Resources
Unlearning (book)
By Allison Posey & Katie Novak
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) suggests exciting ways to design and deliver engaging, rigorous learning experiences-as a growing international movement of UDL practitioners can attest. However, implementing UDL also requires us to unlearn many beliefs, assumptions, and teaching practices that no longer work.
In this lively and fun book, UDL experts Allison Posey and Katie Novak describe colleagues who have implemented UDL and experienced exponential success: increased graduation rates, an increase in the number of students taking AP exams, and decreased special education referrals and out-of-school suspensions.
Watch a ~40 second overview of the book
Engage the Brain (book)
Research on the brain has shown that emotion plays a key role in learning, but how can educators apply that research in their day-to-day interactions with students? What are some teaching strategies that take advantage of what we know about the brain?
Engage the Brain answers these questions with easy-to-understand explanations of the brain's emotion networks and how they affect learning, paired with specific suggestions for classroom strategies that can make a real difference in how and what students learn.
Art for All: Planning for Variability in the Visual Arts Classroom (book)
By Liz Byron
In this updated edition of her one-of-a-kind book Art for All, artist and teacher Liz Byron Loya demonstrates how to apply the inclusive principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to art instruction. This new edition includes important updates aligning with concepts found in UDL Guidelines 3.0 related to culture and social and emotional skills, and presents new ideas for classroom practice and exciting goal-oriented projects.
Articles & Templates
Leveraging Neuroscience in Lesson Design
Learn two important facts about the brain to incorporate into your planning (Article)
Lesson Planner Template
Review and article and use a planning template to plan for diverse learners (Article & PDF)
Co-planning Tool: The 5-15-45
Grab a co-planning partner and design lessons to meet the different learning needs (website)
How to Support the Emotional Link to Learning
Gain strategies to incorporate emotions into the learning design (Article)
The Scientific Case for Cultivating Grateful Learning Communities | Getting Smart
Learn about how gratitude can foster relationships that support learning (Article)
Book Chapters
Stretching Beyond the Classroom: Affordability, Quality, and Belonging in Higher Education (2021) by Johnston and Posey. Handbook of Research: Concepts, Case Studies, and Practical Implementation
UD in American colleges and universities: A common pathway to success (2024) by Behling and Posey. Handbook of Higher Education and Disability
A Case for Unlearning in Higher Education (2023) by Posey. New Directions for Teaching and Learning Volume 2022, Issue 172