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UDL. Universal Design for Learning. Multiple Means of Representation . http://www.udlcenter.org/sites/udlcenter.org/files/UDLguidelines.jpg. Multiple Means of Engagement. Tap into Learner’s Interests Increase Motivation Offer Appropriate Challenges. Multiple Means of Action and Expression.
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UDL Universal Design for Learning
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Defining UDL A scientifically valid framework for guiding educational practice that: • reduces barriers in instruction, • provides appropriate accommodations, • supports, and challenges, and maintains high achievement expectations for all students, • including students with disabilities and students who are limited English proficient
Defining UDL A scientifically valid framework for guiding educational practice that: • provides flexibility • in the ways information is presented, • in the ways students respond or demonstrate knowledge and skills, and • in the ways students are engaged
Universal Design for Learning • children with disabilities do not constitute a separate category, but fall along a continuum of learning differences • leads us to make adjustments for learner differences for all students, not just those with disabilities • curriculum materials are varied, diverse, multiple, digital and online
UDL – Access for All • Embedding flexible strategies into the curriculum during the planning process • Reduces the need for retrofitting accommodations for individual students • Flexible teaching and carefully planned choices for all students to demonstrate their knowledge