Difference Between UDL & Traditional Education

 

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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