Christopher Garrett Week 4 DQ 1

UDLDifferentation  UDL requires teachers to look at students prior knowledge to see what level a student may be at (Puckett, 2013).  Allows for multiple means of expression  Meets the needs of all learners  Has no need to asses prior knowledge necessarily.  Allows for multiple means of expression.  Stresses the importance of all learning styles.

 Studies have shown through the years that students need many ways to express the knowledge that they have taken from a lesson (Watts-Taffe, Laster, Broach, Marinak, McDonald Conner, & Walker-Dalhouse, 2012).  Both UDL and Differentiation need to be implemented and supported because without looking at what level a student may be at and giving multiple means of expression it can in fact cause a student to fall behind (King-Sears, 2008).

 Student will be assessed prior to beginning a topic through pre-assessments of the teachers choosing.  New information will be presented in many formats of the teachers choosing to make sure the needs of every learning style are met in the classroom.

 Allow students to be apart of the learning process.  Find out students personal interest and integrate those into the lessons.  Give students roles or “jobs” in the classroom.

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