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MATN Webinar Series Marsye Kaplan, M.S., CCC-SLP, ATP Assistive Technology Team Leader Baltimore County Public Schools April 21, 2011. Universal Design for Learning: Focus on Instruction. Universal Design. concept or philosophy for designing and delivery products and services
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MATN Webinar Series Marsye Kaplan, M.S., CCC-SLP, ATP Assistive Technology Team Leader Baltimore County Public Schools April 21, 2011 Universal Design for Learning: Focus on Instruction
Universal Design • concept or philosophy for designing and delivery products and services • usable by people with the widest possible range of functional capabilities, • products and services that are directly accessible (without requiring assistive technologies) • work with assistive technologies (Section 3(17) of Assistive Technology Act of 1998) Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 3002 Gayl Bowser/Penny Reed MATN 2008
What is UDL • Alternatives for everyone • Not one size fits all • Designed from the beginning • Not added on later • Access for everyone • Not access for some Skip Stahl Universal Design for Learning: Reaching Teaching All Learners CEC 2009
UDL Center Resources http://www.udlcenter.org/implementation
Differentiated Instruction & Universal Design for Learning, Blending, Collaboration, Coordination Instruction UDL • Multiple choices • Content • Process • Product • Multiple means • Representation • Engagement • Expression
Really Cool Websites!!Karen Janowski Great tools resource blog and Wiki • http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com • http://teachingeverystudent.blogspot.com/