Noreen

In the UDL workshop on Tuesday June 19th I read an interesting artile entitled //Willing to be Disturbed.// I learned that everyone interprets information differently - even if they are at the same level. In fact in an experiement that was conducted we all failed miserably at assembling 9 - 10 nails ontop of the head of a nail just due to the fact no one in class has had previous experience completing this task. Different behaviors were displayed by the teachers, which showed the different behaviors we would see from frustrated students in our own classroom. In the end the instructor showed us how to balance 10 nails on the head of one nail and we all felt success. I feeling we want all of our own students to feel.

What I aspire to this coming school year is to teach my students the "mastery of learning" ( pg 6, D. Rose, A Meyer, 2001). We want our students to be life long learners. In the real world they will be relying on technology for their jobs, collaborating on taks, as well as using it in their personal lives. Students will over come their weaknesses through knowing how to access information and be prepared for the real world. My students will have jobs that are not even existing yet - I can not teach to that - just help them acquire knowledge.

6/21/12 Yesterday we went over an article entitled, //The Future is in the Margins: The Role of Technology and Disability in Educational Reform//. In groups we discussed the 4 A's model, what assumtions were made in the article, what we aspire to, agree with and argue with in the article. I discovered that I want all of my students to succeed and become life long learners. Technology plays a large role in students lives and school needs to change with the times. In this changing world students need to be prepared for a future we do not know holds for them. My main question coming into this class was the "how" UDL will be implemented and that question was answered with the aide of online resources - a link is located right here on the wiki.

UDL lesson draft - Fractured Fairytale Lesson A fairy tale is a type of short story that generally includes fantastical creatures, magic objects, and takes place in a magical environment. Over the next few periods students will choose random elements and join them together in the creation of their very own fairy tale. Lesson Attached.