It's 8:00! Time for #IDedchat - a weekly chat for Idaho Edus, and anyone else who wants to join the convo! Tonight we are also joined by @IDcoachingnet#idcoachnet
Yeah, surprisingly we got out early on Monday because they were talking bad weather. We got burned 2 years ago, so now we are playing it safe always. #idedchat#snopocalypse2018
A1: UDL - Universal Design for Learning. A framework for thinking through/planning instruction that meets all students where they are and take them where they need to be. #IDedchat
Small world, eh? Love running into people from my checkered past, even elementary school days. Kim is great, and glad to run into her, even if it's just online! #IDedchat
A1: In my reading it is centered around meeting the needs of ALL students which can be helpful for them, but time consuming for teachers at times. #idedchat
Universal Design is a way for all to access something, regardless of physical or mental ability, hindrances or handicaps. At least trying to accommodate all. #IDedchat
A2: Differentiation is after the fact. "Wow, my 3 Ss rocked that, what next? Or "Whoa, that was rough, what now?" Universal Design is proactive, creating for all before the fact. #IDedchat
R2: if I am reading the definition of UDL, it means that we are providing every child with the learning environment for idea learning to take place. DI would be changing how each child is learning. #idedchat
A2: With differentiation the teacher is doing the work of deciding what a learner needs; with UDL the teachers provides a "buffet" and the student decides what is best for them. #IDedchat
Wondering right beside you. This might just take some individual coaching if a student chooses an option that doesn't support his/her need. #IDedchat#IDcoachnet
Q4: UDL Has 3 major principles: Representation, Action and Expression, and Engagement. What is your interpretation of each of these principles? #IDedchat
R4: engagement is always the aspect that is hard to measure. My engagement may look totally different than someone else’s. Doesn’t mean that I’m more engaged or less engaged. #IDEdchat
Agreed! That is what I have an issue with in regards to our evaluation system. 1 student may be completely auditory and the student next to him could be entirely visual. Learning looks different #idedchat
A4: UDL principles encourage us to offer multiple ways for students access material (representation), engage with it (engagement), and show what they know (action & expression) #IDedchat#IDcoachnet
I agree it can look different for each student - I think where we have to be intentional is looking at the "challenge" for the student - we want them to have some productive struggle. #IDedchat
I am just trying to think about presenting this to Ts who haven't heard about it before. This is going to seem extremely overwhelming. How does one get "buy-in" with a concept such as this? #idedchat
That is a great question Dan. I think you have to try it yourself first. Start small....you might fail..but try again. See how students respond. #IDedchat
A5: I think you can continue to have structure even with students having voice and choice - it comes back to the objectives and Essential Question. #IDedchat
What if...you tried just one aspect of UDL - just being intentional about how students can access information. Perhaps you have give them the choice of reading an article, watching a video, analyzing an infographic, listening to a podcast all around the same topic. #IDedchat
A5: robust, meaningful learning objectives only become more so when students get to explore and share their knowledge in multiple ways. #IDedchat#IDcoachnet
YES! I do believe that UDL can help shift a teacher centered classroom into student empowered classroom. But it does take baby steps for some. #IDedchat
A6: Big concept but conveyed in several different way by students. Some may do a PPT, an infographic, a posterboard, and some may want to take a paper and pencil assessment. Some may even want to write an essay/narrative. #idedchat
Yes! Designing to the edges is something I've been able to discuss with the Colonel at Mountian Home Air Force Base. There is no one who "fits" the description of average. For example, pilots come in all shapes and sizes, so make their needs adjustable! #idcoachnet#IDedchat
A7: All of my assessments are done online. I have one boy on an IEP and he feels rushed taking them online when all of his neighbors are done, so I print them off, modify and shorten for him. #idedchat
A7: I love supporting students and teachers in Guideline 6: Executive Functioning. It is so powerful when a learner sets their own goal and self-evaluates and reflects as they strive towards it. #IDedchat#IDcoachnet
The key term is assessment. Formative assessments and summative can be project based, or just some choices for topics, or how to address those topics. Test. That word is not the same. That throws us sometimes. #idcoachnet#IDedchat
