All posts by Lisa Kovac

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) means finding ways to teach that benefit the widest variety of learners. Moreover, UDL means designing learning goals, materials, and activities in ways that make them accessible to learners with a variety of abilities. Furthermore, two (2) Education Standards Development Committees recommend UDL as an important part of accessibility in the future education standards. For instance, the Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-12) Education Standards Development Committee recommends curriculum based on UDL and differentiated instruction. Likewise, the Postsecondary Education Standards Development Committee recommends college and university teaching that uses UDL best practices. As a result, teachers and other educators should learn best practices for implementing universal design for learning in their classrooms.

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Developing self-assessment and reflection is a universal design for learning (UDL) guideline that supports multiple means of engagement. The UDL guidelines were developed by an organization called CAST. This article will explore how teachers and other educators can help learners recognize and regulate their emotional responses to learning.

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Facilitating personal coping skills and strategies is a universal design for learning (UDL) guideline that supports multiple means of engagement. The UDL guidelines were developed by an organization called CAST. This article will explore how teachers and other educators can help learners develop strategies to cope with their varying emotional responses to learning challenges.

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Promoting expectations and beliefs that maximize motivation is a universal design for learning (UDL) guideline that supports multiple means of engagement. The UDL guidelines were developed by an organization called CAST. This article will explore how teachers and other educators can help learners expect and believe that they can achieve their goals.

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Increasing mastery-oriented feedback is a universal design for learning (UDL) guideline that supports multiple means of engagement. The UDL guidelines were developed by an organization called CAST. This article will explore how teachers and other educators can provide learners with feedback focused on individual improvement.

Increasing mastery-oriented feedback in Universal Design for Learning

Increasing mastery-oriented feedback means giving learners guidance that will help them improve. This feedback should:

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