
A Policy Reader in Universal Design for Learning
Description
A Policy Reader in Universal Design for Learning includes essays that place UDL in the context of the education field as a whole and that examine how UDL might inform pressing contemporary discussions about accountability and access to the curriculum. The volume also sheds light on various assistive technologies. It concludes by considering contemporary assessments of student learning and teacher effectiveness, and points to how they might be improved through UDL and by expanding opportunities for learning to more young people.
A timely and much-needed volume, A Policy Reader in Universal Design for Learning brings UDL to the center of discussions about contemporary education policy and reform.
Product Details
Publisher | Harvard Education PR |
Publish Date | November 01, 2009 |
Pages | 256 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9781934742389 |
Dimensions | 0.0 X 0.0 X 0.0 inches | 0.8 pounds |
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Reviews
This is a must-read collection for all those who want to understand the genesis and evolution of policy thinking about universal design for learning. One of the most exciting developments in pedagogy in a quarter century, UDL is an essential tool to improving teacher preparation, curriculum design, classroom instruction and assessments. This is a definitive work. Madeleine Will, former U.S. assistant secretary of education; parent advocate"
UDL has the capacity to profoundly remake our education system. This book is an essential primer on UDL and an exhortation for deployment of UDL into the mainstream of education policy. Stephen P. Crosby, dean, McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston"
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