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Essential Elements of a Lesson:
Method vs. Content Standards:
This chapter discusses the importance of UDL (universal design for learning) and pin points ea ch specific section. The three sections include Multiple Means of Engagement, Multiple Means of Representation, and Multiple Means of Action & Expression. These are all important to incorporate into a classroom one day.
In my placement, I have seen UDL used quite often. In one 1st grade classroom, the students sit for 40 minutes doing a reading rotation. After reading, the teacher will give the entire class a brain break. This brain break allows the entire class to refresh from all of the hard work they were doing. This is a general UDL because it caters to every student in the classroom. I am able to recognize what it means to incorporate UDL in the classroom because of the discussions in class. In my own classroom one day, I want to use UDL as often as possible. I can accomplish this in many ways. The first way is to make the content relatable to the students. I don't want to teach students about farms if they live in the city and have never heard of a farm before. Positive reinforcement is also very important. It is better to tell a kid what they are doing correct instead of embarrassing them in front of the entire class by pointing out their wrongdoings. This won't make them want to change their attitudes. One sentence in this chapter that really stuck out to me was "variability demands corresponding flexibility in the learning context if each student is to find an inviting, appropriately challenging, and supportive experience." This is a very good statement that every teacher should live by. 1. How do UDL, RTI and AT "connect?"
UDL or Universal Design for Learning is set of principles that allows teachers to cater lessons to students in a way that will help them understand the material and it will work better for them. RTI or Response to Intervention is an approach to identifying and supporting students with learning and behavior needs. RTI is related to UDL because teachers need to cater their lessons through UDL to support students. Incorporating UDL in the classroom will enable that RTI is working effectively. Universal Design for Learning does not eliminate the need for AT or Assistive Technology. Children who have disabilities will need AT devices to interact with their environment. Some of these devices include communication aids, visual aids, wheelchairs, and adapted toys. By incorporating AT into a lesson, a teacher is incorporating UDL because they are catering the lesson to the specific child and presenting it in a way that will help the child understand what is being taught. This will also help students who have disabilities feel included because the work isn’t being dumbed down, it is just being presented in a different manner. Overall, these all provide various opportunities for children to succeed in the classroom. 2. WHAT is UDL? WHY is UDL important to you as a future special educator? UDL = universal design for learning: is a set of principles that teachers should incorporate into lesson plans that gives all individuals an equal opportunity to learn and understand the content. UDL is a blue print for methods, materials, assessments, and goals that work for everyone that can be adjusted towards individual needs. This is not a one-size-fits all approach, it needs to be catered to specific students since they all learn differently. This is important to me as a future special educator because it helps bring in a variety of skills, needs, and interest into a lesson. It will help me reach students who are struggling or need a little more help by adjusting and catering the content towards them so they will connect to what I am teaching. Not every student is a visual learner and not every learner is a pen and paper, lecture type of student, it is important to give them options that will make them feel comfortable in the classroom that will only give them room to grow and succeed in the classroom. |
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