Multiplication+arrays+UDL

In creating a lesson plan using the principles of Universal Design, my primary experience is that I am planning from a different starting point. While most lesson plans call for students to adapt to the presented concepts, in UDL it is the lesson itself what has to adapt to the students strengths and needs. Needless to say, implementation and design of UDL lesson plans are unique and may not apply for all classrooms under all circumstances. As a special education teacher, I believe it's more or less easy for me to understand UDL because I'm used to accomodate or modify for students with very diverse needs. Because I am also a certified Bilingual teacher, I am used to see situations where students, just because they do not speak English, does not mean that they don't understand a concept; rather, we have to find a way to customize the lesson to them. In the end, the guiding questions of what students will learn, evidence of learning, acquisition and integration of knowledge, and application of learning can be synthesized as a strategic approach to education based on student-led discovery. Technology is at the core of Universal Design due to its multimedia capabilities, its immediate feedback, and its motivational nature toward inquiry. I feel that multimedia appeals to the recognition networks; immediate and frequent feedback supports the strategic networks; and its novelty caters to the affective networks.

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