Lecturette 2: Universal Designs for Learning

1. Lecturette 2:Universal Designs for Learning

2. Universal Designs for Learning (UDL) UDL extends UD to the field of education. The term UDL was coined by the Center for Accessing Special Technology (CAST) in the 1990s, and defined as a method to minimize barriers that students may experience when learning new concepts.

3. Culturally Responsive, Relevant, & Diverse Curriculum Culturally Responsive Instructional Strategies Culturally Responsive Instructional Materials Available & Used Student Access to Rigorous & Challenging Courses Learner- Informed Social Context for Learning Teacher Background, Experience, & Inclusive Mission Student Opportunities to Learn School & Grade Level Organization

4. UDL as a Lens Universal Designs for Learning Universally Designed Curriculum

5. Universally Designed Curriculum accommodates a variety of ways in which culture influences and is constructed in the learning community, which in turn, impacts: • The ways in which information is presented • The ways in which students respond or demonstrate their knowledge • The ways in which students are engaged

6. Student- Centered Media, Methods & Materials Universally Designed Curriculum Assessment Outcomes Assessment

7. Understand and Set Outcomes Broadly (Rose & Meyer, 2002) Outcomes should reflect multiple pathways for producing the desired product or performance with consideration of diverse students’ backgrounds, experiences, skills and abilities. Every student will be able to write in cursive Every student will create an essay

8. Media, Materials & Methods Media & Materials: Alternate and multiple representations, print alternatives, use of digital content. Methods: Presentation of concepts in multiple ways

9. Assessment in an accurate and ongoing form provides teachers and learners with information that helps them adjust: • Inputs • Processes • Student Practice • Feedback

10. Student-Centered Learning Environment Student centered learning environments are central to UDL curriculum.

11. Outcomes should reflect multiple pathways for producing the desired product or performance with consideration of diverse students’ backgrounds, experiences, skills and abilities. Media & Materials: Alternate and multiple representations, print alternatives, use of digital content. Methods: Presentation of concepts in multiple ways that incorporate culturally responsive ways of knowing, interacting, and understanding. = Assessment in an accurate and ongoing form provides teachers and learners with information that helps them adjust: input, processes, student practice, feedback. Student Centered: Focus on students’ interest, backgrounds, and input to inform all of the above elements of UDL curriculum, in addition to the social interactions built into the curriculum.