Grade 11: Modern World History - Howard County Public Schools

HCPSS Curriculum FrameworkModern World HistoryUniversal Design for LearningUniversal Design for Learning is a set of principles for curriculum development and instruction that give all individuals equalopportunities to learn. UDL provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work foreveryone--not a single, one-size-fits-all solution but rather flexible approaches that can be customized and adjusted for individualneeds.Here are some basic tools to get started with UDL in your classroom:More informationCAST Web-siteGet to know your learners.Online multiple intelligence assessmentExplore classroom technology resources.Discovery Education in the classroomShow Me (Mac and iPad app)Using Edmodo in the classroomPBS Learning Media for Social StudiesUDL Self-CheckMultiple Means ofRepresentationHow we gather facts and categorize whatwe see, hear, and read. Identifying letters,words, or an author's style are recognitiontasks.• Provide information through differentmodalitieso Caption/Cartoono Spoken languageMultiple Means of ExpressionPlanning and performing tasks. How weorganize and express our ideas. Writing anessay or solving a math problem arestrategic tasks.• Provide alternatives for interactingwith instructional materials, physicalmanipulatives and technology (e.g.,laminate map and mark with dryMultiple Means of EngagementHow learners get engaged and staymotivated. How they are challenged,excited, or interested. These are affectivedimensions.• Provide choices in levels ofchallenge, types of tools used, color,design, layout of graphics, sequenceand timing of tasksHCPSS Secondary Social Studies Office, 2012 4