Intro to Universal Design for Learning: Engagement
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that allows you to make meaningful, rigorous learning opportunities accessible to all students. In this course, you’ll dive into one of the key principles of UDL: “provide multiple means of engagement.” Engagement is the “why” of learning and represents students’ motivation to learn. You will explore what this principle really means, why you should use it, and how you can apply it to your instructional design. This course is designed for educators across all subject areas and grade levels.
In this course, you will:
- Explain how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can eliminate barriers for learners and create equitable learning outcomes.
- Identify examples of the UDL principle of engagement in practice across grade levels and content areas.
- Apply the UDL principle of engagement to create instruction that encourages students to become expert learners.
UDL: Engagement - Apply Your Skills
Ready to get hands-on experience designing lessons using the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework? In this competency-based course, you’ll practice revising one of your own lesson plans, sessions, or activities by applying the UDL principle of “provide multiple means of engagement.” This course is intended for educators in all subjects and grade levels.
In this course, you will:
- Choose one of your lesson plans, sessions, or activities that would benefit from providing students with more options for engagement
- Demonstrate how your existing lesson plan, session, or activity currently engages learners with UDL’s guidelines and checkpoints.
- Add at least one more option for engagement using UDL’s guidelines and checkpoints and offer a rationale for why you made this choice
Intro to Universal Design for Learning: Representation
As an educator, you want to provide meaningful and rigorous learning opportunities for your students. But how can you ensure that your lessons are accessible to all learners? In this course, you’ll explore the representation principle of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework and how to use this principle to make your lessons more inclusive and engaging. You’ll learn how to provide multiple options for how your students perceive and comprehend information, so each student has greater opportunity to succeed. This course is designed for educators of all subjects and grade levels.
In this course, you will:
- Learn what the UDL principle of representation is and why it matters.
- Discover practical strategies for incorporating the principle of representation into your instructional design.
- Explore real-world examples of representation in action across different grade levels and subjects.
- Develop the skills you need to create instruction that challenges and supports all your students.
UDL: Representation - Apply Your Skills
The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principle of action & expression is a cornerstone of inclusive education. Action and expression represent the “how” of learning: the ways in which learners navigate an environment and show what they know. Join us as we unravel the mysteries of strategic networks in the brain and explore the myriad ways you can incorporate this powerful principle into your instructional design. This course is intended for educators in all subjects and grade levels.
In this course, you will:
- Define the three principles of Universal Design for Learning.
- Explain how UDL can eliminate barriers for learners and create equitable learning outcomes.
- Identify examples of the UDL principle of action and expression in practice across grade levels and content areas.
- Utilize the UDL principle of action and expression to create instruction that encourages students to become expert learners.
Intro to Universal Design for Learning: Action & Expression
The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principle of action & expression is a cornerstone of inclusive education. Action and expression represent the “how” of learning: the ways in which learners navigate an environment and show what they know. Join us as we unravel the mysteries of strategic networks in the brain and explore the myriad ways you can incorporate this powerful principle into your instructional design. This course is intended for educators in all subjects and grade levels.
In this course, you will:
- Define the three principles of Universal Design for Learning.
- Explain how UDL can eliminate barriers for learners and create equitable learning outcomes.
- Identify examples of the UDL principle of action and expression in practice across grade levels and content areas.
- Utilize the UDL principle of action and expression to create instruction that encourages students to become expert learners.
UDL: Action & Expression - Apply Your Skills
School Resource Officers routinely encounter stress while helping to create and ensure a safe and supportive learning environment for all students. It’s paramount that those in this role take their own self-care and wellness seriously. Designed for School Resource Officers, this course provides an overview of common signs that you need self-care, a diverse array of self-care methods, tips for building resilience to avoid burnout, and where and how to seek additional support. This course is the sixth in a six-part series titled MSP Training in School Safety and Mental Health for School Resource Officers.
In this course, you will:
- Recognize signs of needed self-care, such as stress and anxiety, that deviate from overall wellness.
- Identify a diverse array of self-care methods.
- Build resilience to avoid burnout, trauma, and dissonance between your expectations and capacity as a school resource officer.
- Learn where and how to seek additional support.
Intro to UDL: Universal Design for Learning (CEU)
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that makes instruction appealing to and usable by as many learners as possible. This course serves as an introduction to UDL. First, you will learn what UDL is and how it can benefit learners. From there, you will explore the three principles of UDL and discover how to apply those principles to your practice. Then, in a capstone assignment, you will use what you’ve learned to make your own instructional materials more accessible. This course is intended for educators in all subjects and grade levels.
In this learning experience, you will:
- Define the three principles of Universal Design for Learning.
- Explain how UDL can eliminate barriers for learners and create equitable learning outcomes.
- Identify examples of the UDL principles of Representation, Action & Expression, and Engagement in practice across grade levels and content areas.
- Utilize the UDL principles to create instruction that encourages students to become expert learners.
