UDL: MULTIPLE MEANS OF REPRESENTATION
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Part one of a three-part series examining the principles of UDL in depth. Learners vary greatly in the way they perceive and comprehend information presented to them. This first module will take a deep dive into the principle of multiple means of representation.
This course will include:
This course will include:
- How to create opportunities multiple means of representation in various subject areas and great levels.
- Guides and examples of:
- Providing options for perception
- Providing options for language, symbols, and expressions
- Providing options for comprehension
- Providing options for perception
KNOWLEDGE-SKILLS-MINDSET
Knowledge:
- Teachers understand the concept of multiple means of representation and the many ways learners can perceive and comprehend information.
- Teachers can create lesson plans with options for perception, comprehension and other forms of representation built in at each point of the plan.
- Teachers can plan for multiple means of representation that makes curriculum accessible for any learner.
- UDL is a critical pedagogy to create universal access to students with identified with disabilities and ALL learners.
- Student learning preferences and profiles are jagged; the idea of an “average learner” does not exist. Therefore, lesson plans that do not offer choice in multiple modalities are not reaching all learners.
IMMEDIATE CLASSROOM ACTION
- Concrete examples and strategies for adding options for perception, comprehension and other forms of representation into a lesson plan.
TAKE THIS COURSE IF...
You have taken other UDL courses and are familiar with the pedagogy and practice, but want a deeper look at how to add in options for multiple means of representation into daily planning.