Week 8 Reflection 6714

I have always tried to implement technology whenever possible in my classroom. UDL and differentiated learning are not new concepts to me, but they are concepts that I feel I can always learn from and improve on. The idea that students need to learn from a variety of lessons and that every student needs to understand but feel comfortable with that variety is what I believe UDL is all about.


In this course, I came up with a plan to document what kind of learners I have in my classroom using three very different surveys and melding them into one. My survey lets me understand who my students are by identifying interests, learning style and by fitting them into a learning profile. I searched, found, and used a variety of websites to come up with my survey and am now confident it will give me the clearest picture of my classroom I have ever had.


Using that picture, I am going to develop an interactive learning contract this year, which my students will actually create, participate in and be assessed on. The key idea I took away from this course concerning DI is that unit plans should address every student and individual lessons should try to bring equity to the classroom. I am encouraged to try this interactive approach with varied instruction and use technology as the backbone of the learning contract. In time, I believe this lesson will allow students to own their education and go further than they thought they might because I had a clear idea of who they were before we ever started the process.