The Difference Between UDL & Traditional Education
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for
ALL learners. Traditional classroom approaches and UDL classroom approaches to education are very different.
| Traditional Classroom |
UDL Classroom |
| Teaching focuses on what is taught. |
Teaching focuses on both what is
taught and how.
|
Accommodations are for specific
students. |
Accommodations are for all
students.
|
The teacher decides how the
material is taught. |
The teacher works with the student
to decide how the student will learn
the material.
|
The classroom has a fixed setup.
|
The classroom has a flexible setup.
|
There’s one way for a student to
complete an assignment.
|
There are multiple ways to complete
an assignment. |
Grades are used to measure
performance.
|
Grades are used to reinforce goals. |
Learn more about the differences between traditional classroom and UDL classroom with this
resource from
Understood.org.
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