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1. UDL Universal Design For Learning DEBORAH G. PRICE

2. An Introduction to Universal Design for Learning Supported with funding from The K-8 Access Center at AIR http://www.k8accesscenter.org/

3. http://www.cast.org CAST © 2003 Origins of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Definition: UDL is an educational approach to teaching, learning, and assessment, drawing on new brain research and new media technologies to respond to individual learner differences.

5. http://www.cast.org CAST © 2003 The Challenge Access, participation, and progress in the general education curriculum for all learners IDEA ‘97

6. Origins of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

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11. Origins of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) CAST believes that “barriers to learning are not, in fact, inherent in the capacities of learners, but instead arise in learners' interactions with inflexible educational goals, materials, methods, and assessments.” Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age , p. vi

12. UDL and the Learning Brain

14. UDL and the Learning Brain One must recognize information, ideas, and concepts One must be able to apply strategies to process the information One must be engaged Vygotsky

15. All learners are unique and universal does not mean “ one size fits all” UDL and the Learning Brain

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