UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING
Community of Practice in Newfoundland & Labrador
Watch: Reflecting on UDL in Practice
This video offers practical strategies to assess and reflect on your lesson planning through a Universal Design for Learning lens.
UDL isn’t something you either “do” or “don’t do.” It’s a mindset and process that grows over time. In this final step, you'll explore how to assess your course or learning plan through a UDL lens, reflect on your design decisions, and identify areas for continued growth. Assessment in this context isn't about evaluation for accountability, it's about deepening your practice through feedback, observation, and experimentation.
Across Newfoundland and Labrador, educators work in diverse and sometimes complex teaching environments, from rural and remote classrooms to urban campuses and community-based settings. UDL encourages reflection on what’s working, what barriers still exist, and how design can be shifted to better support learner variability in each unique context.
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This section offers practical tools to help you examine your teaching through the UDL framework, including rubrics, self-assessments, and planning tools that can be adapted for your setting. Use these tools to build capacity at your own pace, reflecting, adapting, and continuing to grow your inclusive teaching practice over time.​​