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What is UDL?


What is UDL?

Classrooms are highly diverse, and curriculums should be designed around diversity. UDL minimizes barriers and maximizes learning for all students. "Universal" means the content can be understood by everyone regardless of the intellect, strength or background. Learning is a complex term, the brain has sections for recognition, skills, and strategies and caring and prioritizing. Students need to be inspired by the curriculum to do all these things. “Universally designed” curriculum can apply to all students regardless of abilities.
Applied to the design of a flexible curriculum, UDL is used as a framework to make learning goals, methods, materials and assessments accessible to everyone. Teachers should look at what content should be learned and what barriers need to be overcome. Providing multiple means of representation is important, including types of graphics, animation, multimedia and support for vocabulary. Multiple means of action and expression for students to be given feedback and support. Providing multiple means of engagement is important, so all students are appealed to and engaged with the work.  

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