Universal Design for Learning and the Brain
Examine the diagram below. Study the functions of the various parts of the brain. Regions of the Brain Examine the diagram below. Study the areas of the brain related to the “Why”, “What”, and “How” of learning. Continue by reviewing the material about the parts of the brain at http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/conditions/nervous_system_disorders/anatomy_of_the_brain_85,P00773/ The second diagram comes from the CAST website. Study the diagram. Think about how the 3 principles of Universal Design for Learning are related to activation of each of the 3 areas of the brain identified in the diagram. The 3 principles are: Multiple Means of Representation Multiple Means of Action and Expression, and Multiple Means of Engagement. Explain how the definitions of the regions of the brain in the first diagram relate to the 3 regions of the brain in the second. The regions of the brain from the firs...