{"id":7735,"date":"2018-04-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/cw_post\/understanding-the-pedagogy-of-a-learning-science-to-nurture-an-inclusive-learning-culture\/"},"modified":"2020-02-27T14:47:41","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T19:47:41","slug":"understanding-the-pedagogy-of-a-learning-science-to-nurture-an-inclusive-learning-culture","status":"publish","type":"cw_post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/cw_post\/understanding-the-pedagogy-of-a-learning-science-to-nurture-an-inclusive-learning-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the Pedagogy of a Learning Science to Nurture an Inclusive Learning Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kathleen McClaskey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Creating a culture of learning and inclusivity, a non-negotiable for competency-based schools, is a tall order for most K-12 public school systems. As schools move from a traditional system to a personalized, competency-based system, we need to evaluate the tools we have used around learners and learning and teachers and teaching, and understand how a learning science can be used to nurture and build a culture of learning and inclusivity. One approach that is based on research in the learning sciences and that has been around for over 25 years is Universal Design for Learning (UDL). <\/span><\/p>\n

The question is: <\/span>What does it really mean to use a UDL lens? <\/span><\/i>This three-part series explores how Universal Design for Learning can strengthen teaching and reinforce a culture where every learner feels that they are valued, belong, and is learning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Universal Design for Learning (UDL)<\/h3>\n

Universal Design for Learning<\/b> (<\/span>UDL<\/b>) is an educational framework based on research in the learning sciences, including cognitive neuroscience, that guides the development of flexible learning environments that can support the variability of learning in the classroom. Recognizing this variability in the way learners learn, the UDL framework was first defined by David H. Rose, Ed.D. of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) in the 1990s. It called for creating curriculum and instruction from the onset that provides:<\/span><\/p>\n