• What is Universal Design for Learning?
• How does UDL look different in the early grades?
• What is a first step that any educator can take tomorrow to make their lessons more accessible for all learners?

About This Guest, Jeff Horwitz

Jeff is a veteran educator and school leader who’s spent over two decades in early childhood education, from classroom teaching to school administration in St. Louis. He specializes in bringing Universal Design for Learning into early childhood classrooms, helping teachers turn big frameworks into practical, joyful strategies for their youngest students. He’s worked with schools and educators across North America, and he’s currently putting the finishing touches on his first book, UDL for Little Learners, coming out this December.

Connect with Jeff Horwitz

• on LinkedIn,
• on X @mrteachersir,
• on Instagram @edtech_jeff, and
• at udlforlittlelearners.com. 

Timestamps from This Conversation

• 0:00:00 – Jeff Horwitz has spent two decades in primary classrooms
• 1:28 – Define Universal Design for Learning
• 2:04 – Misunderstandings about UDL
• 3:37 – UDL in primary classrooms
• 5:48 – Practical first steps into UDL
• 15:00 – UDL and neurodivergence
• 19:04 – Technology’s place in the classroom
• 24:00 – The future of elementary education
• 26:05 – Book preview – UDL for Little Learners
• 28:24 – How and where to connect with Jeff online

Song Track Credit: Tropic Fuse by French Fuse – retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library.