Universal Design for Learning
Universal Design for Learning is all about teachers meeting curriculum goals for each student, regardless of how diverse the group is. Each person learns uniquely; therefore, the curriculum needs to be designed to meet their uniqueness. As teachers and librarians, we need to provide unique learning opportunities for each student and provide them with various ways to represent their learning. Principle I. Provide Multiple Means of Representation Guideline 1: Provide options for perception Something I am doing with my students now: Checkpoint 1.1 – Offer ways of customizing the display of information Checkpoint 1.3 - Offer alternatives for visual information Something I can implement right away: Checkpoint 1.2 - Offer alternatives for auditory information Guideline 2: Provide options for language, mathematical expressions, and symbols Something I am doing with my students now: Checkpoint 2.1 - Clarify vocabulary and sym...