Last Updated on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 at 5:05 AM
UDL is an educational approach to curriculum and instruction using technology to enable students with diverse learning needs to be successful in the classroom (www.cast.org).
Delivering curriculum and implementing instruction through the lens of Universal Design means considering the needs of a wide range of learners, including strengths, weaknesses, and learning styles
Instead of retrofitting a pre-designed curriculum, teachers design and plan instruction to meet a wide variety of needs of their students, and considering individual differences.
Universal Design for Learning is not just 'one more thing', it is a framework for a different insight on learning and new applications of technology that provide access to the general curriculum for ALL students.
Background of UDL
What is UDL? Universal Design for Learning, or UDL, is defined as a " …flexible curriculum and learning environment that allows students with widely varying abilities and backgrounds the opportunity to access the general curriculum and achieve the academic content standards that have been established for all students…" (Bremmer et al., ... More
Digital Curriculum
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