UDL Concept Map

UDL is important because it offers students more options for learning.  In particular, UDL is geared to benefit students with different learning styles, different backgrounds or cultures, different abilities, or disabilities.  The three basic principles of UDL are to support strategic, recognition and affective learning by providing students with more learning options.  UDL allows for more access to learning as opposed to access to information.  This gives the student more resistance and challenge and therefore helps the student to learn how to learn.  UDL allows us to rethink how we teach.  By setting clear goals, providing instruction to obtain these goals, and continuing to assess progress, we, as educators, can provide a better education for our students.