UDL lesson builder

Creating my UDL lesson plan, was a revealing experience for me. It reminded me of how effective lesson design is a scientific process. It is an exercise in careful planning that starts with the end in mind. What are the students to learn? how are they going to practice it? and how am I going to know when they learned it?
To reach the desired objectives, I had to carefully craft activities that address every learning style in the classroom, and every learning ability, while accommodating students with disabilities and offering each student recurring opportunities for practicing the skills and knowledge learned and providing them with prompt feedback as they navigate through the lesson activities.
The template provided by CAST makes it relatively easy to plan a lesson that complies with UDL principles.
In addition, the CAST website is a valuable resource for teachers who are new to UDL. It features model lessons, a UDL check tool and many resources in different digital formats that I found useful to complete my assignment.
UDL is similar to other educational theories that address effective learning and teaching based on rigorous research in the fields of education, sociology, and the human brain. However, it does have the specificity of focusing on technology use as the main tool to achieve effective differentiation in the classroom and promote higher engagement in order to challenge students at the appropriate level.