Unity is strength... when there is teamwork and collaboration,
wonderful things can be achieved.
Mattie Stepanek
wonderful things can be achieved.
Mattie Stepanek
Self –Assessment
New information and strategies were introduced and I was forced to re-evaluate my teaching methods. Often times we forget the variety of students that we are working with everyday and the scenario from this unit brought home that learner diversity. Universal Design for Learning is about “providing multiple representations of patterns through a variety of media, formats, organizations, levels of detail, and degree of depth includes more learners by offering both choice and redundancy” (Rose & Meyer, 2002). By focusing lessons so that they are accessible to all students, different learning styles are incorporated and all students will find a way to incorporate learning into their schema. I am afraid that I may have become complacent in addressing all students' needs; focus was on the norm and not necessarily on the outliers. The UDL framework reminds the teacher to address all students. I was addressing all students, but maybe I was not doing enough to give them additional ways of learning the material. This unit has brought this to my attention while also providing a framework for adjusting this once it was recognized.
New information and strategies were introduced and I was forced to re-evaluate my teaching methods. Often times we forget the variety of students that we are working with everyday and the scenario from this unit brought home that learner diversity. Universal Design for Learning is about “providing multiple representations of patterns through a variety of media, formats, organizations, levels of detail, and degree of depth includes more learners by offering both choice and redundancy” (Rose & Meyer, 2002). By focusing lessons so that they are accessible to all students, different learning styles are incorporated and all students will find a way to incorporate learning into their schema. I am afraid that I may have become complacent in addressing all students' needs; focus was on the norm and not necessarily on the outliers. The UDL framework reminds the teacher to address all students. I was addressing all students, but maybe I was not doing enough to give them additional ways of learning the material. This unit has brought this to my attention while also providing a framework for adjusting this once it was recognized.
Learn as a
Learner
While working on this unit, I found myself on the road quite extensively. I traveled from my hometown to San Diego and back. Left again for San Antonio, Austin, west to Phoenix and then another round trip to San Antonio. All in the space of three weeks! The most important thing I learned was the need for organization of my time. I really have embraced the concept of distance learning and I appreciate the value of being prepared. I pushed myself to be available even after long days on the road. I also found pockets of time throughout my trips to make sure that I did not let my team down. Having access to our google doc and website from any internet accessible location was invaluable. I felt that I was able to contribute day and night regardless of the time that others were working on the assignment. I believe that my team members felt that they could rely on me to complete assignments as well as contributing to the overall flavor of the webpage. I really enjoyed working with this group and would choose these teammates again if give the opportunity.
While working on this unit, I found myself on the road quite extensively. I traveled from my hometown to San Diego and back. Left again for San Antonio, Austin, west to Phoenix and then another round trip to San Antonio. All in the space of three weeks! The most important thing I learned was the need for organization of my time. I really have embraced the concept of distance learning and I appreciate the value of being prepared. I pushed myself to be available even after long days on the road. I also found pockets of time throughout my trips to make sure that I did not let my team down. Having access to our google doc and website from any internet accessible location was invaluable. I felt that I was able to contribute day and night regardless of the time that others were working on the assignment. I believe that my team members felt that they could rely on me to complete assignments as well as contributing to the overall flavor of the webpage. I really enjoyed working with this group and would choose these teammates again if give the opportunity.
Lifelong
Learning Skills
I was very pleased with the work ethic of this group. I was concerned about group work as the last group I worked with did not function well at all. I worked on the project to ensure completion, but the other members of the group did not contribute. I was reassured by this group that all group work does not have to be like my last experience. The members of the team did find a way to contribute and we focused on individual strengths for success. Even though we had many schedules to work around, each member still completed their portion in a timely manner and overall, the webpage was a success. I found that I have to trust others to get work completed while I also need to make sure that my work is done completely and in a timely manner.
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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