What is UDL?
What is UDL?
UDL is a framework that allows flexibility in the classroom. There is a misconception that curriculum is fixed and we must adapt learners to meet the curriculum. UDL flips this idea on its head. It is not the learner that needs adjust, but the curriculum. UDL provides a framework that guides teachers into adapting instruction and curriculum to meet the needs of all learners and to capitalize on strengths rather than exploiting weaknesses. The end result is students that understand how they learn and that achieve at high levels because of accessibility of resources. UDL focuses on the idea of a “growth mindset” instead of the traditional view of a “fixed mindset.”
What is the goal of UDL implementation?
The goal of UDL is not only to help students master content, but to also help them acquire the skills and knowledge to reflect on their own learning. The end goal is that students become expert learners. Teachers have the ability to create a classroom context that positively contributes to student learning rather than discouraging student progress.
How does UDL work?
It’s commonly accepted that all classrooms are unique settings with a diverse set of students. UDL acknowledges this diversity, but goes a step further and asserts that this variability is predictable. Student needs fall along a spectrum. Because we can predict this level of variability, teachers can plan to meet the need of all learners.
What does UDL look like?
UDL addresses the three networks of the brain, the affective, recognition, and strategic, in its consideration of how students learn. UDL is based on three principles that guide its implementation:
1. Provide multiple means of engagement (the “why” of learning)
2. Provide multiple means of representation (the “what” of learning)
3. Provide multiple means of action and expression (the “how” of learning)
How is this website a resource?
The goal of this website is to create a living document for social studies teachers to share resources connected to the three UDL principles. Resources will focus on providing the content through multiple means of engagement, representation, and expression. For example, there is a text version of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream Speech”, a link to a video of MLK giving his speech, and an activity that asks students to illustrate a scene from the speech. The content will be divided by time periods and all teachers in my PLC will have access to add resources at any time.
All information was obtained from http://udltheorypractice.cast.org
UDL is a framework that allows flexibility in the classroom. There is a misconception that curriculum is fixed and we must adapt learners to meet the curriculum. UDL flips this idea on its head. It is not the learner that needs adjust, but the curriculum. UDL provides a framework that guides teachers into adapting instruction and curriculum to meet the needs of all learners and to capitalize on strengths rather than exploiting weaknesses. The end result is students that understand how they learn and that achieve at high levels because of accessibility of resources. UDL focuses on the idea of a “growth mindset” instead of the traditional view of a “fixed mindset.”
What is the goal of UDL implementation?
The goal of UDL is not only to help students master content, but to also help them acquire the skills and knowledge to reflect on their own learning. The end goal is that students become expert learners. Teachers have the ability to create a classroom context that positively contributes to student learning rather than discouraging student progress.
How does UDL work?
It’s commonly accepted that all classrooms are unique settings with a diverse set of students. UDL acknowledges this diversity, but goes a step further and asserts that this variability is predictable. Student needs fall along a spectrum. Because we can predict this level of variability, teachers can plan to meet the need of all learners.
What does UDL look like?
UDL addresses the three networks of the brain, the affective, recognition, and strategic, in its consideration of how students learn. UDL is based on three principles that guide its implementation:
1. Provide multiple means of engagement (the “why” of learning)
2. Provide multiple means of representation (the “what” of learning)
3. Provide multiple means of action and expression (the “how” of learning)
How is this website a resource?
The goal of this website is to create a living document for social studies teachers to share resources connected to the three UDL principles. Resources will focus on providing the content through multiple means of engagement, representation, and expression. For example, there is a text version of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream Speech”, a link to a video of MLK giving his speech, and an activity that asks students to illustrate a scene from the speech. The content will be divided by time periods and all teachers in my PLC will have access to add resources at any time.
All information was obtained from http://udltheorypractice.cast.org