Universal Design for Learning

1. Application 3, UDL: Sharing Ideas, Building Resources, Part One Jason Beckett Walden University Professor: Virgil Kirk EDUC 6714I-4: Reaching and Engaging All Learners Through Technology May 20, 2011

3. “ The UDL Guidelines are based on research from several very different fields, and from many different researchers at many different universities and research organizations. That research has been reviewed, compiled and organized by educators and researchers at CAST. The process spanned a 10 year period and involved several different stages.” UDL outside the classroom, physical environment

6. Multiples means of representation In the Classroom Text Language Translation Headphones with audiotapes or video clips Reading Aloud Highlight the BIG ideas Mnemonics and other memory tools Online Glossary Multimedia Applications

7. Multiple means of action & expression In the classroom Manipulatives Kinesthetic activities Spell Checker Webs, flow charts, concept map Audio recordings Checklists and Prompts

8. Multiples means of Engagement In the Classroom Student Choice of format Journals & Portfolios Interactive Notebook Multiple tools for information Different Groupings Modeling Peer Tutoring

9. TECHNOLOGY AND UDL- IT MULTIPLIES! Showing educators how the student’s brain feels, explains and interprets the topic Technology beats with UDL Customized displays Text assistance Multiple Medias Online Simulations Virtual Field Trips Greater Communication & Collaboration Response Methods Quick Reflection & Assessment …

10. What it can do for Our Kids Change how they are assessed Increase engagement and motivation to learn Provide them new chances to be successful Allow their strengths to be used to help them learn This could help us build curriculum from the ground up since that is a major complaint in our building. Check the Checklist! (Next page)

12. “ Individuals bring a huge variety of skills, needs, and interests to learning. Neuroscience reveals that these differences are as varied and unique as our DNA or fingerprints.” (Salend 2009) What many of us have heard before and what brain research states as fact… Look around. We don’t all take in information the same way. So why would we only allow one or two ways for the students to learn it?

13. BRAIN RESEARCH

14. UDL Supports Diversity Diversity comes in many forms; linguistic, cultural, ethnic, academic By practicing UDL’s principles and including technology obstacles are lessened and in some cases avoided.

15. Resources Online (CAST)

16. References Ahmann, L. (2008). About UDL [Online Forum Comment]. Retrieved from https://assistivetechnologytidbits.wikispaces.com/About+UDL Center for Applied Special Technology. (2009). UDL guidelines, version 1.0 . Retrieved from http://www.udlcenter.org/aboutudl/udlguidelines Davis , D. (2010). Universal design for learning . Retrieved from http://www.paec.org/fdlrstech/udl.html Rose, D., & Meyer, A. (2002). Teaching every student in the digital age: Universal design for learning . Retrieved from http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/ Universal design for learning: reaching all learners in a digital age [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://rtcudl.edublogs.org/