Universal Design for Learningis a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn. UDL provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work for everyone--not a single, one-size-fits-all solution but rather flexible approaches that can be customized and adjusted for individual needs.
This theory recognizes that individuals bring a huge variety of skills, needs, and interests to learning. Neuroscience reveals that these differences are as varied and unique as our DNA or fingerprints. (The information above came from the following website: http://www.cast.org/udl/index.html)
This website talks about the makeup of the human brain and shows diagrams about what parts of the brain are responsible for what kinds of learning. They are as such:
Recognition Networks: the ‘what’ of learning Strategic Networks: the ‘how’ of learning Affective Networks: the ‘why’ of learning
If we recognize what part of the brain is being accessed in a lesson, we can design lessons that more appropriately teach to that part of the brain. Universal Design for Learning is an educational approach with three primary principles:
Multiple means of representation, to give diverse learners options for acquiring information and knowledge,
Multiple means of action and expression, to provide learners options for demonstrating what they know,
Multiple means of engagement, to tap into learners' interests, offer appropriate challenges, and increase motivation (http://www.cast.org/research/index.html)
At Dream School International, we will utilize the concepts outlined in the universal design for learning to ensure that our diverse learners will be given multiple options in their course of learning, multiple methods for demonstrating what they have learned, and multiple methods of engagement to challenge, motivate, and teach our students in the most effective and modernized way possible.
Universal Design for Learningis a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn.
UDL provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work for everyone--not a single, one-size-fits-all solution but rather flexible approaches that can be customized and adjusted for individual needs.
This theory recognizes that individuals bring a huge variety of skills, needs, and interests to learning. Neuroscience reveals that these differences are as varied and unique as our DNA or fingerprints.
(The information above came from the following website: http://www.cast.org/udl/index.html)
This website talks about the makeup of the human brain and shows diagrams about what parts of the brain are responsible for what kinds of learning. They are as such:
Recognition Networks: the ‘what’ of learning
Strategic Networks: the ‘how’ of learning
Affective Networks: the ‘why’ of learning
If we recognize what part of the brain is being accessed in a lesson, we can design lessons that more appropriately teach to that part of the brain.
Universal Design for Learning is an educational approach with three primary principles:
- Multiple means of representation, to give diverse learners options for acquiring information and knowledge,
- Multiple means of action and expression, to provide learners options for demonstrating what they know,
- Multiple means of engagement, to tap into learners' interests, offer appropriate challenges, and increase motivation (http://www.cast.org/research/index.html)
At Dream School International, we will utilize the concepts outlined in the universal design for learning to ensure that our diverse learners will be given multiple options in their course of learning, multiple methods for demonstrating what they have learned, and multiple methods of engagement to challenge, motivate, and teach our students in the most effective and modernized way possible.