makingsure that the classroom is accessible for
students with physical limitations
 Providingwritten and spoken directions and
explanations

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Works Cited
 http://www.freeimages.co.uk/index.htm
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfsx3DGpv5o&feature=relmfu
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=p
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 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3ardmq0a0&feature=relmf
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 http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Programs/ud.html