BODY AND MIND: SYNERGIES FOR A NEW ADAPTIVE EDUCATION
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Global changes require flexible education, which finds a concrete response in the UDL model, conceiving learning as a dynamic network of interactions between teachers, students and resources. The paper analyzes the body-mind symbiosis following the principles of UDL by promoting cognitive, emotional and psychological growth. In this context, teachers and students become co-learners, adapt to natural and digital stimuli, developing resilience to face an ever-changing future.
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