In order to carry on my journey of learning about UDL I continued to explore the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST). CAST explains the basics of UDL and provides activities to learn more. They describe the goal of education in the 21st century as not only mastering content knowledge but also mastering the learning process. UDL helps us meet these goals by providing a framework for creating curricula that meets the needs of all learners from the start. This framework starts with addressing the representation, expression, and engagement of our lessons.
As discussed in my previous post, there are three main networks of the brain that we require to complete everyday tasks. These brain networks need to be considered when planning along with the strengths, challenges, and interest of our students. In order to understand this process a bit more the CAST website provides an activity to show the importance in knowing strengths and challenges in each network of the brain. The following image is an example of figuring out the strengths and challenges when trying to cook an Indian dish.
Considering the brain networks and characteristics that students can bring to learning can help teachers to understand students' strengths and challenges, which is the ultimate goal of UDL.
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