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1. Hoover Elementary School
School In-service: Students with Disabilities
Universal Design for Learning and Inclusion
As many of you are new to Hoover this year, we would like to
summarize some of the important areas of focus for our school
regarding universal design for learning and inclusion. As you know,
universal design for learning (UDL) ensures that students with
disabilities can access the general education curriculum via
curriculum modifications achieved through technology and instruction.
Some examples of current modifications in use at Hoover, which are
based on standards outlined by NIMAS (National Instructional
Materials Accessibility Standard), include: multiple methods of
presentation such as text, graphics and photographs, performance
formats like plays and skits and a variety of content delivery options
like lectures, PowerPoint presentations, role playing and computer-
mediated instruction. Importantly, students at Hoover can submit
reports, exams, portfolios, drawings, performances and videotaped
reports to demonstrate their mastery of a topic.
The NIMAS methods that we use here at Hoover guarantee that ALL
STUDENTS can access academic content information and provide
evidence of their learning based on their strengths and abilities. It is
our mission at Hoover to meet the needs of all our students and
provide flexible and individualized education.
We are always looking to incorporate new ideas in support of our
students at Hoover. Each student has an individual story that requires
individual attention. Now that you have been at Hoover for a couple
months and have gotten to know your students, please break up into
small groups and discuss how you feel our UDL program is working
at Hoover. Specifically, make a list of the strengths of our program
and how we are addressing our students’ needs, the weaknesses you
have identified that need to be addressed and any technological or
instructional opportunities you know about which we may want to
consider incorporating into our UDL program at Hoover.