A curriculum needs to help students “gain knowledge, skills and enthusiasm for learning.” Three main networks of the brain are used in learning: The “What”: Recognition The “How”: Skills & Strategies The “Why”: Caring & Prioritizing(Cast, 2009)
Implications of Brain ResearchThis means we must design a diverse curriculum that activates all three networks since one size does not fill all with diverse learners. We need to make learning goals, methods, materials and assessmentswork for everyone.
Implication of Learning Differences
• UDL supports cultural, ethnic, linguistic and academic diversity in our school. • UDL embraces a student’s individual weaknesses and grows their strengths to allow them to overcome barriers to learning.
Three Neural Networks of UDL
A curriculum needs to help students “gain knowledge, skills and enthusiasm for learning.”
Three main networks of the brain are
used in learning:
The “What”: Recognition
The “How”: Skills & Strategies
The “Why”: Caring & Prioritizing (Cast, 2009)
Implications of Brain Research This means we must design a diverse curriculum that activates all three networks since one size does not fill all with diverse learners.
We need to make learning goals, methods, materials and assessmentswork for everyone.
Implication of Learning Differences
• UDL supports cultural, ethnic, linguistic and academic diversity in our school.
• UDL embraces a student’s individual weaknesses and grows their strengths to allow
them to overcome barriers to learning.