What is UDL? Universal Design for Learning Explained (3 minutes)

Katie Novak, EdD, breaks down, What is Universal Design for Learning (and what it isn't!).

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[teachrare]

Thank you for this video and the Ultimate Guide you created as well.

[MsFoil]

What do you do when someone shows up with their own food?

[michaelrichardson]

Also, a colleague of mine articulated a simple flaw in this dinner party analogy as well... When I go to a dinner party I call ahead and ask... "What can I bring?" and if the host says "Nothing." I still bring a bottle of wine... So... What are the students bringing to the table?

[brandoncain]

Apparently your analogy doesn't fit my learning style, because I still don't understand how "differentiated instruction" and UDL are different things. Perhaps I would understand better if you make a new video that is designed more universally. Better yet, you could make a whole buffet of videos! I'm sure one of them will fit my learning style, and that will help me see clearly how UDL is totally not the same thing as differentiated

[kirkw]

isnt a buffet still you providing multiple dishes for the kids to choose from? It seems that a buffet is still the result of multiple different dishes

[stcenturydadd]

For high end students, what is wrong with just grouping them together? Essentially you have a bunch of people of French heritage, you can just serve some great French food and it’s highly likely be that would be a smash.

[cwzkpqm]

I would offer different choices considering who is attending

[fullcircleacres]

So essentially its the same thing served two ways. Got it.

[nita]

Dónde consigo versión subtitulada al español. ?

[marijanmadunic]

From Croatia, EU: A lot of waving of hands, subconscious effort to influence the viewer, but I still do not understand UDL. Sorry.

[ES]

What a preposterous approach. Education is to pass on to students what society considers the best skills and knowledge not what each students likes, feels good at or is comfortable with. When you go to basketball camp you learn to play basketball not whatever other game you are good at or like. By not teaching all students the most valuable skills and knowledge and challenging them to go beyond their existing preferences these so-called educators are harming both the students and society