Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational practice that works in unison with differentiated instruction. According to the National Center on Universal Design for Learning (2014), UDL is, “a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn.”
CAST (2018). Universal design for learning guidelines version 2.2 [graphic organizer].Wakefield, MA: Author.
When teachers plan lessons using UDL, they are creating "a rich learning environment that is designed around the needs of all students, not just those with identified needs."
Universal Design for Learning is an effective instructional approach that promotes curriculum accessibility for all learners through the use of technology by incorporating
Digital Learning opportunities. This increases engagement in the classroom, thus addressing achievement gaps for targeted populations of students.
Lesson Plans
CAST UDL Lesson Builder—This website provides multiple examples of UDL lesson plans in elementary and middle school science.
Videos
UDL Math 2nd Grade Lesson—This video shows how UDL is incorporated at an elementary school in New York.
UDL Guidelines in Practice: Grade 6 Science—Universal Design for Learning is demonstrated in a science class.
Sources
CAST (2018). Universal design for learning guidelines version 2.2 [graphic organizer].Wakefield, MA: Author.
National Center on Universal Design for Learning (July 31, 2014). What is UDL? Retrieved from
http://www.udlcenter.org/aboutudl/whatisudl.
Nelson, L. L. (2014). Design and deliver: Planning and teaching using universal design for learning. Baltimore: Brookes Publishing.
Rose, D. & Meyer, A. (2006). A practical reader in Universal Design for Learning. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.