From CAST's Teaching Every Student "The assumption that students must obtain individual tools in order to overcome barriers in an inflexible curriculum is inherently antithetical to UDL.
To solve the same problems, UDL looks not to the student but to the curriculm itself. The underlying assumption is that by using flexible media, we can embed options within the curriculum so that it can be adjusted to meet the needs and preferences of each learner."
"The assumption that students must obtain individual tools in order to overcome barriers in an inflexible curriculum is inherently antithetical to UDL.
To solve the same problems, UDL looks not to the student but to the curriculm itself. The underlying assumption is that by using flexible media, we can embed options within the curriculum so that it can be adjusted to meet the needs and preferences of each learner."
Universal Design for Learning videos
Changing Disabilities (k12online conference 2008 presentation)
Multiple means of representation:
Or how do you provide information in your instruction that enables all students to access it?Multiple means of expression:
Or how can your students demonstrate what they know?Multiple means of engagement:
Or how can you pull on the interests of your students to motivate and engage them?The Creative Educator - How does this look in the classroom?
Resources:
UDL wikis - Karen Janowski's and Joyce Valenza's Free UDL tech toolkit wiki
Paul Hamilton's multimedia4all wiki
Nings (support groups) - join udl4all