Teachers can take a practical approach to Universal Design for Learning to ensure that their students’ diverse needs are met.

Maybe you want to ease into UDL by rethinking classroom seating or discussion techniques. It may make more sense to explore alternative assessment techniques or simply make your existing ones untimed.

Our classroom uses scoop seats, pillows, stability cushions, regular chairs, standing desks, and wobble seats for flexible seating options. The stacked crates act like shelves for book bins that ...

After learning about UDL, Shanika McCarty, an 8th grade English teacher, decided that she would “provide more options and student choice for how they will present” projects. In doing so, she ...

2. Create a Flexible Classroom with Furniture and Digital Tools. A dream UDL classroom would be architecturally designed with every type of student in mind, with things such as automatic doors, ...

Educators who employ UDL principles in their classroom are taking a proactive approach to learning and working to ensure that every learner has the opportunity to demonstrate their expertise and use ...

Classroom Activities - Throughout the course, provide multiple means for student participation and engagement. For example, encourage classroom discussion through the use of small group activities, ...

Students with special and exceptional needs are placed in inclusive learning environments more frequently than in the past. For general educators with a limited special education background, this can ...

Brooke Markle, a middle school teacher, jumped through many hurdles to recently introduce flexible seating in her classroom (8 options to be exact) with great success.

How UDL can be used to provide all students an equal opportunity to learn, at any grade level or subject area. In recent years, general education teachers have joined special education teachers in ...