A Tree for All
Description
While conducting training on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for an international audience of educators, Loui Lord Nelson began employing the simple image of a tree using its roots and branches to express the entire UDL ecosystem.
The metaphor of the tree helped "minimize the language barrier" in a global setting, writes Nelson, author of the bestseller Design and Deliver: Planning and Teaching Using Universal Design for Learning. But the tree metaphor also provided a means to explain more effectively how to apply the UDL framework to any learning environment.
The result-A Tree for All: Your Coloring Book of UDL Principles and Practice-is a fun, engaging, and thought-provoking review of UDL theory and practice. Whether it is colorful . . . well, that's up to you!
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- The Why
- Global Feedback
- The Beginning
- The Learning Environment
- The Metaphor
- Learner Variability
- The Nutritious Soil
- The Roots: Accessibility
- The Roots: Flexibility
- The Roots: Goals
- The Roots: Rigor
- The Roots: Choice
- The Variable Brain
- The Brain Networks
- The Principles
- The Guidelines and Checkpoints
- The Curriculum
- The UDL Ecosystem
- Expert Learners
- The Interwoven Elements
- Planting Your UDL Forest
- Tree Activities
- Activity 1: Digging In
- Activity 2: Concept Mapping
- Activity 3: The Tree Your Way
- Activity 4: The Future of the Tree
- Recommended Resources
- References
