Curriculum Design for Inclusive Arts Teaching and Learning

fMRI Brain Image

A fMRI image of a human brain.Creative Commons Credit: Dr Frank Gaillard. http://www.radpod.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/fmri.jpg

Neuroscience and Education

Apply what is known about how the brain learns to the design of curriculum.

Because of the advancements of brain imaging technologies like this, neuroscience has been able to provide a more sophisticated understanding of how the brain functions and how it learns across a set of complex interconnected neural networks.

The discovery that the functioning of everyone's brain is variable- that we ALL have different strengths and limitations in perception, working memory, and processing- means that multiple, flexible approaches to teaching and learning are required to meet the needs of all learners. This recent brain research provides a solid foundation for Universal Design for Learning.

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Brain imaging has provided neuroscientists insights into the variability of functioning in each of our brains. Educators should also consider this variability in order to be effective.

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To learn more about the research that supports UDL, go to the National Center on Universal Design for Learning www.udlcenter.org and click on the Research tab.

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