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Introducing Students to UDL
Dr. Katie NovakAssistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Human ResourcesAuthor of UDL Now!
Who Are Your Students?Think about your students and all the variability you encounter in a given school year. Do not think in terms of academic ability, but all the vast diversity in your classroom. Take a moment to write a few statements that describe the variability of your students. Ex: My students come to school hungry and with full bellies.
Step 1: Introduce the Guidelines•Review Guidelines with students to give them a sense of the type of instructional strategies you will use throughout the year. •This connects to the important work of Jean Anyon.•Choose an activity on pg. 4 of the electronic handout to reflect on how you could share one of more of the Guidelines with students when you return to your learning environment.
Step 2: Heighten Salience of GoalsKnowledge: We all have knowledge, and concepts that we want our students to acquire. What is that knowledge and why is it important?
Competencies: There are specific skills students will have to complete to be successful. What are these competencies and why are they important?
Step 3: Encourage Students to Monitor Instruction and Learning
Ask students to assess you and their own learning!
Ex: When you are finished, answer the following questions:•What could I, as your teacher, have done better today?•Were you engaged in today’s lesson? Why or why not?