Universal Design for Learning

The universal design for learning is essentially the foundation for special education teachers. It is important to always be aware of the numerous different learning styles within one classroom, and because of this, the teacher must create numerous different ways to have a similar impact on all students.

Technology helps teachers accomplish this task. For many teachers, the idea of differentiating your lesson plan to custom suit each child in the class can be overwhelming and frightening. The more I learn how to navigate the technological tools that are aimed at teachers, the easier it seems to reach a broad audience within the class.

The key point of the UDL is flexibility. The flexibility is reached when a student is able to access different resources with links that are embedded in the text. The UDL also emphasizes the ability to use whichever medium you prefer, not limiting a student to a medium that is extra challenging for them. Flexibility is key for a student to teach students with special needs, but it could be extremely difficult for a teacher to be flexible enough if they are not familiar with all the recent technological teaching tools.

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