CEP 416-Universal Design for Learning

YOUR NAME: Jessica Shier

ACTIVITY GOAL(S):

By the end of this activity, students will be able to:

Work together in a group
Ask and answer questions about and from the text
Find the main idea of the text
Construct their own point of view about the text
Use technology to convey what they have learned

TECHNOLOGIES USED FOR ACTIVITY:

iPads
iMovie
Apple TV

UDL CHECKLIST
(adapted from CAST UDL curriculum self-check)

UDL principle Example Explain how the technology you picked

Multiple and varied media are used
to present concepts and content
Materials and media provide visual
equivalents for auditory information
and vice versa as needed
Options for diverse
linguistic/language abilities are
provided in materials and media
Text, images, graphics, audio,
video, and multimedia
Captions for videos, text
outlines for lectures,
text-to-speech or digital voice
tools for text
Hyperlinked multimedia glossary
definitions; foreign language
translations; language modality
translationsASL/speech
for the activity provides that?
(add URL links, descriptions,
screenshots, etc if necessary)
Students are using video and audio to
present their ideas. They are getting
pictures from the text that they are reading
and pulling and extrapolating information
from text.
I will edit my lesson plan to require students
to add subtitles into their videos. I will give
them a descriptive list of what they should
do while still allowing for choice and
freedom.
I placed ELL students in groups that will be
helpful and patient. I will edit my lesson plan
to include texts that are bilingual or I will
give them resources such as
wordreference.com. I will also give them a
list of key words with definitions. I can also
encourage ELL students to include some
words from their native language in the
videos to introduce to the other students.
Visual organizers, rubrics, and I will give students a detailed rubric and
checklists are available to help Using advanced organizers description of the activity also explaining
students to learn, plan, and complete how to use and troubleshoot things like
lessons iMovie. I will also be there for support in this.

In my lesson plan, I ask students to think

Materials and media are designed to Comparing work over time about their personal thoughts and
help students monitor their own during the activity, picking their reflections about the reading. I will also edit
progress and promote self-reflection best work, choosing new it to encourage students to choose goals
personal goals and discuss their work with the group.

I have given students a structured task in

Materials and media provide
students with varied levels of
challenge and support to address
diverse abilities and challenges
More structured vs. open-ended
tasks in the activity, different
levels of difficulty
the way that they are all required to read a
text and create a video, but it is open-ended
in the aspect that they can do what they
wish with the video. They are given choice
and can challenge themselves with the
depth they choose to go into the activity.

EVALUATION
If your technology does not provide support for UDL principles (e.g., less than 4 principles), how would
you modify your media and materials to address the diverse challenges, talents, and preferences of
your students?

My technology does provide support for UDL in some areas, but it is also very much lacking in other areas. I
plan to provide and have students put captions in the videos they create. I will also give my students a detailed
rubric and description of the activity. For reading the informational text, I can help my ELL students by assisting
them with translation and giving them keywords with definitions (Or having the whole group help them the
words up). I will also have students set personal goals at the beginning of the activity, one being that they will
learn something new about the technology theyre using.

REFLECTION
1) How is UDL changing how you view technology for teaching and learning?

UDL is allowing me to look at the way I plan lessons and conduct classes in a more inclusive ways. I
can see that to implement technology into my classroom, I cannot just use it for the sake of using it. I
need to use it to enhance the learning process, thinking of the how, what, and why questions to
help me make that decision.

2) How will you implement UDL in your future classroom?

I will implement UDL in my future classroom by making my lesson plans with those ideas in mind. I
want to be able to integrate technology in my classroom in a way that not only enhances learning but
also embraces diversity and language, making it more inclusive and easier for students from different
backgrounds and languages to learn. Using different mediums in teaching, I can make the classroom
environment conducive to all types of learning. I do not have to just implement simple things like
Youtube videos for the sake of adding technology, but the possibilities tech offers in education are so
exciting, and I cannot wait to see how they continue to grow and to see different ways it can be used to
help every student.