During SPED 440 we were asked to complete an UDL Toolkit. This assignment required us to look at the UDL resources and come up with examples on different ways we would be able to differentiate a lesson for students. This assignment demonstrates understanding of individual differences because it allowed me to investigate and research many different ways I would be able to accommodate for future students in my classroom and be sure my classroom was more inclusive for all. This allowed me to learn more about the learning differences I might see in my future classroom and ways I can accommodate making my future classroom more inclusive for all students.
In SPED 440 we were assigned to write a differentiated lesson plan for a classroom that had specific focus students with special needs and accommodations. For this project I had to not only come up with a lesson but also make sure that lesson fit all of the needs of my students. The lesson plan was on using proportions to calculate percent and sales tax. In this lesson I used UDL to explain my multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement throughout the lesson. I was also required to explain what scaffolds that I had built into the lesson and how I met identified needs of the focus students. This project helped me understand how students have individual differences and needs in the classroom and how I can plan and differentiate my instruction to accommodate the needs students must have to succeed.
At the beginning of SPED 440 we were asked to follow a handful of Facebook groups of parents of children with special needs or other individuals with special needs. Throughout the class we were asked to read the information people posted to the group, and even interact with the group. This project helped me to understand different communities and see what their concerns were not only in the educational world but in life itself. I believe this project will help me to have a more inclusive environment in my future classroom and be able to understand a little bit better of what my students with special needs may be going through in the classroom and in life.
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