Articles & Media

Five people standing together at UDL-CON: International. — 2025 UDL Award recipients, left to right: Beth Stark, Jérémie Rostan, Michelle Ring-Hanson, JoAnn Miller, and Dr. Anya Evmenova, at UDL-CON: International, Washington D.C.

CAST UDL Anne Meyer Design Award, 2025

An honour to receive this award for my work on LUDIA, and to meet Dr. David Rose.

Research

LUDIA: A Design and Evidence Statement

Beth Stark and Jérémie Rostan, 2026. A Zenodo preprint, not peer reviewed.

Read the full paper
CIDDL Research Brief: AI and UDL in Teacher Preparation

Dr. Samantha Goldman explores how LUDIA helps teachers design inclusive lessons.

Read the brief on ciddl.org

In the News at the Western Academy of Beijing

The WAB team wrote about how UDL is coming to life across their school.

Read the WAB article

Articles I Have Written

I write for educators about UDL, inclusion and assessment. Here are articles I wrote or co-wrote for education publications.

Meet LUDIA, Your AI-Powered UDL Partner

Written by Jérémie Rostan and Beth Stark · The International Educator (TIE) · September 2023

We introduce LUDIA and explain why AI should support teachers’ professional judgement, not replace it.
The Goal: An Inclusive and Equitable Education for All

Written by Beth Stark, guest author · Novak Education · October 2021

Why UDL is a path to the United Nations goal of inclusive and equitable education, and why it should not be treated as one more initiative.
Wait… Did Points Just Become Pointless?

Written by Beth Stark, guest author · Novak Education · January 2021

When the IB cancelled its 2020 exams, I asked how much exam points should count, and what UDL could bring to assessment. Also published in The International Educator, February 2021.

Learning Alongside Educators

In the News at Vilnius International School

Three days learning with the VIS educators, and how UDL shaped the start of their school year.

Read the VIS article

Beth Stark presenting about the principles of UDL at the International School of Paris. — Presenting about the principles of UDL at the International School of Paris. Image courtesy of the International School of Paris.

Beth Stark with Dr. Kavita Rao and Dr. Loui Lord Nelson. — With Dr. Kavita Rao and Dr. Loui Lord Nelson at the CAST UDL International 2024 Conference in Sacramento, California.

Beth Stark lighting a ceremonial lamp. — Lighting the ceremonial lamp to open the programme. Image courtesy of ECIS and the Jio Institute.

The Jio Institute ECIS Middle Leader Programme

I facilitated a Universal Design for Learning workshop for a cohort of middle leaders.

Speakers at the opening: Mr. V P Joy, Reliance Industries Limited; Mr. Alok Katdare, Reliance Foundation Schools Academic Council; Dr. Rebecca Tickell, External Researcher and Education Consultant; and Helen Morgan, ECIS.

Some of my favourite work happens around a table like this, where everyone is part of the conversation.

Beth Stark facilitating a leadership workshop with a small group around a table. — Facilitating a leadership workshop with ECIS. Image courtesy of ECIS and the Jio Institute.

In the News at the International School of Belgrade

The ISB team wrote about how UDL fits their focus on flexible, inclusive learning.

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What Is UDL?

Olivia Wahl asked me to define UDL on the Schoolutions podcast. Here is part of my answer.

“Universal Design for Learning is a set of systems, skills, and mindsets that are really centered around ensuring that every learner has equal access and has an opportunity to learn at high levels.”

“The way in which we express our learning is wonderful and variable, and it should always be seen as a strength in our classrooms and learning spaces.”

From the episode transcript at 4:45, with filler words such as “um” removed. Schoolutions, Season 3, Episode 31.

Learn More About LUDIA: Research, Articles & Podcasts

Research, articles, videos and podcasts about LUDIA = AI + UDL, the no-cost AI thought partner that Jérémie Rostan and I created. Open a list to see everything in it.