What kinds of teaching strategies are used in a UDL classroom?
The key to a UDL classroom is maximizing options for both students and teachers in order to enable students to learn in the most effective way. So teachers don’t limit their presentations to lectures and printed materials, since these will not engage all students or be accessible to all. They might use concept maps or graphics to enhance and illustrate concepts. Students might be encouraged to use alternate means for note-taking, such as audio recordings, depending on what works best for them. Students can also demonstrate what they know in multiple ways—for some, that means creating a diorama or writing a story. A UDL classroom might have cooperative groups where students take on different roles, share resources, and support each other’s learning. These are just a few examples. It sounds like UDL is just good teaching. What’s the difference? Good teachers do many of these things no matter what, so in that sense UDL in practice looks like good teaching at its best. But UDL provides a f
