CAST’s Universal Design for Learning Guidelines – Educator Checklist
UDL Guidelines
Unit/Lesson: 7.EE.B.4b Writing
Inequalities in Context
I. Provide multiple means of representation– Recognition Networks
1. Provide options for perception
 Offer ways to customize the display of information
 Offer alternatives for auditory information
 Offer alternatives for visual information
2. Provide options for language, mathematical expressions, and
symbols
 Clarify vocabulary and symbols
 Clarify syntax and structure
 Support decoding of text, mathematical notation, and symbols
 Promote understanding across language
 Illustrate through multiple media
3. Provide options for comprehension
 Activate or supply background knowledge
 Highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships
 Guide information processing, visualization, & manipulation
 Maximize transfer and generalization
Your Ideas
Creating problems using different media, class
discussion
Class discussion, group discussion, gallery walk
Student created problems, closure, representing
inequalities in different forms
Your Ideas
Class discussion, gallery walk
Class discussion, gallery walk
Writing problems, gallery walk, class discussion
Class discussion, gallery walk
Student display of problems
Your Ideas
Warm up
Warm up, closure, gallery walk
Writing and solving problems
II. Provide multiple means for action and expression - Strategic Networks
4. Provide options for physical actions
 Vary the methods for response and navigation
 Optimize access to tools and assistive technologies
5. Provide options for expression and communication
 Use multiple media for communication
 Use multiple tools for construction and composition
 Build fluencies with graduated labels of support for practice and
performance
6. Provide options for executive functions
 Guide appropriate goal setting
 Support planning and strategy development
 Facilitate managing information and resources
 Enhance capacity for monitoring progress
Your Ideas
Students created problems, class discussion
Computers, and iPads can be used
Your Ideas
Computers, iPads, chart paper
Warm up, practice problem, closure and homework
Your Ideas
Write problems, solve problems, determine context
Student produced problems
Gallery walk
Class discussion, gallery walk, homework
III. Provide multiple means for engagement - Affective Networks
7. Provide options for recruiting interest
 Optimize individual choice and autonomy
 Optimize relevance, value, and authenticity
 Minimize threats and distractions
8. Provide options for sustaining effort and persistence
 Heighten salience of goals and objectives
 Vary demands and resources to optimize challenge
 Foster collaboration and community
 Increase mastery-oriented feedback
9. Provide options for self-regulation
 Promote expectations and beliefs that optimize motivation
Your Ideas
Student choice on problem and method of display
Related to real-world and student interest
Whole class, group and individual work
Your Ideas
Small group work, students can chose a topic of
interest
Gallery walk
Your Ideas
Student choice, real world examples
© 2011 by CAST. All rights reserved.
APA Citation: CAST (2011). Universal design for learning guidelines version 2.0. Wakefield, MA: Author
CAST’s Universal Design for Learning Guidelines – Educator Checklist
 Facilitate personal coping skills and strategies
 Develop self-assessment and reflection
© 2011 by CAST. All rights reserved.
APA Citation: CAST (2011). Universal design for learning guidelines version 2.0. Wakefield, MA: Author