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UDL Removes Barriers

UDL Removes Barriers. Dayna Lang ( dlang@pccs.k12.mi.us ) Jeff Blakeslee (blakesj@pccs.k12.mi.us). …like inflexible, one-size-fits-all curricula. Diversity is the norm . not the exception. UDL. Universal Design for Learning calls for ...

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UDL Removes Barriers

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  1. UDL Removes Barriers Dayna Lang (dlang@pccs.k12.mi.us) Jeff Blakeslee (blakesj@pccs.k12.mi.us) …like inflexible, one-size-fits-all curricula

  2. Diversity is the norm not the exception

  3. UDL Universal Design for Learning calls for ... Multiple means of representation, to give learners various ways of acquiring information and knowledge, Multiple means of action and expression, to provide learners alternatives for demonstrating what they know, Multiple means of engagement, to tap into learners' interests, offer appropriate challenges, and increase motivation.

  4. Lesson Planning UDL: The Plymouth-Canton Journey 5

  5. Why reinvent the wheel? UDL resources available via the web. New ideas for the same old wheel.

  6. Carrie Wozniak’s site

  7. Pictures, video, audio

  8. UDL Choice Project applied to Romeo and Juliet Romeo & Juliet adapted by Dayna M. Lang

  9. Unit Question How does Shakespeare still speak to a 21st century audience? 20th Century Essential Question • How does literature help us better understand ourselves?

  10. TRADITIONAL culminating assessment: Final Test: Multiple choice/short answer essay exam. Literary Essay

  11. UDL Approach Students explore the aspects of culture and literature pertaining to Romeo and Juliet that most interests them in order to make lasting connections. Project-based assessment that includes a presentation/speaking component and a writing piece—This leads to authentic writing about the choices they made in completing the project and what it meant to them rather than plagiarized examples of literary analysis. • Multiple choices

  12. Project Choices: 1. Make a book of Elizabethan costumes. • Draw a detailed blueprint of the Globe Theatre.

  13. Project Choices cont. • Design and sew a minimum of 3 costumes for • characters in the play.

  14. Project Choices cont. 4. Design 5 scenes from the play on poster boards or in dioramas.

  15. Project Choices cont. 5. Create puppets and put on a puppet show of at least one scene with 4 or more characters. 6. Memorize and perform 2-3 monologues or soliloquies. 7. Choose a scene and perform it with costumes and props as a group.

  16. Project choices cont. 8. Create a comic book or an illustrated children’s book. Created by Shelley, a student who has had a grade on the verge of failing for a majority of the year.

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