Shelf by Emma Lunsford

Engagement

emmalunsford2024 — 2024-04-16 00:46:43 UTC

The UDL principle of engagement is aiming to get students engaged in learning and excited to learn. UDL’s goal is to get teachers to provide multiple means of engagement for different learners. Students have many variations of engagement, and it is up to us teachers to accommodate and help them learn and grow through those variations.

Representation

emmalunsford2024 — 2024-04-16 00:50:42 UTC

The UDL principle of representation is aiming to get teachers to represent their students or accommodate their learning struggles and disabilities by curriculum variation. There are many students that may have reading, sensory or other disabilities and we as teachers must find ways to “tweak” our lessons to support all children. It’s important for teachers to have a way of doing this, because all schools will require teachers to know how to accommodate for students.

Action & Expression

emmalunsford2024 — 2024-04-16 00:51:34 UTC

The UDL principle of action and expression is getting teachers to understand that not all students can express themselves the same way. Some students may be able to show their knowledge through writing, while others do better through conversation and vice versa.

Checkpoints

emmalunsford2024 — 2024-04-16 01:17:42 UTC

-Recruiting Interest

-optimize individual choice & autonomy

-minimize threats & distractions

-Sustaining Effort & Persistence

-vary demands & resources to optimize challenges

-foster collaboration & community

-Self Regulation

-promote expectations & beliefs that optimize motivation

- develop self-assessment & reflection

Checkpoints

emmalunsford2024 — 2024-04-16 01:18:21 UTC

-Perception

-offer ways of customizing the display of information

-offers alternatives for auditory & visual information

-Language & Symbols

-clarify vocab & symbols

-promote understanding across languages

-Comprehension

-activate or supply background knowledge

-guide information processing & visualization

Checkpoints

emmalunsford2024 — 2024-04-16 01:22:13 UTC

-Physical Action

-Vary the methods for response & navigation

-Optimize access to tools & assistive technology

-Expression & Communication

-Use multiple medias for communication

-Use multiple tools for construction & composition

-Executive Functions

-Guide appropriate goal setting

-support planning & strategy development

Example

emmalunsford2024 — 2024-04-16 01:56:56 UTC

This Google Chrome Extension allows students to have any text read to them - no matter how long or short. It works great with school Chromebooks and premium is always free to teachers.

Example

emmalunsford2024 — 2024-04-16 02:07:14 UTC

Sites like this story creating one are great for optimizing individual choice and fostering collaboration by using them in different ways. These sites can allow for group collaboration projects or individual expression.

Examples

emmalunsford2024 — 2024-04-16 02:43:39 UTC

This website is great for teaching students planning and strategy when it comes to their education. There are so many different ways for students to learn to plan, organize and communicate.