CEP 416-Universal Design for Learning Template

For this assignment, you will focus on the technologies that you picked for last week's activity, and you will
make sure that they comply with UDL principles. Remember that simply using technology in the classroom is
not enough; we want to purposefully think about how technology enhances learning and how we can best plan
it into our activity to achieve intended learning goals.

YOUR NAME: Allison OBrien

ACTIVITY GOAL(S):
The goal is for students to make their own lessons and learn to do their own research. They also learn to use the power
point program on the laptop, and use a camera in the process. By finding and writing down the information and then
forming it into a presentation, the students will remember things better than they would if I lectured them about this
topic.

TECHNOLOGIES USED FOR ACTIVITY (please provide a URL link to it if applicable):

Laptops
Class Camera
Projector

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

Flexible media and materials play an essential role in helping students achieve activity/lesson goals. The
principles below help you consider what could/could not work for all your students with the media and materials
included in your activity.

UDL principle
Multiple and varied media
are used to present
concepts and content
Example Explain how the technology you picked for the activity
provides that?
(add URL links, descriptions, screenshots, etc if necessary)
(NOTE: the lesson plan/activity that you used does not have to
meet all of these UDL principles. This is a time for you to rethink
about the technology you use under the UDL perspective)
YES. By having the students research online they are able to use
Text, images, text, and pictures or even videos to learn more about the types of
graphics, audio, rocks. By using the camera I allow the children to create their own
video, and images and making comparison between their pictures and
multimedia pictures from on their laptop used to get information.
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/rocksandminerals
.html

Materials and media
provide visual equivalents
for auditory information
and vice versa as needed
Captions for NO. I do not think that my lesson plan included visual equivalent
videos, text but I can find materials that do. I did not think about this aspect
outlines for that maybe I have a students that cannot see or hear and that my
lectures, text-to- resources should have other options so that student can still get
speech or digital the same experience as all the other students. The video attached
voice tools for has visuals and also has the words written out. This would fulfill
text this requirement.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGK1KkLjdQY&t=6s

Options for diverse Hyperlinked NO. I did not give another option for students who do not speak
linguistic/language abilities multimedia English. I can provide a video that is in another language and also
are provided in materials glossary get worksheets that can get translated into the first language of
and media definitions; my student. Even for the students that do speak English, after the
foreign language assignment I can hand out a page of definitions of everything that
translations; we have learned.
language
modality
translations
ASL/speech

Visual organizers, rubrics,
and checklists are
available to help students
to learn, plan, and
complete lessons
Using advanced NO. I gave directions but I did not provide a rubric or a checklist
organizers for the students. This would help them to make sure they
complete all the components. This would also show them my
expectations in writing so they know what they need to
accomplish.

Materials and media are
designed to help students
monitor their own progress
and promote self-reflection
Comparing work YES. With the way my lesson plan is set up, students will
over time during compare their work with their classmates when they are teaching
the activity, each other when they teach and show the class what they have
picking their best came up with. There can be opportunities between the start of the
work, choosing activity for the students to compare their work with each other to
new personal form goals of what they want their presentation to be like.
goals

Materials and media
provide students with
varied levels of challenge
and support to address
diverse abilities and
challenges
YES. This task is structured in telling them which rocks they are to
More structured research and giving them the options of website to use. It is their
vs. open-ended job to decide how to make their power point and how to present
tasks in the their projects. I will give them a rubric/list of things that they are
activity, different required to include but also give them the freedom of the way that
levels of they get these things.
difficulty

EVALUATION

Based on your responses, how would you modify your media and materials to address the diverse challenges,
talents, and preferences of your students? (answer one)

If your technology provides support for UDL principles (e.g., 4 out of 6 principles), what are other
student challenges or preferences that you could anticipate in this activity?
 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?

I would create a way for the lesson to be done in multiple ways. First, I will provide a rubric that they will be
graded on and also a list of things that must be included in the presentation in order to make my lesson more
structured. I would then provide multiple links and videos for the students to use that have accommodations
such as captions and also pictures. If I have a student whose first language is not English, I will also provide
resources that they may find easier and more beneficial for learning. I will then provide the students with a
vocabulary sheet at the end of all presentations so that they know exactly what they should get out of the
presentations and lesson.

REFLECTION

Briefly describe your thoughts about the UDL-ization process:

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

UDL made me think way more about how to adjust and accommodate childrens needs such as
listening or seeing disabilities or SLA students. There are so many resources on the internet to
accommodate all these needs that they are not difficult adjustments to make or have on hand. This was
a good reminder to me to always have other ways to do activities. I liked how UDL incorporates
technology but also makes sure that using technology doesnt take away from the learning and team
work aspect of the classroom as well.

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

I will find ways to implement UDL into my future classroom by first using the technology resources that I
have. Then I will think more about the actual assignment like giving them a rubric to follow, closed
activities but still let the students have options in order to be creative. I also want to provide all of the
accommodations for my students so they get the best learning environment and are able to have the
best experience possible.