wayne resa collaboration
DESCRIPTION
TRANSCRIPT
Meeting High School Standards in a Digital World
The Promises of Universal Design for Learning
2
Things are always changing…
EDUCATION
3
Power of Web 2.0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6SefbFbixI&mode=related&search=
4
Today’s classroom:
All teachers must deliver instruction to diverse groups of students who come from a variety of cultures with varying languages, learning styles, abilities and disabilities.
Educational demands are on the rise– Shift from acquiring knowledge to integrating knowledge– Higher curriculum standards for ALL students
Schools and classrooms are held to higher levels of accountability.
– No Child Left Behind (NCLB) & Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)– Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004) – Equity In Every Instructional Opportunity (EIEIO)
5
Language our teenagers are using today…
Beam me the assignment I have to take my earbuds out of my iPod We met on MySpace. He text me, so I
Googled him. I left my cookies all over the web. Brittney Spears is the most searched for
person… and she’s not even lost!
6
What we know about student learning:
Students need to be able to: Recognize information, ideas, and
concepts, Apply strategies to process the
information and Be engaged in the process.
Vygotsky
7
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Definition: UDL is an educational approach to teaching, learning, and assessment, drawing on new brain research and new media technologies to respond to individual learner differences.
Center for Applied Special Technologies, CAST
www.cast.org
8
UDL Definition – a closer look
UDL is an educational approach to teaching, learning, and
assessment, drawing on new brain research and new media technologies to
respond to individual learner differences.
method
research
21st century technology
ALL
students
Multiple means of representation
Content
Multiple means of expression
Product
Multiple means of engagement
Process
10
We know . . .
Teachers want their students to succeed, but a one-size-fits-all approach to education simply does not work. How can teachers respond to individual differences?
11
UDL & Differentiated Instruction
Differentiated instruction is well received as a classroom practice. It compliments the three principles of UDL.
Center for Applied Special Technologies, CAST
www.cast.org
12
UDL: Leveraging Resources
MaterialsTechnologyPersonnel
13
A UDL Curriculum
Is designed, developed and flexible from the start.
Has built in supports. Is designed to maximize
options for students and teachers
Meets the needs of all learners.
Is under the auspices of general education.
Center for Applied Special Technologies, CAST
www.cast.org
14
UDL Paradigm Shift: how UDL changes the way we think about students and education
Old Assumptions Students who learn
differently constitute a separate category.
New Assumptions Students who learn differently
fall along a continuum of learner differences.
Instructional adjustments need to be made for at risk students.
• Learning is centered on a single text book.
• The problem is with the student – remediate, remediate, remediate..
• Instructional adjustments need to be made for all learners.
• Learning materials are
varied, digital.• The solution is within the
curriculum. A flexible curriculum adapts to the
needs of all students.
Center for Applied Special Technologies, CAST
www.cast.org
15
Why is UDL important to teachers?
16
Practical First Steps
Start small One unit Connect with others Share Cast Resources
17
Your use of Technology in the Classroom
Look at this from two perspectives:
Teacher PresenceStudent Presence
18
You as a teacher
Have a web presence (a home base)– Examples:
protopage, pageflake, blackboard etc.
19
How do you decide?
Breaking Down Classroom Walls
http://e3t.org/page34/breakwalls.html
20
Learn a few new things . . .
Voice Thread– http://classic.voicethread.com/
Podcasting – Example: http://mypodcast.com/
Polldaddy– http://www.polldaddy.com/
21
Next, think about application.
How can you use these tools for assessment of student learning?
Think – Pair - Share
22
Teacher example
http://swiftpens.mypodcast.com/index.html
23
Student Example
http://visitmyclass.com/blogs/h2kkids/
24
Imagine the Possibilities
25
Remember . . .
“Go Slow to Go Fast”
26
Birds flying high you know how I feelSun in the sky you know how I feel
Reeds driftin on by you know how I feel
Its a new dawnIts a new dayIts a new life
For meAnd Im feeling good
Fish in the sea you know how I feelRiver running free you know how I feelBlossom in the tree you know how I feel
Dragonfly out in the sun you know what I mean, dont you knowButterflies all havin fun you know what I mean
Sleep in peace when day is doneThats what I mean
And this old world is a new worldAnd a bold world
For me
Stars when you shine you know how I feelScent of the pine you know how I feel
Oh freedom is mineAnd I know how I feel
- Nina Simone “Feeling Good”