These small changes will help my lesson plan be more universal for students understanding.
Look back to my previous post to find the full guidelines.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
I took my own advice....and revised a lesson plan using UDL!!
Okay, so now instead of preaching to you about how you should use Universal Design to enhance your own lessons, I am going to tell you about how I used the UDL guidelines to enhance my own lesson. My lesson already had few of the aspects UDL instructs to use. I was fairly strong in the area of Means of Representation. I had several ways of representing my material throughout my lesson, but that was one of the areas that I changed or added during my lesson reconstruction. I also added more technology and collaboration into a section of my lesson plan. Another aspect I added to my lesson was in the Means of Engagement section. I allowed students to choose their own topic to write about, and also provided time for students to share their final product. Students then will give feedback to their partner about the final product.
These small changes will help my lesson plan be more universal for students understanding.
Look back to my previous post to find the full guidelines.
These small changes will help my lesson plan be more universal for students understanding.
Look back to my previous post to find the full guidelines.
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I think it's great that you are allowing your students to choose their own topic to write about. Students love having their own choice and being able to write about a topic that is important to them will allow them to become more engaged! I also like the idea of having the students provide feedback to their peers. It seems like your adjustments to your lesson plan will great a strong UDL lesson!
ReplyDeleteI love that you changed the lesson to give all students time to share their final products. Students love to talk and they rarely get the opportunity to during the course of the school day. I also realized how many UDL guidelines we use in our lesson plans without even realizing. I hope with these little changes more educators use the UDL guidelines to help all their students be successful learners!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed hearing about the changes that you made to your lesson to make it more universally designed. Your new lesson seemed to be very exciting for all of the students in the classroom. I like how you let the students write about a topic of their choice. They must have been thrilled to do that. Keeping the students actively engaged will always pay off with better results in the classroom.
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