COMPONENTS OF UDL CURRICULUMUniversal Design for Learning

UDL Curriculum: Goals• Learning expectations• Knowledge, concepts, and skills all

students should master• Generally aligned to standards• Designed to offer options—varied

pathways, tools, strategies, and scaffolds for reaching mastery

• Do Not prescribe the methods and materials

(National Center on UDL at CAST, 2012)

Traditional

UDL

• Describes learning expectations

• Do not generally consider learner variability

• Do not generally differentiate from the means

• Often limit options

• Describes learning expectations

• Written to acknowledge learner variability

• Differentiates from the means

• Offers more options• Focus on developing

“expert learners”

Learning Goals: Differences

UDL Curriculum: Materials

• Media used to present learning content• What the learner uses to

demonstrate knowledge • Materials are variable and flexible• Multiple media and embedded, just-

in-time supports

(National Center on UDL at CAST, 2012)

UDL Curriculum: Methods• Instructional decisions, approaches,

procedures, or routines used to accelerate or enhance learning

• Evidence-based methods and differentiated methods

• Are adjusted based on continual monitoring of learner progress

(National Center on UDL at CAST, 2012)

UDL Curriculum: Assessments• Process of gathering

information about a learner’s performance

• Uses a variety of methods and materials

• Used to determine learners’ knowledge, skills, and motivation

• Purpose is to make informed educational decisions

(National Center on UDL at CAST, 2012)

UDL GUIDELINES

Universal Design for Learning

Purpose of the Guidelines

Assist anyone who plans lessons to:– Reduce and identify curriculum

barriers– Optimize levels of challenge and

support–Meet widest range of learners from

the start– Organized according to three

principles

UDL Principles

Multiple Means of:– Representation– Action and Expression– Engagement

http://www.udlcenter.org/aboutudl/udlguidelines

Principles

Goals

Guidelines

Checkpoints

Recognition

Strategic Affective