Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is the best way to teach all students effectively and break down barriers to learning—but what’s the best resource to get started with? Find the answers in the second edition of this bestselling, teacher-trusted primer, created by internationally recognized UDL expert Loui Lord Nelson.
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Loui Lord Nelson, Ph.D.
Loui Lord Nelson, Ph.D., Educational Consultant and Owner, The UDL Approach, Indianapolis, Indiana Loui Lord Nelson is an internationally recognized leader in universal design for learning (UDL) implementation. A former special education teacher, she held the first known school district-based UDL coordinator position, completed her UDL postdoctoral fellowship at CAST (the creators of UDL), is a member of the CAST Cadre, and is part of the UDL-Implementation and Research Network (IRN) leadership council. She has worked with educators across the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. Her publications include Design and Deliver: Planning and Teaching Using Universal Design for Learning (Paul H. Brookes Publishing, 2014), “The Role of Technology in Implementing Universal Design for Learning” (Routledge, 2017), Culturally Responsive Design for English Learners: The UDL Approach, and A Tree for All: Your Coloring Book of UDL Principles and Practice (CAST Professional Publishing, 2019). She also hosts the popular UDL in 15 Minutes podcast, heard in over 47 countries, and a new podcast, UDL Research in 15 Minutes. Both can be found at https://theudlapproach.com/podcasts/.
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About the Author
Foreword David Rose
Preface
Acknowledgments
I Introducing Universal Design for Learning
1. Introducing Universal Design for Learning
2. The Must-Knows of the UDL Framework
II The Principles of Universal Design for Learning
3. Engagement
4. Representation
5. Action and Expression
III From Planning to Practice
6. The Learning Environment
7. The Goal and the Lesson
References
Index