UDL Note Map

Novack & Tucker THoughts on UDL & Blended Learning (2021)

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Pre-Work

Identify the target academic standard and spend time unwrapping and understanding

Step #6

Reflect on what worked and what can be changed to reduce barriers and increase access, revise as needed

Step #1

Develop clear goal statements in relation to the skills and concepts in the target academic standard

UDL Cycle Design

You can check your own lessons using this UDL Flow Chart

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Step #5

Teach the standards-based lesson(s) designed with UDL Considerations

Step #2

Develop assessments in relation to the goals, use the UDL guidelines to develop varied formative and summative assessments

Step #3/4

Develop flexible methods and materials. Use the UDL guidelines to include supports and scaffolds

Sample Lessons

Questions to consider

Narritive Writing

Elementary Math

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Step 3/4

Materials

Methods

Guidelines

Step 2

Assessments

Universal Design for Learning - Goal Statements

Another word for a goal in this context is an objective. Your goal statement should answer the question “what is it that all learners need to know or be able to do?” (notice the distinction between content (to know) and skills (to do)). If the focus is content, students can be very creative about how they express their knowledge. On the other hand, if the goal identifies a specific way in which students must demonstrate their learning, it is necessary to provide support and scaffolds for students who may struggle to do so independently.

From “UDL & Blended Learning” (K. Novak, C. R. Tucker, 2021)

Universal Design for Learning - UDL Guidelines

From “UDL & Blended Learning” (K. Novak, C. R. Tucker, 2021)

Universal Design for Learning - Assessments

From “UDL & Blended Learning” (K. Novak, C. R. Tucker, 2021)

Assessments are expressions of student learning. This can be any expression of knowledge that allows an educator to see if students have met the goal, not just a test. The choices are endless - writing, recording, drawing, creating a story, graphic organizer, video, etc.When designing assessments, consider exactly what students must be able to know and do, and strip away any specific methods that have been tied unnecessarily to the goal.Ask yourself - “How will students provide evidence that they have met the goal? Can they have choices?”

Universal Design for Learning - Methods

For example, instead of lecturing to all students and then requiring the whole class to watch a video, provide a whole class mini lesson and then allow students to choose small group instruction, watching a video on edpuzzle, reading the content, or listening to a recording of the text.

There are of course multiple ways in which students can learn content, build background information, and explore knowledge and skills under study. UDL and blended learning offer students choice of which methods they will use to learn. Provide options whenever possible for the approaches, procedures, or routines students can use to access and enhance their learning.

From “UDL & Blended Learning” (K. Novak, C. R. Tucker, 2021)

Universal Design for Learning - Materials

Oftentimes, the same materials are provided to all students, whether to share information with students or for students to demonstrate their learning. Consider instead providing options for students to choose from - graphic organizers, reference sheets, exemplars, etc. Don’t require all students to use the same materials to learn or express what they know; instead, empower students to choose what they need.

From “UDL & Blended Learning” (K. Novak, C. R. Tucker, 2021)

Questions to Consider

• What are the essential steps and/or components of UDL?
• How can we use blended instruction to implement a UDL approach to support all of our learners?

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• Improve communication about any topic.
• Makes a match with your audience...
• And makes them part of the message.
• Has an appropriate color for your theme.
• Represents data with graphics.
• Uses timelines to tell stories.

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An awesome presentation...

• Improve communication on any topic.
• It matches with your audience...
• And makes them part of the message.
• Has an appropriate color for its theme.
• Represents data with graphics.
• Uses timelines to tell stories.

Questions to Consider

• What are the essential steps and/or components of UDL?
• How can we use blended instruction to implement a UDL approach to support all of our learners?