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=__//**Meeting the Multiple Needs of Your Learners Using Free Technology Tools**//__= Anne Thorp, PhDathorp@oaisd.org

===For every student in a classroom, there is a learning need.===

===Many of these needs differ, leaving the teacher with the daunting task of meeting these multiple learning needs of students.===

Avoid "cookie cutter" lessons through the Multiple Means of Universal Design for Learning.
CAST.org states "Universal Design for Learning is an educational approach with three primary principles:
 * ====//** Multiple means of representation **,// to give diverse learners options for acquiring information and knowledge====
 * The "what" of learning with varied ways that new information can be presented to students
 * Students are given a variety of representative tools-- so they have multiple ways of understanding the information presented in order to gain knowledge from that experience/lesson
 * ====//** Multiple means of action and expression **//, to provide learners options for demonstrating what they know====
 * The "how" of learning with different ways that learners can navigate a learning environment and demonstrate their master
 * Students are shown or taught several different means of expression--this provides the students with alternative methods for expressing, proving, or demonstrating what they have learned
 * ====//** Multiple means of engagement **,// to tap into learners' interests, offer appropriate challenges, and increase motivation"====
 * The "why" of learning with the many ways that students can be engaged in their learning and motivated to learn
 * Students are provided with a means of engagement, which increases their motivation in that area of learning