EDP 279 Universal Design

1. Universal Design for
Education!
Bringing choices to the classroom
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2. What is Universal Design?
Universal Design presents a variety of educational
choices and methods to use those educational varieties
in an environment that is usable and effective for all
students.
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3. 1. Present multiple means of
representation
Present the information or text in a way that all the students can
understand and comprehend. When doing this look into the classroom
and think/ask....
Are there students who are asking their neighbor, what is she talking
about?
Are there students staring into “space”?
Do the students seem to have a lot of “basic”questions after what you
think of as simple instructions?
If the answer to any of these questions, is yes, then you should think
about re-inventing your curriculum presentation.
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4. Give the students multiple ways of Action and Expression
Provide activities that give every student the
opportunity to be active in the curriculum.
Have enough task in the activity that you can divide it
between the group and everyone is participating
according to the strengths of that student
An example of this would be the science class
presented in the picture.
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5. Provide multiple means of Engagement!
When presenting a curriculum to the classroom, use multiple intelligence
means and multiple modalities. In doing this you can not only reach all
of your students in different way , but keep those students interested and
engaged through the whole learning experience.
Provide enough challenges, not only for the gifted students, but for the
struggling students, so that they are optimizing their learning experience.
It has been researched that student appreciate it more when they are
challenged, then when they are given the “easy way out”
Challenging the students can also help raise self-esteem and confidence
in what they are doing.
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6. An example of Universal Design
Provided below is a link to a wonderful example of
universal design that explain it very well and show how
well it can help others.
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