Diane+1

﻿Hello. I am Diane 1. I like sunshine, hiking, and the beach. I love my husband, Mike, my daughter, Caitlin, and my cats, Camilli and Buddy. I enjoy spending time with my family and friends.

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‍‍‍‍‍ 3 principles of Universal Design for Learning =====

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‍‍‍‍‍ 2 changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the Digital Age =====

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‍‍‍‍‍ 1 BIG idea to implement on Monday =====

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UDL is one of the many tools that educators have at their fingertips to broaden people’s understanding. Think of the last time you needed to learn something new. When my colleague and I were asked to explain a concept, we could have written key points on an index card and practiced a presentation. While that would have been effective, we sat on the floor with our laptops, logged onto a collaborative software site, discussed ideas, typed and revised in real time to produce this explanation. One of us has a larger type. The colors kept our interest. The novelty kept us focused. The fact that it was typed helped us comprehend as well. In the past, for this particular exercise, one of us could have easily zoned out in the telling phase or in the process, however, using these many tools at our disposal, we were both involved and actively learning. UDL is short for universal design for learning. Its basis is access to physical barriers but we expand it in education to having access to learning. UDL works for all !