Universal design is an approach to designing environments and products so they can be used by the widest range of users without adaptation.
Professional development materials designed to support the training of trainers and that include Facilitator’s Notes, PowerPoint slides, resources, and handouts.
This professional development module was created by Access Center staff for technical assistance providers or district or State personnel. This module provides background information about differentiated instruction, demonstrates differentiation strategies, and addresses issues of implementation at the school and district level.
Instructional Strategies, Differentiated Instruction, Universal Design, Teaching & Learning
Short discussions on a topic, often with examples, and supported by research.
In this brief, find methods and materials that can be used to support the implementation of background knowledge instruction in concert with the principles of UDL.
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The purpose of this information brief is to provide an overview of differentiated instruction and its connection to Universal Design.
Instructional Strategies, Differentiated Instruction, Universal Design, Teaching & Learning
This report will help you understand how the use of graphic organizers relates to students with disabilities and their ability to access the general education curriculum.
Universal Design, Teaching & Learning, Learning Strategies, Graphic Organizers
This is a practical toolkit for professional development providers/teacher trainers who develop one-day informational workshops that are focused on specific content. The toolkit offers a model of a one-day workshop, focusing on “Universal Design for Learning and Differentiated Instruction”.
This brief provides an introduction to Response to Intervention and Universal Design for Learning, and explores their intersection in the classroom.
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Instructional Strategies, Universal Design, Teaching & Learning
Through this information brief, obtain practical information on accessibility legislation and see what CAST and other organizations are doing to overcome barriers to accessible textbooks.
This toolkit is designed to support professional development providers and other educators conducting workshops in Universal Design for Learning by providing resources for face-to-face training sessions and ongoing follow-up support.
This information brief describes the history and emergence of universal design in education, key organizations using universal design, and how universal design can be used to make educational curricula and instruction accessible.
The purpose of the Finding Barriers and Solutions Exercise is to provide educators, administrators, and family members with the opportunity to share ways of making learning more accessible and effective for all students.
In this brief, discover how the use of virtual reality/computer simulation support UDL at both the theoretical and teacher practice levels.
PowerPoint files or video clips from presentations affiliated with the Access Center, also includes relevant handouts.
The video is an excerpt from the “Adequate Yearly Access, Participation and Progress Institute” held October 13, 2004 at the Access Center. In this clip, Skip Stahl from CAST explains the framework for UDL and provides an overview of the three main principles of Universal Design for Learning.
The strategies that researchers and educators recommend to facilitate access to the general education curriculum for students with disabilities often replicate the strategies that are used to reduce the disproportionate representation of students with language and/or cultural differences in special education. This session identifies strategies to address the topic of access, as it relates to students with disabilities and students who are culturally/linguistically diverse.
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The video is an excerpt from the “Adequate Yearly Access, Participation and Progress Institute” held October 13, 2004 at the Access Center. In the context of a 1st grade science lesson plan, Tracey Hall discusses UDL principles and supports and how they can be applied to improve access for all students.
