When it comes to teaching, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a major concept used when planning lessons each day! UDL is a way of thinking about teaching and learning that helps give all students an equal opportunity to succeed. This approach offers flexibility in the ways students access material, engage with it and show what they know. Developing lesson plans this way helps all kids, but it may be especially helpful for kids with learning and thinking differences. UDL focuses on three different elements: representation, action and expression, and engagement. For representation, UDL suggests offering materials and content in more than one format. This would include using textbooks to provide the visual aspect, but also providing text, video and audio and even hands-on activities to reach more students' strengths. Action and expression would be giving students more than one way to interact with material and to showcase what they have learned. For example, instead of the traditional pencil and paper, students may choose to complete a one-pager or create a video. The final element is engagement, where UDL focuses on teachers looking for multiple ways to motivate students by giving students the power to make choices and presenting them with assignments that are relevant to their lives. For UDL to work effectively there needs to be flexibility. Through flexibility students will be motivated and likely more successful when accessing new concepts and demonstrating their learning. Sources: About Universal Design for Learning. (2020, September 25). Retrieved November 24, 2020, from http://www.cast.org/impact/universal-design-for-learning-udl UDL and The Flipped Classroom: The Full Picture. (2012, June 21). Retrieved November 24, 2020, from https://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/udl-and-the-flipped-classroom-the-full-picture/ UDL On Campus. (2014). Retrieved November 24, 2020, from http://udloncampus.cast.org/home
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This week we were given a challenge requiring us to go out of our comfort zones. We were to broaden our media consumption by including new sources of information that we normally wouldn’t use. The sources had to be credible or pieces off media sites (Twitter, Facebook, etc.). I found it very difficult to find people who had the same opinion as me, but when it came to finding opposing opinions that was easy. The topic I chose to search was opinions of whether recess should be included in middle schools. I have thought that it shouldn’t be because physical education class has always been a part of their day. So I went to Twitter to find if anyone opposed the idea of no recess and had evidence to back up their claim. I found a media source posted on Twitter that had an article describing the benefits of recess on students. I haven’t been a fan of this news outlet but after reading the article I decided that maybe I need to start following them. After putting myself through that learning experience, I shifted gears and began to research the idea of standardized testing focusing on PARCC. I found it difficult to find any scholarly adult who feels that standardized testing was worth it. To further prove my point, I found out that Maryland is going to a new standardized test and getting rid of PARCC altogether! This assignment tested me but taught me to think outside the box and be more open when it comes to the opposing view. I feel my filter bubble has its own agenda and quite frankly, I think I’m being pushed to think a certain way and I approve of it! Mr. Elia Pariser discusses the explanation of why this is happening in his TED TALK. Sources: PARCC: Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career. (n.d.). Retrieved November 19, 2020, from http://mdk12-archive.msde.maryland.gov/assessments/parcc/index.html Millner, D., & Parenting.com. (2012, April 03). Why kids need recess and exercise. Retrieved November 19, 2020, from https://www.cnn.com/2012/04/03/health/diet-fitness/parenting-recess-kids/index.html Pariser, E. (2011, May 12). The Filter Bubble: How the New Personalized Web Is Changing What We Read and How We Think. Retrieved November 19, 2020, from https://books.google.com/books?id=wcalrOI1YbQC TED. (2011, February). Beware online "filter bubbles" | Elia Pariser. [Video]. Youtube. https://www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles/transcript Beware online "Filter Bubbles" | Elia Pariser.
When was the last time you thought about citing and giving permission to others’ work, when creating online? If the answer is never, let me give you a brief tutorial on Creative Commons. After spending countless hours and energy to develop your creation you own or hold the copyrights to your work. You can do whatever you want with it. Now, it is time to share your creation with the world! If someone comes across your work and wants to use it in any form or fashion they MUST first get permission. This is where Creative Commons comes into play. The main goal of Creative Commons is to “provide Creative Commons licenses and public domain tools that give every person and organization in the world a free, simple, and standardized way to grant copyright permissions for creative and academic works; ensure proper attribution; and allow others to copy, distribute, and make use of those works” (About the Licenses, n.d.). Creative Commons helps the creator give permission for others to use the work in advance under certain circumstances. The creator can decide how much access to grant and how their work can be used. In deciding on a license, there are six options to choose from. Learn more about Creative Commons at the official website. It was an interesting learning process when I created my video. I had to make sure that the materials I was using had the correct licenses attached to them. If my video was shared, people would be able to search and see the permissions that are granted to reuse my work. I have learned that it’s very important to give recognition to makers of content because they put the time and effort into creating it! Sources: 1. Copyright and Intellectual Property Toolkit: Creative Commons, Copyleft, and Other Licenses. (n.d.). Retrieved November 12, 2020, from https://pitt.libguides.com/copyright/licenses 2. Ratatouille - Anyone Can Cook. (2019, November 24). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_OBDxtNdSY 3. About the Licenses. (n.d.). Creative Commons. Retrieved November 11, 2020, from https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ 4. Opperhauser, Brent.(2020, November 11). Creative Commons. WeVideo. https://www.wevideo.com/view/1922639692 |
CEP-811This blog contains ideas and innovations I have done and learned in class. Please feel free to read and comment! Enjoy! :) |