Meeting+Multiple+Needs

= **Meeting the multiple needs of learners** =

Some students need to have materials presented in multiple ways, multiple times in order to assimilate the knowledge and to increase recall.
===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

Research shows that there are three learning networks in the brain.
>> Present information and content in different ways >> More ways to provide **Multiple Means of Action and Expression** >> Differentiate the ways that students can express what they know >> More ways to provide **Multiple Means of Representation** >> Stimulate interest and motivation for learning >> More ways to provide **Multiple Means of Engagement** Resource: Cast.org
 * 1) Recognition network - The //what//of learning
 * 2) How we gather facts and categorize what we see, hear, and read. Identifying letters, words, or an author's style are recognition tasks.
 * 1) Strategic network - The //how//of learning
 * 2) Planning and performing tasks. How we organize and express our ideas. Writing an essay or solving a math problem are strategic tasks.
 * 1) Affective network - The //why//of learning
 * 2) How learners get engaged and stay motivated. How they are challenged, excited, or interested. These are affective dimensions.