Universal Design for Learning

Advocates of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) are careful not to describe it as a theory per se, though it resonates well with many important theories of education. Instead, UDL is best understood as a principle-guided framework for developing successful educational curricula. Those principles are surprisingly few but remarkably powerful when taken together.  From a UDL perspective, a curriculum should offer:

• Multiple means of representation to give learners various ways of acquiring information and knowledge
• Multiple means of expression to provide learners alternatives for demonstrating what they know
• Multiple means of engagement to tap into learners' interests, challenge them appropriately, and motivate them to learn