The UDL Architect Inclusive Learning Design

Helps you break barriers to learning for every single student

UDL Architect

Design inclusive learning menus that remove barriers from the start

The AI will prioritize options that directly address this challenge.

Designing Your Menu...

Analyzing learning objective and barriers...

Lesson Title

Objective Summary

🍊 Appetizers: The Hook (Engagement)
🍽️ Main Course: The Content (Representation)
🍰 Desserts: The Proof (Action & Expression)
Designed with the Connected Classroom Intelligence Suite. © 2025 Connected Classroom.

Output is for personal educational use only.

💡 Why to Use

😓 The Problem You Face

You know Universal Design for Learning works. The research is clear. But when you're staring at a lesson plan at 9 PM, trying to figure out how to make it accessible for the student who can't decode text, the one who shuts down when writing, and the one who needs movement, UDL feels like one more thing you don't have time for.

So you teach the lesson as planned and hope for the best.

✨ What UDL Architect Does

UDL Architect takes any learning objective and turns it into a "Gourmet Learning Menu", a structured set of options across all three UDL principles, customized to a specific student barrier you're trying to address.

You Provide:
  • Your learning objective
  • Grade level and subject
  • A target student barrier (optional but powerful)
UDL Architect Generates:
  • Appetizers (Engagement) — Hooks for the "why"
  • Main Course (Representation) — Content access options
  • Desserts (Action) — Ways to show learning
  • Implementation guidance — Concrete steps
  • Google Slides menu — Ready to share

🎯 Why This Approach?

When you select a barrier (like "written expression" or "sustained attention") the AI doesn't just sprinkle in options. It prioritizes that barrier, weighting the menu toward choices that directly address the challenge. The result is a menu that feels intentionally designed, not generically inclusive.

🔒 What We Don't Do

🚫 We don't store student data
🚫 We don't require logins or build profiles
🚫 We don't give vague UDL suggestions — every option includes teacher implementation steps
✅ We don't keep your slides — generated files auto-delete after 24 hours

💙 The Bottom Line

UDL Architect gives you a research-backed, barrier-aware learning menu in seconds so you can stop retrofitting accommodations and start designing inclusion from the start.

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Transparency Statement

Our Ethical Commitment to UDL

The Pain: Differentiation is a moral necessity, but manually designing three different pathways for a single lesson often leads to teacher burnout and inconsistency. The result is a system that demands inclusivity but is structured for exhaustion.

Our Philosophy: The solution isn't to work harder; it's to design smarter. True inclusion happens when barriers are removed from the start, not retrofitted later. We use AI as an ethical design partner to operationalize the rigor of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and give teachers back their time.

The Tool: The UDL Architect instantly generates tiered learning menus based on the CAST UDL Guidelines (Engagement, Representation, Action & Expression). You provide the objective and a specific student barrier, and the tool builds a balanced, inclusive menu that protects your time and your students' learning process.

We are not a black-box corporation. You deserve to know exactly how this tool works.

Model: Gemini Flash (Latest). Chosen for its speed and its strong ability to follow complex, multi-step constraints (essential for UDL design).

Privacy: No student data is stored. Inputs are ephemeral. We do not build profiles on students or schools.

Pedagogy: Hard-coded with the CAST UDL Guidelines. The output is constrained to ensure options cover Engagement, Representation, and Action & Expression.

Ethical Design Logic: Barrier Prioritization. When a specific barrier is selected (e.g., Executive Function), the AI's logic is hard-coded to prioritize and generate options that directly address that barrier.

Common Questions & Ethical Commitments (FAQ)

  • Yes, this tool is completely free. The Intelligence Suite is a non-profit, open-source research initiative. We do not sell subscriptions or charge for access.

  • The tool is hard-coded with the official CAST UDL Guidelines. The AI is constrained to generate options that map to the three main principles: Engagement, Representation, and Action & Expression.

  • When you select a barrier (e.g., Working Memory), the AI is forced to prioritize options that explicitly scaffold or reduce the cognitive load related to that specific challenge, making your differentiation immediate and targeted.

  • Absolutely not. We are committed to AI ethics for schools. User inputs are processed transiently to generate the menu and are immediately discarded. We never store, track, or build profiles.