Part of teaching and planning with a UDL lens is recognizing what each of your learners needs to be successful. It shows students there are multiple ways to be successful, multiple ways to solve problems, and multiple ways to learn from mistakes.” It shows students that everyone is different, everyone has strengths, and everyone has needs, and that is okay. “An environment that is universally designed for learning includes everyone and prepares everyone to be inclusive and think inclusively. As author Whitney Rapp says in her book Universal Design for Learning in Action:
In past posts, we’ve talked about universal design for learning (UDL) as a highly effective framework for teaching all students.