Understanding UDL

The Brain at Work

Have you ever wondered what your brain was doing as you are actively engaged in doing something?  What about the brains of your friends who are doing the same thing?  Check out this link:

http://old.cast.org/tesmm/example2_3/brain.htm

Research shows that brain function can be very different for each person, even with simple activities such as tapping a finger.  (CAST, 2011).  Thus, a teacher needs to recognize that it is likely that the brains of different students function differently as students learn.  Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a blueprint for addressing this issue by building flexibility into the learning process.