What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)? Purpose of UDL Principles and Guidelines of UDL

2. Professional Development Learning Objectives What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)? Purpose of UDL Principles and Guidelines of UDL Parts of a UDL Lesson Design Steps to Develop a ULD Lesson

3. Imagine. . . You are the music teacher at Jones Elementary School During “Back-to-School Night,” a parent speaks to you Kindergarten student is sensitive to loud sounds Loves music Teach difference between loud and soft (Forte/Piano) What would you do?

4. Kindergarten Strategy

5. Universal Design for Learning? UDL is a framework to guide the design of learning environments that are accessible and challenging for all. Image source

6. Making Sense of Universal Design for Learning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOUdmzaZrc8

7. Universal Design for Learning? UDL aims to change the design of the environment rather than to change the learner.  The goal of UDL is to support learners to become “expert learners” who are, each in their own way: 1.) purposeful and motivated 2.) resourceful and knowledgeable 3.) strategic and goal driven.  Image source

8. Student Variability

9. Disability vs. Diversity Students are starting to be recognized as having various abilities instead of disabilities, shifting from a deficit model to an asset model. For example, “the term neurodiversity is related to the infinite differences in the human brain and the variation in neurocognitive functioning from person to person.”(Adamek and Darrow, 2018) “Diversity can be seen as a source of potential, and differences can be embraced as positive and unique approaches to functioning and contributing to society.” (Walken, 2016)

10. A C B Compare these three pictures. Describe what you notice. (They are not in any specific order.)

11. UDL is. . . A framework designed to include all students, minimizing barriers and maximizing learning. How does this relate to current public education?

12. Analyze the Table and Respond

13. UDL Principle: Engagement

14. Which checkpoints are used to support learning?

15. UDL Principle: Representation

16. Which checkpoints are used to support learning?

17. Visuals from 2nd Grade Lesson PowerPoint with Animals 10 Rhythms Cards Total

18. UDL Principle: Action & Expression

19. Which checkpoints are used to support learning?

20. Compare 2011 2018

21. Changes and Reasoning for Changes CAST shifted the way the three UDL Principles are presented. They shifted from numbered principles, guidelines, and checkpoints to bulleted versions. The Guidelines were organized horizontally. 

22. UDL Lesson Design is a Linear Process (Place these steps into the expected order) Design Assessments Design the Instructional Experience Establish Clear Outcomes Anticipate Learner Variability Deliver & Reflect

23. UDL Lesson Design: Flexibility Removes Barriers UDL provides a framework to build flexibility within a curriculum to meet the needs of all learners. To begin building a flexible, UDL curriculum ask yourself: What is my goal? What barriers interfere with diverse students reaching goals? Image source

24. UDL Lesson Design: Identifying Barriers Play, “What, Where, Barrier” and examine educational barriers and brainstorm possible ways to remove the barriers.

25. UDL Lesson Design: Components • Clear learning goals • Instructional methods • Instructional materials • Assessments Image source

26. UDL Strategy: Posted Learning Goals Having goals helps students know what they’re working to achieve. Goals are always apparent in an UDL classroom. Image source

27. UDL Strategy: Assignment Options Provides opportunities for students to demonstrate understanding by giving options to meet the learning goal. • Essay • Podcast • Video • Animation • Comic strip Image source

28. UDL Strategy: Flexible Workspaces • UDL promotes flexibility in the learning environment. • Spaces for quiet work • Spaces for individual work • Spaces for small group work • Spaces for large group work • Spaces for group instruction Image source

29. UDL Strategy: Regular Feedback UDL requires giving frequent feedback to students. • Discuss learning goals and student progress with students. • Students are encouraged to reflect on choices. • Students reflect on their progress in meeting learning goals. Image source

30. UDL Strategy: Digital and Audio Text • UDL recognizes that if students can’t access information, they can’t learn it. Providing multiple methods of accessing text creates flexibility and provides access to information to all students. • Printed text • Digital text (enlargement, screen color, and contrast) • Text-to-speech • Audiobooks Image source

31. Let’s Examine a UDL Music Lesson What are the examples of Engagement?

32. Let’s Examine a UDL Music Lesson What are the examples of Representation?

33. Let’s Examine a UDL Music Lesson What are the examples of Action & Expression?

34. 2nd Grade Assessment – Version 1 What are the pluses and/or enhancements?

35. 2nd Grade Assessment – Version 2 What do you notice?

36. UDL Lesson Templates

37. Additional Tools for UDL Lesson Development

38. Additional Tools for UDL Lesson Development

39. Review Today’s Training - Quietly choose two words that describe what you learned. Why did you choose those two words? - Stand up, look across the room and find two partners making a trio - Each person will have 1 minute to tell the others their 2 words and reasons for the choices - Listen carefully. You might be asked to report your partners’ ideas to entire group.

40. Questions?