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All posts by Lisa Kovac

Highlighting and Exploring Patterns, Critical Features, Big Ideas, and Relationships in Universal Design for Learning

Highlighting and exploring patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships is a universal design for learning (UDL) guideline that supports multiple means of representation. The UDL guidelines were developed by an organization called CAST. This article will explore how teachers and other educators can help a variety of learners recognize crucial concepts.


Connecting Prior Knowledge to New Learning in Universal Design for Learning

Connecting prior knowledge to new learning is a universal design for learning (UDL) guideline that supports multiple means of representation. The UDL guidelines were developed by an organization called CAST. This article will explore how teachers and other educators can show learners how new information relates to knowledge they already have.


Illustrating through Multiple Media in Universal Design for Learning

Illustrating through multiple media is a universal design for learning (UDL) guideline that supports multiple means of representation. The UDL guidelines were developed by an organization called CAST. This article will explore how teachers and other educators can use different types of media to support a variety of learners.

Illustrating through multiple media in Universal Design for Learning

Illustrating through multiple media means presenting textual information in other ways, such as:


Addressing Biases in the Use of Language and Symbols in Universal Design for Learning

Addressing biases in the use of language and symbols is a universal design for learning (UDL) guideline that supports multiple means of representation. The UDL guidelines were developed by an organization called CAST. This article will explore ways for teachers and other educators to avoid bias among languages in their classrooms.


Cultivating Understanding and Respect Across Languages and Dialects in Universal Design for Learning

Cultivating understanding and respect across languages and dialects is a universal design for learning (UDL) guideline that supports multiple means of representation. The UDL guidelines were developed by an organization called CAST. This article will explore how teachers and other educators can find ways to encourage learners to understand and respect many linguistic traditions.