Universal Design for Learning

The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) model is a framework to address curricular planning that meets the needs of all learners. The framework and its principles were used to design the SFUSD Math Core Curriculum. The three principles are:

Provide multiple means of representation.
Provide multiple means of action and expression.
Provide multiple means of engagement.

This matrix summarizes the guidelines of how these principles are applied

For more information, please see the complete UDL Guidelines in Math document.

	Provide Multiple Means of Engagement Affective Network Why of Learning Purposeful, motivated learners	Provide Multiple Means of Representation Perceptive Network What of Learning Resourceful, knowledgeable learners	Provide Multiple means of Action and Expressions Strategic Network How of Demonstrating Learning Strategic, goal-directed learners
Access: Teacher led	Provide options for recruiting interest Choice and autonomy Relevance Minimize threats/distractions	Provide option for perception Customize displays of info Alternatives for auditory/visual info	Provide options for physical action Vary methods for response Access to tools, assistive technologies
Building skills for learning: Teachers and Students	Provide options for sustaining effort and persistence Salience of Goals Optimize Challenge Collaboration and Community Mastery-Oriented Feedback	Provide options for langage, mathematical expressions and symbols Clarify vocab, symbols, syntax, structure Support decoding Understanding across languages Multiple media	Provide options for expression and communication Multiple media for communication Multiple tools for construction and composition Support fluency building through levels of practice
Internalize: Student led	Provide options for self-regulation Expectations and beliefs Use coping skills Develop self-assessment & reflection	Provide options for comprehension Activate background knowledge Highlight big idea Guide information processing Maximize transfer & generalization	Provide options for executive functions Guide Goal setting Support Planning Enhance monitoring progress