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Experience the latest in brain science, research and practice at the UDL Guidelines Institute that takes place on September 28th and 29th at the CAST headquarters in Wakefield, MA. 

Over 35 educators across the country came together in a vibrant and vital discussion around the big question in #plearnchat: "Why is Universal Design for Learning the framework for Personalized Learning?" Read the Storify and be amazed what educators are saying about UDL and PL.

Over 35 educators across the country came together in a vibrant and vital discussion around the big question in #plearnchat: "Why is Universal Design for Learning the framework for Personalized Learning?" Take a look at the Storify and be amazed what educators are thinking about this big question.

Hope this helps me learn about makerspace

The UDL framework gives us guidelines and a vision to build expert learners:

• Learners who can navigate flexible learning opportunities with great skill.  
• Learners who do not just navigate but are active partners and innovators in the design of future learning.  

UDL tells us how to do this so it can work for each and every learner. 

Some tips to convert our experience of learning. To learn and to teach.

This UDL-Danielson Crosswalk will be an important guide for any school where teachers apply UDL principles in practice.

"Developed through a collaborative project that included the following partners: Baltimore County Public Schools (MD), CAST, Danielson Group, Howard County Public Schools (MD), Lakeview Public Schools (St. Clair Shores, MI), and Towson University (MD), the UDL-Danielson Crosswalk offers an instrument that explicitly provides teachers with the critical connections they need to enhance their planning, instruction, and professional practice."

This article includes excellent advice on how to engage learners using the UDL framework. UDL principles and guidelines are not step-by-step instructions. Instead, they serve as more of a framework or philosophy that can guide educators in developing and executing the goal of making learning more accessible for all learners. Luis Perez, author of Mobile Learning for All provides ways to get started with UDL.

More accessibility, more fun. 

Here is one of the first graduate degree programs being offered in UDL at the University of San Diego.

Course of Study:

Earn this Masters of Education in California by completing 10 courses (3-units each) for 30 units of coursework. The program consists of five foundation courses including a capstone action research project as well as five specialization courses. You may start in any semester with any of the courses offered. The Capstone Seminar is the final course in the program and builds on knowledge gained in the research and specialization courses.

Love how infographics simplyfy things...

A Visual explanation of UDL tenets.

This Infographic provides links to tools. 

Launched in June 1014, UDL on Campus serves as a resource to higher ed as they embark on applying UDL in practice.

The resources on this site focus on how UDL can be used to address learner variability in postsecondary education settings in order to help ensure that all students receive a high-quality learning experience and are able to succeed. For background information about the UDL framework, visit the National Center on Universal Design for Learning

Members of the UDL-IRN Research Committee will lead a discussion regarding the current state of research regarding UDL. They will direct attendees to resources that summarize the research base on UDL. Expect a lively discussion in whether we should refer to UDL as a promising practice (which does not affirm UDL as an evidence-based practice) an evidence based practice, or an evidence-based framework.

Over 35 educators across the country came together in a vibrant and vital discussion around the big question in #plearnchat: "Why is Universal Design for Learning the framework for Personalized Learning?" Read the Storify and be amazed what educators are saying about UDL and PL.

Over 35 educators across the country came together in a vibrant and vital discussion around the big question in #plearnchat: "Why is Universal Design for Learning the framework for Personalized Learning?" Take a look at the Storify and be amazed what educators are thinking about this big question.

Hope this helps me learn about makerspace

The UDL framework gives us guidelines and a vision to build expert learners:

• Learners who can navigate flexible learning opportunities with great skill.  
• Learners who do not just navigate but are active partners and innovators in the design of future learning.  

UDL tells us how to do this so it can work for each and every learner. 

Some tips to convert our experience of learning. To learn and to teach.

This UDL-Danielson Crosswalk will be an important guide for any school where teachers apply UDL principles in practice.

"Developed through a collaborative project that included the following partners: Baltimore County Public Schools (MD), CAST, Danielson Group, Howard County Public Schools (MD), Lakeview Public Schools (St. Clair Shores, MI), and Towson University (MD), the UDL-Danielson Crosswalk offers an instrument that explicitly provides teachers with the critical connections they need to enhance their planning, instruction, and professional practice."

Why do teachers and learners need a lens for learning? This post will share the importance of understanding how you learn best. Access is about how you transform and process information into useable knowledge. Engage is how you best engage with content. Express is how you demonstrate what you know and understand. If you use this lens, you and your teacher become partners in learning. 

This article includes excellent advice on how to engage learners using the UDL framework. UDL principles and guidelines are not step-by-step instructions. Instead, they serve as more of a framework or philosophy that can guide educators in developing and executing the goal of making learning more accessible for all learners. Luis Perez, author of Mobile Learning for All provides ways to get started with UDL.

More accessibility, more fun. 

Here is one of the first graduate degree programs being offered in UDL at the University of San Diego.

Course of Study:

Earn this Masters of Education in California by completing 10 courses (3-units each) for 30 units of coursework. The program consists of five foundation courses including a capstone action research project as well as five specialization courses. You may start in any semester with any of the courses offered. The Capstone Seminar is the final course in the program and builds on knowledge gained in the research and specialization courses.

Love how infographics simplyfy things...

A Visual explanation of UDL tenets.

This Infographic provides links to tools.