Michelle

Day One: I thought it was interesting yesterday when were asked to choose a word from the article, a large number of us chose Curiousity. We all seems to have the similar thoughts on how our students will respond to the changes that are being made within our classrooms. The way we teach now is to reach the needs of all learners within one classroom.

Day Two: I aspire to identify the new kinds of learning, new kinds of teaching, and new kinds of success. All students have the right to a fair education that meets their needs. Everyone should feel that school is a comfortable and safe place to explore and create new ways to show and measure their knowledge.Students face obstacles everyday that they have to over come. It is our job as educators to clear the path of these obstacles and make their learning experience and environment one that works for them. I aspire to be an educator that does not see a student with a "disablilty", just a student who wants to learn!

Day Three: Durings yesterday session, I really enjoyed after we read the article when we went around and had discussions on the four "A's". It was eye opening to see what others thought about the whole idea of UDL. It was interesting to see who many of us seem to agree about so many of the points made in the article, but many of the agruments were different. I think that we all believe in the idea of UDL, but have concerns that the needs will not always be met in order to make it successful. Right now we have the ideal setting in our classrooms to make this work for our students, but will that always be the case. Education and technology evolve daily, so do the needs of our students. We must continue to committ to create environments that work for all students to ensure success now and for the future.

Lesson Plan: One of the concept that many 7th graders struggle with is the concept of combining like terms. During the remaining time in Day 3, I worked on revamping our 7th lesson plan.