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The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework has grown from its origins in special education to being widely used to support all students, making the fully rewritten second edition of this indispensable guide more relevant than ever. Filled with practical, vivid examples and tips, the book demonstrates the power of UDL when applied to particular content areas.
List of contents
Foreword, David H. Rose
Preface
1. Universal Design for Learning Guidelines: Past, Present, and Promise, Jenna W. Gravel & Nicole Tucker-Smith
2. Universal Design for Learning of Literacy, Anya S. Evmenova, Tracey E. Hall, & Peggy Coyne
3. Meeting the Needs of All Learners in STEM: A Universal Design for Learning Approach, Betty George, Matthew Love, & Gelyn M. Roble
4. The Unbound Classroom: A UDL and Project-Based Approach to Curriculum Design, Chelsea Miro
5. Universal Design for Learning and the Arts: A Culturally Sustaining Pedagogical Remix, Aysha Upchurch, Don Glass, Christopher N. Hall, & Edmund Adjapong
6. Universal Design for Social and Emotional Learning, Gabrielle Rappolt-Schlichtmann, Christina Cipriano, Alyssa Boucher, & Kristin H. Robinson
7. Career and Technical Education and Universal Design for Learning: Promoting School and Career Success for All Students, Amanda Bastoni, Tracey E. Hall, & Kristin H. Robinson
8. Promoting Antiracism with Design and Intention, Andratesha Fritzgerald, Mirko Chardin, & David Gordon
9. Journey Mapping and Universal Design for Learning: Putting Students at the Center of Learning, Kim Ducharme
Index
About the author
Tracey E. Hall, PhD, is Senior Research Scientist and Instructional Designer at CAST, the nonprofit education research and development organization that created the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework. She conducts research on instructional interventions in reading, writing, literacy in the content areas, and assessment. Her work includes the design and evaluation of instructional approaches and assessment tools using UDL. Her areas of expertise include curriculum-based measurement, teacher professional development, instruction and curriculum design, formative assessments using progress monitoring, and data-based decision making for instruction. Dr. Hall is a frequent presenter and consultant at the national and international education level. She has worked as a special education teacher, consultant, administrator, and university professor.
Kristin H. Robinson, MPhil, MA, until retiring in 2024, was Senior Instructional Designer and Research Associate at CAST. Her graduate work in American Studies and cultural history helped her understand how structures directly influence the possibilities for success or failure of ideas, efforts, and people. In her work in CAST's research and development initiatives, Ms. Robinson was particularly interested in using instructional design to acknowledge and empower the diverse priorities among the widest range of learners.
David Gordon, MFA, is Chief Content Officer at CAST and founder of CAST Professional Publishing. He is the former editor of the award-winning
Harvard Education Letter and helped to found the Harvard Education Press. Mr. Gordon has worked as an associate editor at
Newsweek and as a writing instructor at Emerson College. He is the author or editor of five books about education. He is the recipient of a National Press Club journalism award for his analysis of teacher certification programs and of the Arthur F. Burns Prize from the International Center for Journalists.
Summary
The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework has grown from its origins in special education to being widely used to support all students, making the fully rewritten second edition of this indispensable guide more relevant than ever. Filled with practical, vivid examples and tips, the book demonstrates the power of UDL when applied to particular content areas.
