Rapp universal design for learning.pdf

Universal Design for Learning in Action

100 Ways to Teach All Learners

by

Whitney H. Rapp, Ph.D.

St. John Fisher College Rochester, New York

Contents

Section I Overview

Section II Strategies for Engagement

Section III Strategies for Input

Section IV Strategies for Output

Section V Strategies for Assessment

Section VI A Living Resource

About the Author

Whitney H. Rapp, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Inclusive Education, St. John Fisher College

Dr. Rapp is Associate Professor of Inclusive Education at St. John Fisher College, where she teaches courses on inclusive education pedagogy, assessment, classroom management, and diversity issues. Dr. Rapp holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and psychology from the State University of New York at Potsdam and master’s and doctoral degrees in special education from Michigan State University. Prior to her experience in teacher education, Dr. Rapp taught many grade levels in a variety of settings, from fully inclusive classrooms to residential special education schools. All of these experiences reinforced her belief that all children can learn and that all children should learn together in inclusive settings. Dr. Rapp’s current research interests include universal design for learning throughout the school years and college. She is the coauthor of the textbook Teaching Everyone: An Introduction to Inclusive Education (coauthored with K.L. Arndt; Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2012), and she presents at local, state, national, and international conferences on differentiation of instruction, teacher education, and inclusion. Dr. Rapp’s spare time is spent with her husband and three children, riding bikes, hiking, playing board games, reading, watching movies, and enjoying Owasco Lake.