Chapter 2 - Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Question	Answer
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)	Curriculum and instruction that includes alternatives to make it accessible and appropriate for individuals with different backgrounds, learning preferences, abilities, and disabilities in widely varied learning contexts
Universal Design	The creation of products or environments that are usable and accessible by everyone
Recognition System	The part of the brain used to recognize patterns in received information; part of the three-part framework of brain processing
Strategic Systems	The part of the brain used to apply personal meaning to information received, and to sort and classify information; part of the three-part framework of brain processing
Metacognition	To think about one's own learning or thinking process
Affective Systems	Part of the three-part framework of brain processing that impacts the engagement or social interaction of the learner
Zone of Proximal Development	The area or difference between a person's actual independent level of learning/problem solving and his or her potential level of development of higher-learning/problem solving

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	Created by Kenny Beck almost 4 years ago