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Addressing the Needs of Diverse Learners: Learning Barriers in the Math Class

Cynthia BellNumeracy & Youth SpecialistLiteracy Assistance Center

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Objectives ❏ Review UDL❏ Learn to use the four core

ideas of UDL as instructional strategies for addressing barriers

❏ Reflect on current practices

What do we already know about UDL?

Universal Design for Learning

“A set of principles that guide the design of inclusive classroom instruction and accessible course materials” (Center for Applied Special Technology, 2011c)

3 Principles of UDL

Barriers in the curriculum not the student

Core ideas of UDL1. Essential for some, good for all.

Source: Connie Rivera Adult Numeracy Network 2016

Core ideas of UDL2. Context changes everything.

1. Essential for some, good for all.

Source: Connie Rivera Adult Numeracy Network 2016

Core ideas of UDL3. Variability is the norm.

2. Context changes everything.

1. Essential for some, good for all.

Source: Connie Rivera Adult Numeracy Network 2016

Areas where students vary

Teach to the edges

Implement tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving

Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them

Core ideas of UDL4. Tight on goals, but flexible in means.

3. Variability is the norm.

2. Context changes everything.

1. Essential for some, good for all.

Source: Connie Rivera Adult Numeracy Network 2016

Goals that are too specific in the means

● limit different strategies,● suppress creative solutions,● limit the # of people who attempt to obtain the goals

--‐Teaching Every Student in a Digital Age

What is your

intention?

Use your intention to help determine the true learning goal

How can you use the four core ideas?

Let’s do some math

Two math activities

● Abstract thinking & quantitative reasoning

● Rates

● Abstract thinking & quantitative reasoning

● Visual Patterns

Shower vs Bath

A 3 act math task

Source- 101qs.com

Growing Dots

UDL “Look for” Framework

1. The goal(s) of the lesson should be clear to all. What is the learning goal(s)?

2. Name options in the learning environment that promote achieving the goal(s)?

3. What barriers to learning did you

notice (or imagine) during the activity?

4. What can you design to overcome these barriers?

What barriers do you notice?

What can you design to overcome these

barriers?

Please complete the evaluation.

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