Why are assessments important? What's the difference

between formative and summative assessments? How

are assessments designed? What are their fundamental

components? How can we know if they are working?

How can we improve our assessments?

In The Assessment Playbook: A UDL Approach, a companion to

the popular Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Assessment

Video Series available on CAST's YouTube channel, CAST's

professional learning and research experts answer these and

other questions.

They share tips and strategies as well as more than 100 resources

to help you better understand what K-12 learners know and can

do-and how to improve your instruction accordingly.