Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in 45 - Session 1 of 2

According to CAST, the themes emphasized in the updated standards are:

Engagement

    Centering, affirming, and sustaining learners’ interests and identities
    Emphasizing the role of belonging in teaching and learning
    Promoting the role of joy and play for learners and educators alike
    Cultivating empathy and repairing harm with restorative practices

Representation

    Authentically representing a diversity of identities, perspectives, and narratives
    Considering perceptions of people, cultures, and languages
    Valuing multiple ways of knowing and making meaning

Action and Expression

    Honoring and valuing a wide variety of forms of communication
    Centering and valuing forms of expression that have been historically silenced or ignored by addressing biases
    Challenging exclusionary practices to build more accessible, inclusive spaces and systems