Universal Design for Learning

Visual schedules, flexible seating, and sensory nooks might be what one specific learner needs in order to maintain regulation, but the whole class benefits from their implementation. By collaborating with teachers to provide multiple ways to engage with content, and to express their learning, EAs are equipped to provide a sense of belonging, dignity and autonomy. All learners thrive given the freedom to engage with content in a way that celebrates their strengths.

This mind-map assignment offered a moment of revelation for me in just how powerful it can be to adapt learning engagement to be an avenue of self-expression. This is the kind of self-validation I want for my learners.