- Universal Design for Learning
To learn more about Universal Design for Learning (UDL) using different media, see
http://lessonbuilder.cast.org/learn.php.
Or visit the multimedia online book, Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age: Universal Design for Learning at
http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent - NCLB
David Rose spoke about UDL before the bipartisan NCLB Commission on August 2, 2006. - IDEA 2004
OSEP has developed a series of topic briefs on high-interest areas of IDEA. They include summaries of relevant statutory language as well as citations and cross-references to other related briefs. Nineteen briefs may be downloaded. - Accessing the General Curriculum
NCAC researchers and partners have produced a number of publications. They are organized into the following categories: curriculum, teacher practice, policy and consensus building. The papers are available as HTML pages, Microsoft Word documents, and -.pdf documents. They may be reviewed and downloaded from the NCAC publications page.
For case stories that pertain specifically to improving access to and progress within the general education curriculum, see the following:
Reading Challenges in Social Studies
Mrs. Jones’ dilemma is how to help all her fourth-grade students achieve the social studies lesson goals given a short time period and the widely diverse skills levels of her students.Engaging High School Students in Writing
Mr. Garcia’s dilemma is how to engage his high school English students in the writing process and in applying the grammar and usage skills they have been learning.Teaching Probability in Middle School
Ms. Randall’s dilemma is how to plan a lesson to help her students understand the relationship between theoretical and experimental probability.
The American Institutes for Research hosts the K–8 Access Center which provides technical assistance in the area of access to the general curriculum. We suggest visiting the Access Center website at:
http://www.k8accesscenter.org
Resources for high school and beyond are provided by the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition at the University of Minnesota. The location of their website is:
http://www.ncset.org/
