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I find the station activities to be quite helpful.  Its focus on how to differentiate is particularly useful.  The math stations is a great way to teach equitably because it allows students to be taught where they're at and at the end the teachers brings everyone together summarize the lesson.  I also like the use of technologies and formative assessment that each student takes at then end of the lesson which informed and tailored the next lesson.  By doing so teachers can meet the needs of all student.
Some barriers could be a lack of fund as some of these technologies required subtantial amount of money.

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I keep thinking about how tough it might be to implement UDL principles when you are working as a long term sub with limited lessons.
I have been in a situation like this and although I would not consider my attempts to be failures I think that having things set up in the beginning of the year might be much easier than reinventing the wheel.
Another personal barrier someone might face similarly is working around behavioral issues in the classroom.  If the educator does not have management handled they will likely have trouble implementing new strategies like these.
With that being said, if we make it back to a classroom in the fall I am going to get to work on stations and multiple means of expression and representation as a mainstay of how we work with new materials.

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I am excited to have concrete examples of how to create a UDL classroom. Goalbook is an awesome resource - it's amazing how many strategies there are to choose from. I feel calm knowing there is a menu of options for me to choose from and tailor to my students.

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1. Some of the things I thought about where how each student is unique and so are their learning styles. The different articles we read and videos we watched showed me that their are a plethora of ways to teach. The best way is to diversify the material so that everyone has access and can be engaged. Stations prove to be a great way to ensure that students who don’t understand can be re taught and those who do understand can move forward or teach other students.
2. Some things I would like to try is the Station Rotation model. It ensures everyone is learning the material in different stations with access to different media to assist them.
3. I think some potential barriers are utilizing and leverage the resources to ensure that everyone can use the materials to learn.

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The resources included in Goalbook are invaluable to classroom teachers, whether they are servicing an inclusion classroom or not. All students can benefit from the strategies included in Goalbook, and incorporating these strategies into daily lesson plans is good teaching. I really appreciated the organization of the strategies by targeted skill. A potential barrier I foresee are work stations in a therapeutic day school. Due to the independent nature of work stations, some stations may require additional support to self-regulate when persevering through challenging work. It can be difficult to provide this kind of support to all students in a class when they are working on different tasks.

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I really enjoyed the set up and the pace of this station, although it was a lot, the google form helped me stay on track for the most part.
This stations provided lots of useful tools and strategies for the classroom and definitely got my brain flowing as to how I can improve my future classroom, or give advice and recommendations to folks that might need a little help in this area. I love the idea of focusing on different modalities of learning, especially given the current climate of the world. I think centers are a good way to incorportate current events and also establish and maintain social justice goals within our teaching. Next year will be tough if we remain learning at a distance, but these strategies and this coursework have definitly challenged my mind as to how to shift this model into our online learning. Barriers for this would include- internet, not enough staff to go into breakout rooms for remote learning centers, furniture in school and physical layout of classrooms.

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This station provided a lot of strategies to implement UDL into the classroom. Not only did it highlight the importance of engaging students, but it provided concrete strategies for me to include in the planning stage of the lessons. The more work that we do to reinforce student thinking and prevent barriers from getting in the way, the more success that we will see from our students.

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I am really excited to have found the list of UDL strategies that is already organized into the 3 categories on Goalbook. I’ve been on Goalbook before, but wrote it off too quickly when I saw it recommend basic strategies like “chunking” and “choice boards” which I was already familiar with. There is a lot more there than I thought and I’m glad I was pushed to look closer. For next year, like everyone, I’m thinking about how to adapt these strategies to an online learning context. So far I’ve had the most success with Classkick, which allows me to pre-record all text on the page and allows students to record responses instead of typing them. As for physical stations, I am thinking about ways to tweak them so that the noise level and time at stations works better for kids with attention and sensory challenges. I also have found personally that creating 3 different versions of everything for each station in each subject daily is an unsustainable amount of work. I’d love to figure out ways that I can find a balance and re-use station activities. I know how these activities can be repeated in early childhood and need to figure out how I can have repeating activities that work in 3rd.

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Stations involve a lot of prep work, so this is the right time of the year to start putting more thought into adding more lessons with stations to my classes next year. All of the information presented in the articles, websites and videos reinforces the notion that stations are a very effective strategy for a wide variety of learners. I would like to try developing online roadmaps or playlists for students to use as they move through learning activities. Some barriers might be figuring out how to make stations work in remote learning and making them collaborative in the remote learning space!

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I thought the resources given have proven to be valuable. I like have different ideas in my tool box to keep students engaged and learning. Id like to try a more strategic plan of action when it comes to stations vs centers. I feel like with my varying degrees of students my largest barrier will likely be the appropriate differentiated supports.

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I think this station was useful in getting me to think about the structures I have set up in my class. While I've made use of station learning, I don't think I've put enough thought into diversifying it to have students engage through multiple modalities.
I also think the review on UDL helped remind me of how it's not enough to provide multiple presentations of the same information; we also need to be providing multiple entry points, and different ways that students can represent their learning. I want to be intentional about this in my own practice.
I also feel like barriers that exist in station learning, which I've often witnessed with my students, include dysregulation, as students are moving around the room and could be easily triggered or distracted.

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- I really liked the concept of focusing on many different modalities of learning. It's too easy to fall into a "teacher-centric" or "chalk and talk" style. This style works for many students, but others may lack the focusing ability or interest level in hearing one person speak for a long lesson. However, the same students who struggle when listening to oral or written instruction may thrive when given the chance to partner with other students and take a leadership role in a physical activity related to the academic concepts. We need to always provide different access points to the same knowledge we are trying to impart.

I would like to try more rotations stations in my class, as they are a very interesting way to implement this idea.

One barrier would be that the stations could have the potential to be chaotic, but when they are implemented with a high level of expectations modeling and behavior management, rotation stations are extremely effective at reaching all learners in a class.

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This station provided alot of exposure to the UDL strategies in action in the classroom and I appreciated learning first hand from other teachers on how they implemented these tools to accomodate their students via differentiated instruction. Some thigs things I reflected on during my station time were that UDL often seemed like a lofty intangible theoretical model, but not I feel more confident in my ability to bridge theory and practice in my teaching. Resources like the teaching channel and Goalbook helped me see great examples on how to implement this lesson delivery design using various activitues. I would like to try the rotating table stations with my students, but some

Some barriers I ancticipate is aligning my activity with the objective and standars and having enough time to cover enoguh curriculum as well as not having enough buy in from students who may not follow directions or be off task at their station.

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During this station time, I was really able to think about what my classroom could look like next year. UDL design really has been inspired that I could be the best teacher in the world. I know this isn't accurate, but after the station was over, I really felt like I could make a huge difference in my students lives. Something I specifically thought about creating stations. I want to create stations in my own classrooms where everyone can have a chance to get up and walk around from station to station. And I would also want each station to focus on a specific task that allows students to bring out the best of their strengths and helps work in weakness.  I do think however it will be challenging to have students to move from station to station and not have it be somewhat chaotic, at least at first. This is something I came to have to really practice into routine. I also worry about allowing students to choose their own groups as they may choose to work with someone who may not help them learn.

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During my station time I was thinking how I could utilze the station work strategies in my class. I think I've avoided consistently using stations because it seemed like a lot of work to organize and I was concerned that students may be off task. My thinking has changed - I really love the variety in stations that I can incorporate that will engage student. I teach middle school ELA and I dont' think the kids move enough. I like the idea of moving and it gives the more choice. Many teachers who use stations tell me it actually ends up saving time so it's my plan to start early in the year. I also loved the resource on Goalbook! Lots of great ideas and strategies in one place that would benefit all students.

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I really enjoyed learning more about the UDL design. I also loved looking through Goalbook and find UDL strategies that address certain barriers a student might face, while learning a new concept. The UDL design addresses the needs of all students, because as educators we know even children without an IEP still has learning barriers they must overcome. Looking at what a student needs, instead of his/her disability is something I care most about and was mentioned in the UDL design. I am going to try the UDL lesson plan in my classroom, I love how it has all the information you need about students, barriers they might face and their IEP goals. Having all this information in one place is awesome.

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- Goalbook is a remarkable resource.  It makes me feel less overwhelmed in this process.  i am excites to explore it in length later on this year.
- The rotation stations are very helpful as well.  I would like to put a lot more thought into revamping my ELA classes to utilize stations more effectively so that I can teach more content in less time and allow student to become more responsible for what skills and topics interest them most.
- The UDL section was a good refresher for me and reflecting upon the practices used and implemented in my school.

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This time made be think about the best ways to utilize station work. I try to implement stations and groupwork into my class every day, but this made me think more deeply about how to make those stations as effective as possible for as many students as possible. I am definitely going to try more targeted stations or centers in which the students don't rotate and are instead strategically placed there to work on a skill or concept that they need the most help with. The two concerns that kept coming up for me were 1) time - both in planning and in how much curriculum we are expected to get through and 2) classroom management.

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I loved seeing examples of UDL in action. I definitely want to incorporate more learning stations into my classroom practice. I think I've used it sometimes during the year and would like to now make it more of a norm so that students are comfortable and know what to expect. This will be a good way to give students more ownership over their learning and me more space to work individually with students who might be struggling with the content.

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It was very important to me to learn about UDL as I see it as a model with elements that I have implemented in my classroom with varying degrees of student progress in learning. Students do appreciate opportunities to work in groups and have choices.
I really thought that the rotation station model is something I would like to try in my Science class. One of the challenges in my classrooms has been with building of comprehension applied to real world applications and acquisition of transferable skills for topics in AP. UDL principle of presentation with different modalities and the principle of choice for communication and expression will help in building comprehension to connect previous knowledge with new content and enhance critical thinking. I think that implementing choice in presentation and autonomy as a blending of guided and independent work in small groups will help my students use prior knowledge to build understanding of new content and work through discovering misconceptions , and connect big ideas , not as isolated units but interconnected knowledge. I like the idea of giving students choice because  it creates interest and guides self regulation.
I reflected on my role as a facilitator to help students overcome barriers to comprehension due to symbols and mathematical representations and vocabulary terms ,on my role to provide supports such as the use of formula sheet , matching word and symbolic equations , using everyday language and analogies to describe meaning of scientific terms, concept maps, and strategies as peer review and think/share, POGIL collaborative inquiry guided activities. Some barriers could arise when setting up stations, assigning small groups direct instruction and for guided and independent work without aids or co teachers, facing issues with shortage of computers , accessibility and compatibility of online resources (paid or free access resources, links blocked in chromebooks, software for monitoring on task behavior (go guardian, google classroom) ,class management of small  groups performing different activities simultaneously,  implementation of flip the classroom model and engagement , time and physical space of the classroom.

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During my station time, I did a lot self-reflection. I often asked myself, am I currently doing that in class? Are my instruction strategies effective? With relief, I recognize I am implementing UDL strategies in various ways in my classroom. One thing I tried before the school closing was station rotation. In the next school year I would like to implement this strategy early in the school year, that way students can get use to to transitions. Transitions are a challenge with  readiness skills. Some barriers I thought during the stations were making sure I am not setting up intentional barriers by targeting specific needs. I can do this by incorporating additional supports during stations.

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I really enjoyed learning more about stations and how they fit into the UDL. I think it's important to reach every student in the way they learn by providing them with different avenues of learning. I am definitely going to be more intentional with my implementation of stations. I want to be able to try different forms without overwhelming my students or myself. Some barriers that came to mind is how I only provide one or two representation of material. Students need to be able to experience the curriculum through various representations.

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All the resources were really helpful and I can really see myself implementing anyone of them in math class. One thing I thought to myself is how this would be most effective if I can set a clear timeline on implementations of each strategy. I would really like to master a few each quarter or 2 -4 each year. I definitely can see myself implementing station rotation more effectively this upcoming school year. I tried it a few times, and students really enjoyed it, but the planning was definitely a lot. REALLY enjoyed Goalbook, I can definitely see why this would be amazing to have as an educator. One of my task that took most of tie was preparing for IEP meetings. One of the biggest barriers I feel I face is time, during my class period we have 55mins, and in real time I am really looking at 40mins of working time with students.

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The resources found in the UDL stations were extremely eye opening. I am excited to try learning centers in my own classroom. I like the idea of having students move through the learning space and investigate different tasks independently. As I start to think about the barriers that may occur in my class, I think about the age-old question of "when will I use this in the real world". Because I am teaching a language it is important that I provide the students with opportunities to not only practice the vocabulary and sentence structures but to engage in the cultures that speak the language. I should provide them opportunities to talk about things they care about and are interested in, while maintaining the Target Language. I am excited to try to provide more engaging lessons in the future!

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I thought about my students a lot. I've been thinking about how UDL would have helped at the beginning of this year. Also, I thought about how to incorporate stations more into my classroom. I want to set better expectations at the start of the year to support this routine throughout the school year. I would like to try using Goalbook to support my students. I think this would help us both identify what the outcomes are required for the lessons during the year. One barrier I thought of is only showing one representation. I realized I need to provide more ways to show the lesson. Also, I realized that I need to preview before providing materials to my students (small print, ink too light, etc.).

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During the station time I thought about the many days of hard work that I tried to implement some of these ideas into my classroom. Sometimes it works quite well but before certain goals can be accomplished something new comes into the cycle of teaching and a whole new approach is implemented school wide.  This becomes a barrier in it’s own self. However, with such wonderful resources I would like to plan ahead for the upcoming school year using some of the great materials we looked at. One of the first things that I will do  is to use the strategies of Universal Design Learning to unpack the particular standard that I will be teaching. I will also try the station base models and try to make sure that I include the individual station. I see where this could serve many of my students in an upcoming inclusive model at my school. Sometimes students need their own little space to get the teacher’s attention instead of acting out. It will also support me in getting to know my students' interests very well. This has really been a great challenge in my classroom. Now I have a solution.

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I really was impressed with the organization, thoroughness, and variety of strategies used in the Station work articles and videos. I'd like to utilize stations more in my classroom. Currently I only use them during Math. But I'm not confident all my students have the skills to work and transition around the classroom independently. It appeared that most of the students in the videos were capable of working independently.

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I'm thinking a lot about how important it is to incorporate differentiation and UDL into every single lesson we teach. In an ideal world, there would be more adults and specialized teachers in each classroom to be able to provide small group or one on one support to students that need it, but that is not the case. I think that it's important to change up the formats of our lessons so that each student feels represented, engaged, and challenged all at different times of the lesson and throughout units and the rest of the year.

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I thought these resources were extremely helpful. They helped to open my eyes more to the world of UDL. One thing I thought about during my station time was how to implement station rotations more in my classroom. I think the students would really like station rotations and I would love to add them into my classroom next year. I would love to see how it goes and the students' reactions. I will also use goal book, what a great resource.There is so much information on there.  A barrier I thought about during my station time was how much time and planning go into station rotations. However, I think in the end it will all be worth it.

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I found the resources within this unit very helpful and informative. A lot of my background knowledge on UDL was cemented during this time and each resource added to my knowledge. I have a lot more concrete ideas of strategies I can implement in my classroom for my students instead of vague answers I have received in the past. Goalbook was also a helpful tool to utilize that I did not know about and want to use in the future.

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Lots of exciting ideas, thinking about how to unroll them in a way that is both targeted and playful. Knowing I want ot start with small goals and that there are so many different strategies to try that there is no optimal way of approaching this. Making goalbook a part of my weekly routine in a small way; on Tuesdays and Thursdays I look into goal book and pick one thing I will try to implement. That way I can build up

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I love the station activities. However, its seems as if the best way to assign a group activity is to first try multiple small activities in order to obtain experience. Also, it is probably beneficial to collaborate with other teachers. I will make using Goalbook a habit.

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During this station time, I thought about how a lot of the things I read about/watched already resonate with things I have been using in my teaching practice the past several years. However, it was helpful to read and watch more to get more specific information and ideas. I would like to try more station-based work in my classroom in the future. A barrier I thought of is the amount of time and thought that is necessary to execute station-based planning successfully.

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Somethings I thought about was the unintentional ways that i have already adapted a lot of what we saw during our station time.  I do think state work has so many benefits and also so much prep time and intentional thinking prior and it seems like it could be very challenging to use stations in more than one subject regularly.  I would love to dig deeper into Goalbook and see how that can impact my teaching. I think for me personally the biggest barriers is I do not have one classroom and these ideas are great but how do i implement then in different settings and when i am not seeing the same students consistently. I also really think about the time it takes to do this correctly and the damage that can be done if not done properly.

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As I explored the Goalbook, I wondered how I have been able to teach in an inclusive classroom for so long without the benefit of this resource.  Perhaps teaching without such a well-researched, convenient tool actually helped me become a more creative teacher.
I would like to try the New Classrooms approach to instruction. I see the value in providing a diverse learning environment with a place for everyone to explore, discuss and create. The only barriers I can think of would be my own. Primarily, my concern would be related to time. Will my incredibly tight schedule allow the time to create learning spaces that are accessible to all students? On the other hand, is there really a choice? All students deserve the opportunity to access learning.

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I thought that stations look like the way to go, however, it looks like it takes a lot of planning and getting used to if it is to be done well. I think it may be worth it though.
I will definitely be giving Goalbook a try in my future teaching.
The only barriers I thought about were trying to plan for stations and how to make it happen well.

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I really enjoyed this digital model of stations and would love to try something similar with my students during remote learning. It was very clear and easy to follow. Also, I found the Goalbook resource to be incredibly useful. I can absolutely see myself using that program in the future to craft specific and measurable IEP goals as well as to locate effective strategies for helping students meet their goals.

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I really enjoyed the videos portion of the stations. I always appreciate when I get a chance to take a peek into someone else's classroom, especially if they're doing something that I think I could change and make my own. There was a lot of information and tasks to be done in this portion, but overall I think it was helpful and I will be taking away some new ideas to implement into my own classroom. Some barriers I can think of are classroom management, that is such a key part to learning in general but specifically when you're thinking of having stations in your classroom. There needs to be full commitment from your students and that isn't always the easiest, so I could see how that might form barriers for learning to be accessed.

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I really like how each station was a bit different from the previous one. However, I felt that it was a lot to take in.  The UDL stations were very informative (especially since this is my first time learning about it). After reading about the Goalbook and doing the scavenger hunt, I would really to like to use it as a resource for teaching instruction. I also plan to use stations in my classroom and think about the 3 UDL principles.
Some  barriers that came to mind was thinking about how many stations I should have, what should be the limit of the amount of students participating per station, and how times per week should stations be used.

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Amazed at the Goalbook program.  I would use this as a resource rather than trying to re-make the wheel for every lesson.  I especially like how the UDL strategies developed over the school year.  I also enjoyed the station learning- I would absolutely like to adopt that in my classroom- I think especially helpful with younger students.  This station model might be challenging with older children since it seems to be an activity you have to be conditioned to perform.
Some barriers I felt were that the resources we have in BPS might not allow for station workshop.  Very little access to technology or different materials for expression.  Also, space in the classroom does not necessarily allow for such independent space.

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I found the UDL stations to be so incredibly helpful! All of the resources showed how UDL really does provide access to all students more easily. I would love to start implementing stations into my classroom. In addition, I would like to group students in cooperative learning groups from day one. I am most interested in utilizing phonics, vocabulary, and grammar rotating stations in my elementary ELA classroom. I hope to work with my two co-teachers next year in order to implement the stations efficiently. I think it will be difficult to incorporate rotating stations into my classroom because of pre-written curriculum and lessons that my school follows, however it can be done.

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I enjoyed all the stations. Some specific takeaways came from he UDL overview. I liked how it was unpacked and understandable. Goalbook is amazing. I was able to simply retrieve goals with particular student in mind. However, I had issues  utilizing the UDL Strategies. I was frustrated, overwhelmed, and not to mention exhausted.

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I found this interesting, though a bit overwhelming since I have been exposed to almost all the strands of thought that seem to be represented here--Lesson design by Objectives to reach Standards, and adjustments to use multi-sensory strategies to engage the child and enable participation at some level, or to some degree, but to just have it all packaged together like this was a bit much; half the time when I am subbing though the teachers are all out at workshops, and mentioning the barrages of information. So I see what it was that they were exposed to, and I can tell from this board that many people here have had prior exposure to much of this.

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I enjoyed the station time but got confused and stressed by the amount of work. I had not used goal book in a while but will use it again to "spice" up my teaching. I feel I use the ssame strategies all of the time. Making a copy of the Goalbook form was quite daunting, a suggestion for future reference change it into a document and have peoplemake a copy before wrtiing answers.

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The Goalbook Toolkit is such a great resource. I've learned very valuable ideas on how to engage all students in meaningful activities. I would like to incorporate the techniques i learned about rotating stations that provide different types of tasks for all types of learner. As always, the challenge is creating "buy-in." Especially with students display EBD behaviors

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I can honestly say that I enjoyed going through all of these stations. They were very informative. I now have a bank of new ideas to implement in my class when/if we go back. After going through all the stations, I realized that I really want to focus on making my centers more engaging for my students and keep in mind of providing my students with more autonomy in the classroom. I think the one barrier to implement this is the lack of resources and having my principal being on board with this model. My school focuses a lot on implementing curriculum with fidelity and sometimes fidelity is not the best way for delivering instruction for the students.

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Throughout the stations I compared them to my classroom. I thought about how it would function in a small class size. I believe I can take a lot of these strategies to my room with some scaffolds. I liked how the main idea was to make it accessible to all- always keeping inclusive practices in mind. I can take some of these strategies when my students have inclusive time. I would like to try an independent reading section where students can use the library space of the room independently. Some barriers I foresee are misbehavior coming up during center time and independent work stations.

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This station inspires me to creatively think of ways to improve my teaching. The UDL helps me a lot because I could finally provide a customized lesson plan for a few students who have ADHD in my class. I used to struggled when these students made negative impact to the whole class. After knowing the three types UDL principles which are: representations, action/emotion and engagement, I start thinking of ways that my students could better understand my materials and ways they can engage better (for example, physical movement activities). Eventually, I hope to try to engage my students into a enjoyable interaction rather than forcing my students not to talk/or walk around. I currently do not think of barriers during my station time, I guess I just get to absorb A LOT methods and strategies which needs time to digest and apply!

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1.) I so enjoyed the 'stations time'. I think chunking up material by modality (videos, articles, Goalbook exploring, etc.) was really beneficial to me because I wasn't spending too much time/cognitive load on solely one area. This made me think and relate how beneficial stations must be for students as they can adjust their thinking/parts of the brain they are using instead of being succumbed to the same assignment/task for 45-50 minutes at a time.

2.) I definitely want to try modeling my stations, the expectations of the product(s) for each station, and the materials that go along with each station. I also want to incorporate more digital literacy/instruction into my stations. Finally, goal book is definitely a tool that I will be using for ALL my students, not just my students on IEPs from her on out - I LOVE it!

3.) Some barriers that I thought of during my station time were that a.) my classroom is a converted closet, so there is very little space to separate students/stations. I do wonder how students will not get distracted by either me teaching a small group and/or the computer screen; and b.) I found that there was a lot of writing involved in this activity, and as someone who really struggles/gets anxious with written products, I felt that this was a tad overwhelming. Just like my students, I know I also demonstrate my knowledge better in other modalities!

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During my station time, I thought about ways I could implement stations in my classroom. I really like the idea of blended learning and these stations will help meet students at their individual needs. I will definitely try the Station-based learning (SBL) strategy and utilize the Goalbook Toolkit. I really appreciated the scavenger hunt on this because I was able to see how the website works and how I can use it for individual students. Some barriers I thought about (for creating SBL) are time, resources and support staff.

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I was very interested to read about the different types of stations that can be set up in a classroom. I often thought that perhaps these classes had more than one teacher to  manage the stations. I am an art teacher who has up to 28 students in a class and I don't have the assistance of a paraprofessional to support the kids who would usually have support in core academic areas.
However, with the information I now have, and with the full summer ahead in which to plan, I will introduce stations in September. I am delighted to find and sign up for Goalbook, and I think it will be a game-changer with a library of strategies which I can utilze with all of my students

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The Goalbook Toolkit is such a great tool. Many teachers at my school use this and have said that it is super helpful. This is definitely a resources I will use to plan to give students the support they need to be successful.

My favorite station was the one about stations and centers. Creating stations in my classroom is something I have always wanted to do, but wasn't sure how to implement. This station gave me great ideas I plan to incorporate in my classroom. Creating stations and adhering to the routine will allow me to have more time to work with smaller groups. Spacing is a challenge for me, but I will work that out during the summer, so I'm not spending a lot of time in school figuring it out.

I also loved the different seating options for students. That may be something that presents a greater challenge because of cost. I'm going to reach out to family and ask them to donate any seating they may not use anymore to use in my classroom.

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I really liked seeing how creative the teachers were at creating different stations in their classes.  How cool is it to move away from the traditional classroom setting for students to find multiple ways to interact and reach the curriculum.

The greatest Information I learned was the UDL framework. I feel like I always wondered how I would reach every child in the class when they all have different strengths, needs, interests. Now having this information, I can plan lessons better with thoughts of removing the barriers before they surface.

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Things I thought about during this station time was if I was implementing these stations in my classroom and giving my students different ways to learn the curriculum. Things I would like to try in my classroom are the different stations for each subject. I have done small groups for reading and math but not so much in music or history. Some barriers I thought of during the station time was how the students would react to change in the classroom, by doing more station small group work and how to make sure all children can reach their different goals.

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I really enjoyed reading about the stations. This is something I do not utilize enough in my classroom. It is wonderful to differentiate this way. I was very taken by how students could use so many different ways to learn and make it specific to their needs. Each student has different barriers and the stations seem to be an amazing way to make sure all students are getting the support they need.
I also liked how the stations somehow give more time to work with individual students. By incorporating one on one time into the stations, it will help not only build a relationship with the student, it will narrow in on the specific barrier to that student.

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- I was intrigued by the wide variety of configurations for stations and centers offered: different modalities, subject areas, configurations for how students interact with the material. I would love to include more stations in my classroom. However, one of the main barriers is a question of TIME - prepping stations and differentiated progressions for students definitely requires a significant time investment.

-The resources in Goalbook were really exciting to me. I'm usually quite skeptical of online resources such as these but it felt like this could be a great jumping off point both in the writing of IEPs and in researching strategies to use with students. Would love to use this resource with my grade team.

-I'm hoping that working with the grade team to devise stations and other differentiated protocols could help divide up the workload and make it more sustainable for us to implement this kind of learning in the classroom.

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1) I think I always viewed doing stations as a lot of effort, but after watching these videos I see it doesn't need to be. I thought they teachers were very creative when designing their stations and seemed very comfortable facilitating them, but then I imagine they have had a lot of practice. It's something I need to change my mentality about; it doesn't have to be complicated or use a lot of resources!

2) I'd love to try a 'teacher station' and a 'check-off' system, encouraging students to become more accountable. I'd also like to implement the 'wild card' station and allow students the opportunity to work independently, not just in assigned groups. Also GOALBOOK!! Amazing!!

3) For ELLs, some of the stations may not be doable without intense scaffolding. For example, I have students who are able to converse but who are unable to read. These students would not be able to work at some stations independently. I can also see students who are not 'into' a station not completing the work. By using stations, you really are expecting the students to have the self-motivation to complete the task without your input. For students who struggle in certain domains, I can see stations being somewhat of a challenge.

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I loved reading the different ideas about station rotation and how to make sure students have access to many different kinds of resources in order to engage with the material. Establishing routines and giving students choices makes all the difference!

I would like to try being more realistic and slowing lessons down a bit for my students. I want to consider my students' strengths and weaknesses as we begin a lesson and decide what the goal is as well as what barriers students may face trying to get there.

Some barriers might be keeping certain students on task, especially those with behavior challenges. I have a number of students that require 1:1 support to remain focused, and sometimes it is unrealistic to expect them to stay in small groups or work independently.

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(1) I loved having so exposure to so many tangible resources during this unit. There are so many resources out there that it's nice to know that there's no need to reinvent the wheel, but there can still be a lot of creativity and unique choices to make when selecting which strategy is a best fit for my students.

(2) I would really like to incorporate more stations in my class. I already do a lot of stations, but most of the time it's the same activity with a different text at each station. I like creating more variety by doing different activities with the same text or same skill at each station.

(3) There was a lot of high tech usage in the videos we watched that we wouldn't necessarily have access to in our district as easily as those might have had. Still, I think there are ways to mimic the activities without having that tech.

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It was interesting to learn more about the UDL stations seeing as though the UDL framework applies to our students even more now that we are teaching virtually.

I would like to try to incorporate more choices for my students. If they would rather write an essay versus record themselves reading their essay. Providing more opportunities for the students to feel successful in the classroom is important.

I thought about how I can balance teaching the stations for students who may not understand the concepts.

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-The UDL model has many benefits. If it is developed and implemented successfully, the rewards will be amazing. I can already envision taking the next steps to developing a lesson plan to use in my class. I would also like to try the using the goal book. I find that this resource will be very helpful to me. This along with properly using stations, I feel will make my teaching more effective. Some barriers that I may encounter during my station time could be the lack of buy in from some of my students. Not every student likes change, so having something new introduced to them may cause some challenges.

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sucks that PE is only available under "premium content"
I can't say how helpful it could be for my classes until I can access content, y'know?

I think about how this is probably easier to incorporate into PE because it's pretty obvious when kids need differentiated equip

I think some barriers would def be space for me. It's also very hard (and has happened multiple times) when kids are frustrated and wreck an activity/stations I have set up. Or uses the equip as a weapon to hurt others.

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1.  I really thought a lot about my next year classroom and how I want to structure it differently based on the work stations in the middle of the desk from one of the videos. I also thought about how I want to try math stations again and do a better job in the implementation of them. I also just really appreciate being re-center in UDL through these stations and all the other modules before this.
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1. GOAL BOOK -- I am so obsessed with this tool and I will definitely be signing up for my own

2. Using the UDL lesson plan as much as I can
_____________________________ 1.  Skills -- many of my students do not have the foundational skills to access grade level content (without support)

2. Social groupings -- I think that many of my students have a hard time with group work because they have a hard time with peer relationships

3. Expression -- I think that many of my lessons only had one way I was collecting data about whether they understood the lesson and UDL really made me think about how maybe I have created an unintentional barrier for some of my students

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Goalbook- I think that goalbook is an awesome tool. I cant wait to explore it more and see all that it entails. It has a lot of information within its domains but I feel once I explore and can navigate through it more I will feel confident in its use and knowing that I am using it appropriately.

For Learning centers- I thought about a new classroom setup. I would love to play around with the idea of having the students grouped in fours but still being able to face each other and see the board allowing me to still have eyes on all during the lesson and being able to scan the room to see who may need assistance or alleviating continuing behaviors in the classroom.

Barriers- The only barrier I would see is if I didn't communicate all the reasoning for why things are in the classroom the way they are with my students. I feel if you talk at them instead of with them you get a negative result. Another barriers may be how or if I am implementing a lesson or a station the right way and if I'm not then that could cause a behavioral problem so my effectiveness in implementing and executing a lesson or station.

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I had heard of Goalbook at school as they offer webinars often, but it was geared toward inclusion teachers, and I had a general ed position. Now that I've had the chance to go in and see all the tools available, I would really like to explore it more and can see myself using it a lot next year! I think it will take some getting used to because I ended up having MANY tabs open as I clicked more and more links.
The stations were fun to explore and I really enjoyed watching videos from classrooms across the country. I think behavior issues come up a lot and this does cause barriers during lessons, but now that we have more resources available, I can have more strategies to help me in that area.

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UDL Stations Think, Write, Share, Jenn Barnes

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UDL Stations Think, Write, Share, Jenn Barnes

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I thought a lot about really concrete ways of implementing UDL into my classroom. These stations gave me a ton of resources to look at to better understand the various strategies I could use to make my classroom and curriculum more accessible for all students. I particularly loved Goalbook--it's an amazing site that offers such concrete strategies for you to try based on your specific student's needs!! I loved it!
I would love to try Goalbook--I think it will be so helpful for me to get started in implementing UDL practices because I can really narrow in on how to help specific  kids develop certain skills. After using it I think it will help me become more familiar with the different strategies and why they are useful, so I can start implementing them more frequently!
A barrier I thought of was also how often I could do Station Rotation with my students. I love the idea and the benefits it offers students and teachers, but I also know that a lot of my curriculum has to do with whole group demonstrations and lessons. How can I balance the two?

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Reflection - Stations/UDL - Jana McCarthy

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Reflection - Stations/UDL - Jana McCarthy

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Wow! Goalbook is amazing...I wish I had this earlier. I 'm going to need some more time to process - it's like a rabbit hole of information and ideas. I am going to use Goalbook both for SEL and for reading/writing in my ELA 10 classroom. I am excited to try stations in a more targeted way that I had not done previously by focusing on mini lesson, skill, practice, etc. I like the idea of using blended learning stations and want to read more about this. Especially as we go back in the fall, I think that this will be incredibly helpful in rethinking instruction. The only barrier I can think of to most of UDL/Station work is technology. While my school is set to be a 1:1 chromebook school next year, there is still tech out there like we viewed in the videos that our district might not have. I need to research tech that allows for more drawing capability - something I want to try in a picture notes or visual thinking strategy at a station. I am excited about researching more on my own how to use blended learning stations and what an online learning component looks like in a station rotation.

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The resources in goalbook was AWESOME and can very easily be tailored to specific student needs. The only thing is, some of the suggested activities were still too difficult for my "low" students. The other activities such as CVC words would be perfect for my higher students. I guess the activities are geared more towards K2.

For station rotation - the idea is really great but I wonder how doable it is with just one teacher?? I think I would feel more comfortable with a co-teacher for station rotation to work well. I really want to try it out.

Watching all the teaching videos also made me really miss my students, miss the classroom and miss teaching and being in school!!

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-I thought about improving my station experience for my students in different ways, including doing teacher led, independent work, and collaboration stations.
-I would like to continue using GoalBook to access strategies. After my 20 minutes of exploring that website, I felt I had more strategies in my "toolbox" that I could adapt for virtual learning and some that I would like to try in the physical classroom space.
-I've done stations before, and one barrier is managing 4-6 different activities going on at once. Clear expectations and directions are extremely important here. This helps students independently manage time and problem solve with classmates if I am working with a specific group at a station.

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Shawna Lind (MOD 67)
-During the stations I thought about how I will design my classroom setup. I thought about how the stations mentioned in articles would work best in my class.
-I would like to incorporate the wild card time so that students have time to re-do/catch up/ further study a topic or assignment.
-a barrier that came to mind is how often can I do stations? If there ar stations everyday is that too much? will kids take it seriously? Should stations be limited to 3 times a week so that I can do traditional lessons and targeted small group pulls?

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- Although I have had experience/PD's about UDL I liked the refresher and it got me thinking about how I can implement more consistent use of stations and different learning modalities into my classroom.
- I am VERY excited to continue using goalbook to help me identify goals, barriers, and strategies to help support all of my learners.
- The first barrier I think about during my station time is management. I am the only teacher in the classroom and I worry what this will look like for students at first. I also worry about students who may 'hide' within the stations. Meaning they might not get the concept fully but I don't get a ton of 1 on 1 time with the student or the ability to address misconceptions just due to the nature of stations.

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Um hello, why am I just now hearing about this? AMAZING tool. Writing IEPs just got infinitely easier. Classroom teachers should be using it too! So often I hear I just don't know what to do any more. Here, let me guide you to this AMAZING tool that will target all the skills you need and give you choices! you can try them out and leave notes about how they went and share with that student's support team! SO cool. An obvious barrier would be teaching other teachers how to use it, but a quick PD could solve that!

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I would like to re-vamp my math stations into the new format: teacher time, practice palace, prove it plaza, and the shop.

The most common barrier I see in my classroom is lack of automaticity/fluency in math. I found a few strategies in GoalBook that were aimed at these barriers.

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While working through Unit 1, I was struck by how stations have sometimes been made to seem kind of boring when in reality we can make them so much fun! We have the ability to engage the students while also giving them confidence and allowing them to take control of their own learning! 

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While working through Unit 1, I was struck by how stations have sometimes been made to seem kind of boring when in reality we can make them so much fun! We have the ability to engage the students while also giving them confidence and allowing them to take control of their own learning! 

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Having another individual in the room allows stations to work smoother

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Having another individual in the room allows stations to work smoother

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I wonder why I never learned of Goalbook for writing IEPs. It seems it would make the reports so much easier! I also like that it helps you think through those microsteps of instruction that we may sometimes miss.

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I wonder why I never learned of Goalbook for writing IEPs. It seems it would make the reports so much easier! I also like that it helps you think through those microsteps of instruction that we may sometimes miss.

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Gotta rethink the way I do stations, make it more engaging

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Gotta rethink the way I do stations, make it more engaging

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Demystifying changes in the routine: either by previewing them or by building up how exciting they are

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Demystifying changes in the routine: either by previewing them or by building up how exciting they are

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You could create a lesson plan through lesson builder on cast

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You could create a lesson plan through lesson builder on cast

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http://lessonbuilder.cast.org/create.php

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I think we could utilize station learning a lot more frequently in our classroom and think that some students would especially love the self-directed learning that station learning allows for. I think some students would do better with this than others, though. For students who need more support and guidance figuring out the steps of an assignment, station learning could present some boundaries as it requires self-direction.

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Want to implement more stations and give student more autonomy in choice. 

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Want to implement more stations and give student more autonomy in choice. 

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I like the way we had a chance to get up, move around and go through items individually. A lot of technology incorporated and ways to increase lesson planning and learning within the groups within the classrooms that I serve. I will incorporate this in CPT.

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Bringing manipulatives to all 6th grade math students for a deeper understanding of concepts/math fluency

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Breaking down standards based on the guidelines of UDL- making sure strategies are meaningful to the learning goal and not arbitrary 

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Breaking down standards based on the guidelines of UDL- making sure strategies are meaningful to the learning goal and not arbitrary 

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Watching videos, for me, was both reassuring that I am using some effective strategies in my classroom and also illuminating to things I could be doing better.

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Watching videos, for me, was both reassuring that I am using some effective strategies in my classroom and also illuminating to things I could be doing better.

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I would love more time to explore goal book

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I would love more time to explore goal book

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1) Goalbook had some great resources for setting goals for a visually impaired student.
2) I would like to challenge the 1-to1 to use some of these goals and activities to enrich our student's days.
3) Adults' knowledge of how to create enriching activities.

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Being comfortable with putting more work into the set up of my classroom in order to reach all capabilities of all students. I want to be intentional when doing stations and creating ones that work in my classroom .

Goalbook is pretty amazing and is very helpful with the strategies.

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How do I engage older students, removing the distractions of mobile phones, the internet, and each other?

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I absolutely love stations but know set up can be time consuming. I wonder if there are ways to make set up easier or any resources available with very specific station ideas/grade level and content area.  

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I absolutely love stations but know set up can be time consuming. I wonder if there are ways to make set up easier or any resources available with very specific station ideas/grade level and content area.  

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How I do these strategies look in the classroom when thinking about optimizing engagement. I would like to try utilizing more student choice to optimize engagement. Barriers that I thought about were disruptions in the classroom environment.

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based on an ex video I see that it is costly to diversify, when it comes to the classroom . how do we find the resources/$$ to support diversity when needed. 

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based on an ex video I see that it is costly to diversify, when it comes to the classroom . how do we find the resources/$$ to support diversity when needed. 

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Differentiating based on TEACHER skills as well as student needs

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Differentiating based on TEACHER skills as well as student needs

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Goalbook has many useful resources for all content areas.

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Goalbook has many useful resources for all content areas.

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I would like to try some of the SEL strategies (i-message with anchor chart)

A barrier was not enough time to get explore new material.

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I am really excited to explore this more. It seems like an awesome resource that I can use when planning any unit or lesson. Super helpful

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1) Thoughts:
This is me just think about my own instruction- some of what I am doing now work with some of my classes, but I know that my class of mainly special education kids are struggling. The station work also allows for more opportunities for check ins.
2) Try:
Possibly incorporation stations- the rotation model in a science classroom
-Teacher Led
-Lab
-Independent computer work
3) Barriers:
-time
-What are quality activities I can use for each station especially in science?
-How can I build in the culture to do this midway through the year?
-How can I do this with one teacher?