Universal Design For Learning
Resources
CAST These are the educators that began the Universal Design movement.
CAST UDL Exchange Browse and Build Lesson Plans and Resources for Universal Design for Learning.
Alt + Shift This site was formerly known as the Michigan Integrated Technology Supports. It is a goldmine of technology supports that most Michigan Educators do not know about including a lending library of adaptive technologies to help bring equity to your students of need.
Google Tools for Special Needs Eric Curts compiled this incredibly useful list of tools and add-ons available through G-Suite for Education users to support all learners.
A Placemat of Learning Apps Supporting Learning for All This is a well laid out visual display of hundreds of learning and creating apps and how they can be used to support Universal Design for Learning in the three domains. Each icon links to the App store.
Bookshare Students with Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities qualify to have access to digital text that can be read aloud. Bookshare has nearly every book in print digitized with audio support apps. This includes text books. To qualify a school must enroll students who are identified by a learning specialist.
iPads and UDL This site was posted to use iPads to Support UDL in the classroom.
UDL Tech Toolkit an evolving wikispace of UDL support resources in all areas of the curriculum.
Understood's Assistive Tech Page- This entire site is helpful but the Assistive Tech page is especially so. There are links to great videos, checklists, examples and more including a Parent Coaching section to help parents become advocates.
The ACCESS site ACCESS is a three-year initiative designed to promote Universal Design for Learning and student Self-Advocacy.
A Route for Every Learner This online document was developed by the University of Maryland to train teachers in Universal Design for Learning and Support them in their classroom implementation.
Apps for Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities A very handy list of Apps to assist those with reading challenges compiled by the University of Michigan
The UDL Wheel This is a template you can print and create to use as an easy reference guide for all three UDL Guidelines.