This course has been a huge help. I do not feel as overwhelmed with Differentiate Instruction or Universal Design for learning. First I can say I learned how easy it was to actually incorporate UDL into my classroom. Cast.org has a really awesome webpage that gives you free programs that help with UDL. It is surely something that every teacher should check out. UDL helps integrate technology into lessons so students can learn using different methods. It helps students complete assignments that otherwise they might not have been able to be successful at.
Creating the UDL PowerPoint presentation that I will be showing to colleagues at the start of next school year was the funnest assignment to complete. Also creating online surveys to help me review different things in my class. I used www.zoomerrang.com as my online source for creating online surveys. It was a blast. I believe this is surely going to be implemented first thing next school year. With the data that I collect, I can use it to help start differentiate my instruction. I can start to see what students like and how they learn best, and place them together.
Differentiated Instruction was one of my main concerns when coming into this class and as a teacher in general. My principal has been talking DI for a while now and it is scary for us teachers. We here it as a threat because we really do not have any clue what it was or how it would be incorporated. The thinking was a lesson plan for each student. I will be taking lots of information back with me come next school year and I will be filling in staff about DI.
Overall, I feel more comfortable now then when I first started this class with UDL and DI. Teaching a classroom in todays age is a challenge for both teacher and students. I did not realize that UDL and DI have such a huge impact on student success that what I thought. Incorporating technology into what I teach everyday helps make it easier to incorporate differentiated instruction and universal design for learning.
Until Next Time,
Keep It Real Homies!
Mr. B
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