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UDL Assessment Video Modules

This playlist of YouTube videos contains information on why assessments are important and how they can be used to support student learning and teacher instruction.

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This playlist of YouTube videos contains information on why assessments are important and how they can be used to support student learning and teacher instruction. The videos describe the type of learning, barriers or challenges in assessing student learning, and ways assessment data can be used to teach and design instruction.

How does it relate to the UDL-SICC?

These informational videos support the Teaching and Learning Domain, Element 4 (D2, E4), which focuses on educators ensuring that learners gain intended skills, habits, and knowledge from learning experiences.

How might you use it?

  • Provide professional learning around this video and additional modules within to series to ensure educators understand the type of assessments that exist, the barriers to these assessments and ways assessments can be designed to eliminate unintentional barriers.
  • Have school-wide professional development on the tips for designing “good” assessments and provide examples and non-examples to aid teachers in their assessment development.
  • Provide discussion around commonly used assessments in the building and how they may or may not be universal designed and what can be done to ensure that aspects of the assessments do not contain barriers or challenges to students.

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IRIS Center: Instructional Methods

This Instructional Methods module from the IRIS Center provides a comparison of traditional instructional methods used in the classroom to methods that have been universally designed.

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This Instructional Methods module from the IRIS Center provides a comparison of traditional instructional methods used in the classroom to methods that have been universally designed. Barriers inherent to traditional methods and possible UDL solutions are identified. An example of how this is implemented in a school is provided for context.

How does it relate to the UDL-SICC?

This informational module supports, Teaching and Learning Domain, Element 3 (D2, E3), educators intentionally select and use curriculum methods and materials designed to anticipate learner variability and reduce barriers to learning.

How might you use it?

  • After viewing this module, ask staff to identify common methods used across the school. Then, support staff to highlight barriers inherent in these methods and potential solutions.
  • Focus on the information related to instructional methods. Ask staff to identify and discuss the differences between traditional methods and those where UDL guidelines have been applied.
  • Explore the case study provided in the resource. Determine what parallels can be found between aspects of the schools represented in the case study and your school. Discuss how you might address identified barriers.

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IRIS Center

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Variability Matters

In this YouTube video from the 2012 Cyberlearning Research Summit, Dr. Todd Rose explains UDL, variability, and designing to meet the needs of diverse learners.

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In this YouTube video from the 2012 Cyberlearning Research Summit, Dr. Todd Rose explains UDL, variability, and designing to meet the needs of diverse learners..

How does it relate to the UDL-SICC?

This informational video supports the Teaching and Learning Domain, Element 1 (D2, E1), which focuses on educators being intentional about designing learning experiences that address learner variability and reduce barriers to learning.

How might you use it?

  • This video can be used during professional development to introduce and enhance understanding of learning variability and its role in designing learning experiences.
  • Professional learning around learner variability and how to identify and design for it can be discussed.
  • Guidelines for how to think about, support and design for learner variability should be a part of learning communities and professional development.

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Dr. Todd Rose

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Lesson Planning with Universal Design for Learning

This article on Understood's website offers insight into planning and designing a lesson using the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework.

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This article on Understood's website offers insight into planning and designing a lesson using the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework. A step-by-step process for planning and designing a lesson to teach a range of students is provided. In addition, questions for reflection, how this might show up in the classroom, and examples for implementation are provided along with the lesson plan template.

How does it relate to the UDL-SICC?

This informational video supports the Teaching and Learning Domain, Element 1 (D2, E1), which focuses on educators being intentional about designing learning experiences that address learner variability reducing barriers to learning.

How might you use it?

  • Provide professional development to educators on the process discussed and using the lesson plan template to support the use of UDL
  • Consider adopting this lesson plan for all staff to use when planning and designing instruction to support UDL implementation
  • Ensure template is available, understood, and reinforced throughout the lesson to plan instruction to support UDL

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Allison Posey

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