Univeral Design for Learning

UDL 

UDL is not a special education initiative, nor a general education initiative…it is an every child initiative. The roots of UDL are found in early civil rights and special education legislation that emphasized the right of all students to a free, appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. What Universal Design is for the physical environment (curb cuts, ramps, motion-sensor lights), Universal Design for Learning is for education. Educators with a UDL mindset, apply design principles to make learning accessible, usable, and beneficial to each and every person. UDL is a framework for proactively designing learning environments and experiences – from the beginning – that enable ALL students to gain knowledge, skills, and enthusiasm for learning needed to be expert, lifelong learners.

Services Include: 

• Providing professional development and facilitated planning opportunities to build capacity in recognizing that all people learn differently and creating opportunities for every student to learn. UDL is not another thing, it is a way of thinking.  

• Observing, coaching, and planning with teachers to assist them with implementing the principles of UDL.

Funding Sources 

Funding sources for this work can come from 

• Learning Services Contracted Customizable Days

• Local Funds

• Title Funds (depending on specific programming)

• Some professional development opportunities are offered to CESA 7 districts at no cost through a partnership with WI DPI