In this one-of-a-kind book, artist and teacher Liz Byron demonstrates how to design lessons and instruction in the visual arts using the inclusive principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

Art for All: Planning for Variability in the Visual Arts Classroom offers teachers classroom-ready advice on how to transform their practice in sustainable ways with UDL. Readers learn to set meaningful goals, measure progress, customize instruction, and engage all learners across grades. They also discover ways to help all students appreciate and embrace themselves as artists.

In this one-of-a-kind book, artist and teacher Liz Byron demonstrates how to design lessons and instruction in the visual arts using the inclusive principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). 

Art for All: Planning for Variability in the Visual Arts Classroom offers teachers classroom-ready advice on how to transform their practice in sustainable ways with UDL. Readers learn to set meaningful goals, measure progress, customize instruction, and engage all learners across grades. They also discover ways to help all students appreciate and embrace themselves as artists.

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Start with Goals

The Need for Clear Goals

Chapter 2: The Art of Engaging All Students

Classroom Design: Messy but Organized

Options for Engagement

How Do You Respond to Disengagement?

Designing a Highly Engaging Visual Art Lesson

Chapter 3: The "What" of Art Instruction

Options for Representation

An Art Lesson with Multiple Means of Representation

Chapter 4: How Artists Show What They Know

Options for Expression

"Art Is When ___________?"

"This Class Sucks": Welcoming All Feedback

An Art Lesson with Multiple Means of Expression

Chapter 5: The Burnt Banana (And Other Professional Learning Moments)

"I Want to Do What I Was Doing"

Drinking the Water Is Not an Option

Mistaken Names

To Trace or Not to Trace?

Making UDL Implementation Sustainable

A Final Note

References

Additional Reading