SPED 6112 - Universal Design for Learning

This course is designed to provide students with knowledge and skill in the conceptualization, construction, adaptation, and evaluation of instructional programs and instructional plans based on principles of universal design for learning (UDL) and accommodating to state and national curricular trends and issues. The UDL principles emphasizes use of multiple means of representation, expression, and engagement during assessment, instructional planning, and instructional delivery to accommodate diverse needs of learners with disabilities, and learners from diverse cultural backgrounds. Additional topics include: service delivery systems, roles of teachers and ancillary personnel, legal requirements in terms of curriculum planning and teaching, and major issues that confront the field of special education.

Credits: 3 hours

Notes: Open to Graduate students only.