Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students With Disabilities and Tool Kit on Universal Design for Learning (UDL), U.S. Department of Education

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Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students With Disabilities - The U.S. Department of Education strives to expand educational opportunities and to improve instruction for all students. To achieve excellence in education for students with disabilities, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings launched an initiative focused on improving teaching, learning, and assessing by increasing states’ capacity to provide rigorous assessment, instruction, and accountability for these students. The keys to this effort are instruction and assessment, relying on the most current and accurate information on how students with disabilities learn while also measuring student performance to ensure continuous growth and progress.

Tool Kit on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) - These materials were identified to augment the Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities. They offer a collection of resources on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) that expands two of the substantive areas addressed in the initial release of the Tool Kit, including assessment and instructional practices. This additional information will help policymakers, educators, and parents identify and implement policies and practices related to UDL.