EDUC 5313: Week 5
Universal Design for Learning is key for maintaining flexible and incl usive learning environments. Kavita Rao uses the article “Using Universal Design for Learning to Design Standards Ba sed Lessons” to demonstrate how teachers can identify differentiated goals for all learners based on the learning standards. Using Universal Design for Learning, educators can be proactive in the creation of their lessons that a re flexible, creative, and aligned to the standards. Roa uses a method called “unwrapping” the stan dards and paring them with UDL strategies to set academic goals for students. This lesson planning method leads to “ flexible methods, assessments, and materials that address the needs and preferences of varied learners” (Rao, 2016). These concepts are significant factors in any effecti ve lesson plan. For my lesson on introducing a basic skill of digital literacy, identifying sources a s credible or not, UDL principles are a great w...