Students in our classrooms have become more and more diverse. They bring a wide variety of learning needs, interests and preferences. We no longer have (if we ever did have) an “average learner” that we can organize instruction around. The promise of a classroom that incorporates the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is to support the learning of all students by providing flexibility in the ways information is presented, knowledge is demonstrated and students are engaged.
Students in our classrooms have become more and more diverse. They bring a wide variety of learning needs, interests and preferences. We no longer have (if we ever did have) an “average learner” that we can organize instruction around. The promise of a classroom that incorporates the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is to support the learning of all students by providing flexibility in the ways information is presented, knowledge is demonstrated and students are engaged.
This session will discuss the need for and importance of UDL. We will explore the three principles of UDL and the UDL framework. Participants will learn how to use a backwards design process that incorporates the critical elements of UDL to improve instructional planning. We will explore a variety of (primarily free) tools and resources that can be made available to ALL students to help them become expert learners - purposeful, motivated, resourceful, knowledgeable, strategic and goal oriented - with a focus on offering options for students to demonstrate their understanding.
Participants are asked to bring some lesson plans with them, as time will be provided to apply the UDL instructional planning process and tool/resource options to their own materials. Resources will be provided to help continue their UDL journey.
** COST INFORMATION: Workshop fee* waived for NSSED employees, Member District* employees, and parents of students in our member districts. For individual participants who do not meet the above criteria, certain fees will apply. NSSED reserves the right to cancel any workshop due to low enrollment. Registration or material fee per participant will be indicated when registering and billed after the session. **Member Districts include: Northbrook 27, Northbrook 28, Sunset Ridge 29, Glenview/Northbrook 30, West Northfield 31, Glenview 34, Glencoe 35, Winnetka 36, Kenilworth 38, Lake Bluff 65, Lake Forest 67, Bannockburn 106, Deerfield 109, North Shore 112, Township HS 113, Lake Forest 115, New Trier 203, Glenbrook 225.