The document discusses diversity in the classroom and how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can help address this issue. UDL aims to make instruction accessible to all students by allowing multiple ways for students to engage with and demonstrate their learning. It provides flexibility in how curriculum content is presented, expressed, and engaged with. UDL is based on neuroscience and how the brain learns through multiple pathways. When applied through technology, UDL can introduce flexibility and differentiated instruction to meet individual learner needs and engage every student.

1. Diversity in the Classroom: UDL
Solutions
Walden University
Dr. Sherry Lambertson
December 4, 2010

2. Diversity in the Classroom
• Fixed curriculum unresponsive diversity
• Diversity
– Cultural
– Learning Style
– Learning Abilities
– Interest

3. Problems of diverse classroom
• Student disengagement in learning
• Teacher’s frustration in meeting learners’
needs
• Curriculum fixed

4. UDL Approach
• Making instruction accessible to every student
for learning
• Allow students multiple ways to synthesize
and demonstrate learning
• Help students access and process instruction
in multiple ways
• Use technology to provide flexibility that
addresses classroom diversities

5. UDL Three Principles
• Provides flexibility in the means of presenting
curriculum contents and materials
• Provides multiple means of expression and
actions of content learning
• Provides multiple means of engagement in
content learning

6. UDL APPLICATION
• Pre-assess student differences
• Learning profile
• Learning readiness
• Interest
• Differentiate instruction
• curriculum
• Content
• Process
• assessment

7. UDL Basis
• Learning is neurologically based into three
neural networks compartmentalized into
strategic, recognition and affective network
• Multiple pathway exist in brain for learning
• Individual differences is created by the choice
of preferred pathway for learning
• Stimulating the preferred pathway brings
about learning in all

8. UDL and Technology
• Technology provides a means of introducing
flexibility and multiple representations of
learning
• Technology allows provision of differentiated
instructions to address individual learners
need.

9. UDL Potentials
• Engaging every student in learning using
multiple approaches, resources and
assessments
• Meeting each learner at his point of need by
individualizing instructions
• Helping each learner take advantage and
maximize his ability and strength
• Meets IDEA provision of educating every child