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Learning Design

Resources for discovering the Universal Design for Learning framework and integrating it into classroom practice.

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A Tree for All

A fun, engaging, and thought-provoking review of UDL theory and practice employing the simple image of a tree using its roots and branches to express the entire UDL ecosystem.

L. L. Nelson & A. Posey
2019

Antiracism and Universal Design for Learning: Building Expressways to Success by Andratesha Fritzgerald, Foreward by Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice
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Antiracism & UDL

Andratesha Fritzgerald reveals UDL as an effective framework to teach Black and Brown students, showing how teachers open new roads of communication, engagement, and skill-building for students who feel honored and loved.

A. Fritzgerald
2020

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Art for All

In this one-of-a-kind book, artist and teacher Liz Byron demonstrates how to design lessons and instruction in the visual arts using the inclusive principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

L. Byron
2018

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Building Executive Function and Motivation in the Middle Grades: A Universal Design for Learning Approach

Croasdaile integrates Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into a roadmap for any educator who seeks practical, research-based strategies to help their students survive and thrive to become expert learners in the middle grades.

S. Croasdaile
2023

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Culturally Responsive Design for English Learners

Ralabate and Nelson braid two “hot” frameworks, Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) and UDL, to help teachers address the needs of English Learners in today’s classrooms.

P. K. Ralabate & L. L. Nelson
2017

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Designing for Inclusion: Universal Design for Learning as a Catalyst in the IEP Process

Robin Cunconan-Lahr and Barb Gentille Green provide a set of resources to design the best Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) possible.

R. Cunconan-Lahr & B. Gentille Green
2024

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Elevating Co-teaching with Universal Design for Learning, Revised and Expanded Edition

In this revised and expanded edition, Elizabeth Stein delivers a new structure, additional strategies, updated research, and fine-tuned language to show how best to apply the UDL principles and guidelines to co-teaching.

E. Stein
2023

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Humanizing Classroom Management: Restorative Practices and Universal Design for Learning

Elizabeth Stein offers a thoughtful, useful book on how to blend restorative practices and Universal Design for Learning into the classroom experience.

E. Stein
2024

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Innovate Inside the Box

In Innovate Inside the Box, George Couros and Katie Novak provide informed insight on creating purposeful learning opportunities for all students.

G. Couros & K. Novak
2020

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Learning on the Go

In Learning on the Go, Luis Pérez provides savvy tips and strategies to turn the iPad’s transformative potential into effective classroom practice.

L. F. Pérez
2018

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Let Them Thrive

Katie Novak's Let Them Thrive is an engaging UDL primer for parents that shows them how to support and advocate for learning opportunities that leverage their children’s strengths and interests.

K. Novak
2017

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Rethinking Writing Instruction in the Age of AI: A Universal Design for Learning Approach

Laist offers educators practical ways to address AI panic as well as insight into how to embrace it as an opportunity to strengthen writing and critical thinking skills.

R. Laist
2024

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The Empowered Student

Nancy Weinstein and Mary-Vicki Algeri provide teachers with a practical workbook so they can help students develop the skills they need to take charge of their own learning.

N. Weinstein & M. Algeri
2018

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The Unbound Classroom

The Unbound Classroom is about using thematic units to create a classroom experience that reflects the world that students find themselves in on a daily basis.

C. Miro
2019

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UDL Guidelines Poster

These posters feature the latest version of the version 2.2 guidelines as found on the UDL Guidelines website.

CAST
2020

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UDL in the Cloud

UDL in the Cloud helps educators design and deliver more accessible, engaging, and effective online learning experiences.

K. Novak & T. Thibodeau
2016

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UDL Now!

In this revised and expanded edition of the bestseller UDL Now!, Katie Novak provides practical insights and savvy strategies for helping all learners meet high standards using the Universal Design for Learning framework.

K. Novak
2016

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Universal Design for Learning: Theory and Practice

This look at UDL includes contributions from CAST's research and implementation teams, as well as their collaborators in schools, universities, and research settings.

A. Meyer, D. H. Rose, & D. Gordon
2014

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Universal Design for Learning in English Language Arts: Improving Literacy Instruction Through Inclusive Practices

In this latest addition to her UDL Now series, Katie Novak has teamed up with literacy experts to offer educators an insightful, practical resource that shows how to integrate UDL in the ELA classroom.

K. Novak, R. Hinkle, B. Parker, J. Poirier, A. Wolff
2023

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Unlearning

In this lively and fun book, UDL experts Allison Posey and Katie Novak identify elements of what they call “The Unlearning Cycle” and challenge educators to think again about what, how, and why they teach.

A. Posey & K. Novak
2020

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Using Formative Assessment to Improve Student Outcomes in Classrooms

Michael W. Connell shows how to incorporate formative assessment into different teaching methods and settings, such as flipped classrooms, programmed instruction, and more.

M. W. Connell
2019

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