Rose
and Meyer (2002) says, “Today’s typical classroom might include students whose
first language is not English; students who are not reading on grade level;
students with behavioral, attention and motivational problems; students from
varied cultural backgrounds and students classified as gifted. In addition
there are students with particular needs such as limited vision, motor
disabilities, emotional difficulties, speech and language difficulties and
learning disabilities.” With the differing levels of abilities both physical
and mental, teachers must work harder for each student to succeed in the
classroom. This week’s readings were centered on creating lessons with
activities that are flexible with presentation, acquiring knowledge and
assessment. Rose and Meyer (2002)
recommend creating lessons that have students access the three learning
networks in the brain: recognition, strategic and affective. The recognition network connects patterns in
information. The strategic network is
the problem solving part of the brain, and the affective network is the portion
of the brain that relates to enthusiasm and interest. “Giving students choices of content and tools
can increase their enthusiasm for learning particular processes.” ( Rose &
Meyer 2002) When a teacher increases
the enthusiasm for a subject the students are more likely to be successful
because the affective network of the brain is being utilized.
A
UDL lesson has multiple strategies, presentations, and assessments. Technology can help a teacher succeed at
creating this type of learning environment.
Teachers need to focus on what information they are trying to convey and
use the technology to meet each child’s needs.
Teachers that understand the purpose of a lesson and then add the
technology will have more success than one that focuses on the technology and
tries to mold the lesson to fit the technology available.
Rose, D., & Meyer, A. (2002). Teaching every student in the digital age: Universal design for learning. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Available online at the Center for Applied Special Technology Web site. Chapter 6. Retrieved from http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/
Rose, D., & Meyer, A. (2002). Teaching every student in the digital age: Universal design for learning. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Available online at the Center for Applied Special Technology Web site. Chapter 6. Retrieved from http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/
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