Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

UDL Resources

Janesville Resources

Janesville AT / UDL Team

School District of Janesville Universally Available Accessibility Tools

Professional Lending Library

Please contact Amber Kenaan (amber.kenaan@janesville.k12.wi.us) to check out books.

A venn diagram with UDL in the middle and the words representation, action and expression, and engagement all overlapping on UDL.

Universal Design for Learning Resources

UDL Planning Template (PDF Version)

UDL Planning Template (Accessible Version/Word Doc)

UDL Look Fors - Observation Notes (PDF Version)

UDL Look Fors - Observation Notes (Accessible Version/Word Doc)

Template Wheel (PDF)

UDL & the Learning Brain

Universal Design for Learning Guidelines

Link to the PDF version of the UDL Learning Guidelines: UDL Learning Guidelines

This visual represents the Universal Design for Learning Guidelines. The Affective Network is the why of learning. Providing engaging actvities for purposeful, motivated learners, which stimulate interest and motivation for learning. The Affective Network is the why of learning. Providing engaging actvities for purposeful, motivated learners, which stimulate interest and motivation for learning. The recognition network is the what of learning. Providing multiple ways of representation for learning offers learners different ways to access information and content in different ways. The strategic network is the how of learning. Providing mulitple ways for learners to learners to express their understanding in a variety of ways.

The Why of Learning: Engagement

Purposeful, motivated learners

Provide options for self-regulation

Promote expectations and beliefs that optimize motivation
Facilitate personal coping skills and strategies
Develop self-assessment and reflection

Provide options for sustaining effort and persistence

Heighten salience of goals and objectives
Vary demands and resources to optimize challenge
Foster collaboration and community
Increase mastery-oriented feedback

Provide options for recruiting interest

Optimize individual choice and autonomy
Optimize relevance, value, and authenticity
Minimize threats and distractions

The What of Learning: Representation

Resourceful, knowledgeable learners

Provide options for comprehension

Activate or supply background knowledge
Highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships
Guide information processing, visualization, and manipulation
Maximize transfer and generalization

Provide options for language, mathematical expressions, and symbols

Clarify vocabulary and symbols
Clarify syntax and structure
Support decoding of text, mathematical notation, and symbols
Promote understanding across languages
Illustrate through multiple media

Provide options for perception

Offer ways of customizing the display of information
Offer alternatives for auditory information
Offer alternatives for visual information

The How of Learning: Action and Expression

Strategic, goal-directed learners

Provide options for executive functions

Guide appropriate goal-setting
Support planning and strategy development
Enhance capacity for monitoring progress

Provide options for expression and communication

Use multiple media for communication
Use multiple tools for construction and composition
Build fluencies with graduated levels of support for practice and performance

Provide options for physical action

Vary the methods for response and navigation
Optimize access to tools and assistive technologies

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