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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) In a K-12 Partnership Model

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) In a K-12 Partnership Model . Dr. Elizabeth Dalton , UDL Leadership Fellow @ CAST/Boston College, and Special Education/Paul V. Sherlock Center, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI, USA Dr. Maria Lawrence , Elementary Science Education,

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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) In a K-12 Partnership Model

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  1. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) In a K-12 Partnership Model Dr. Elizabeth Dalton, UDL Leadership Fellow @ CAST/Boston College, and Special Education/Paul V. Sherlock Center, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI, USA Dr. Maria Lawrence, Elementary Science Education, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI, USA 29 April 2010

  2. Primary Goals for this Workshop • Introduction to UDL: • To develop an initial understanding of the background, principles, and guidelines of UDL in relation to instruction • Applications of UDL: • To reflect on the presence of UDL principles and strategies in instruction

  3. Introduction to UDL Part One – Origins of UDL

  4. Background:Universal Design…an architectural concept “Universal design is the design of products & environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design” Ron Mace (1996) Accessible Environments: Toward Universal Design Center for Universal Design, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

  5. Barriers? Turn & Talk

  6. Physical Accessibility for ALL (architecture) CUD@NCSU, 1996 Learning Accessibility for ALL (education) CAST, 1999 Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Universal Design (UD)

  7. Introducing the Concept of UDL CAST Chief Education Officer and Chief Scientist for Cognition & Learning, David H. Rose, tells the story of how the concept Universal Design for Learning came into fruition.

  8. Neurological Basis of UDL*Recognition Network**Strategic Network***Affective NetworkSummary of Brain Networks

  9. Universal Design for Learning “…design of instructional materials & activities that allows learning goals to be attainable by individuals with wide differences in their abilities to see, hear, speak, move, read, write, understand language, attend, organize, engage, and rememberwithout having to adapt the curriculum repeatedly to meet special needs. Raymond Orkwis (1999), Curriculum Access and Universal Design for Learning, ERIC/OSEP Digest #586

  10. Core Principles of UDL (CAST, 1999) 1. Multiple means of representation How teachers plan & present information, concepts & ideas 2. Multiple means of expression How student show what they know & have learned 3. Multiple means of engagement Varied environments, experiences & requirements to demonstrate mastery (structure – interests - choices)

  11. Achieving an Accessible Curriculum for All Students • 4 Curriculum Pillars, as identified by CAST • Goals • Assessment • Methods • Materials Grounded in the Environment, made up of multiple means of Representation,Expression, and Engagement

  12. Universal Design for Learning: The Intersection of Initiatives “The concept of UDL is the intersection where all of our initiatives - integrated units, multi-sensory teaching, multiple intelligences, differentiated instruction, use of computers in schools, performance-based assessment, and others - come together.” Donna Palley, Special Education Coordinator & Technology Specialist, Concord, NH. Quotation from Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age (2001), CAST: Boston, MA

  13. UDL Guidelinesfrom the National Center on UDLLink to Guidelines

  14. Applications of UDL:A Rhode Island model Part Two - UDL Instruction

  15. RI UDL InitiativePaul V. Sherlock Center @ RI College • Collaborative UDL Learning Teams • RI UDL Curriculum Units • RI Modified UDL Checklist

  16. Collaborative UDL Learning Teams • Higher Education Professors & Instructors • Rhode Island College • Paul V. Sherlock Center • University of Rhode Island • K-12 Teachers • RI State Department of Education representatives

  17. RI UDL Curriculum Units • Designed by Collaborative UDL Learning Teams • Exemplar curriculum units integrating UDL principles • Teachers from 8 RI school districts • 12 UDL units – Math, English/Language Arts/Literacy, Science, and Social Studies

  18. RI Modified UDL Checklist • Adapted from CAST, INC. Checklist to analyze teaching & learning • RI modifications • Changed the language to be user-friendly • Added examples • Re-sequenced components • Included assessment component Let’s review the checklist together

  19. Group Observation of Teaching • A brief segment of video clip will be played. • Use your RI Modified UDL Checklist observe and record evidence of UDL from the clip. • First section (Representation) – Demonstrate together • Remaining sections – small groups of partners • Discussion following each section

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