UDL AcademyLesson Building

Break out sessionCohort 2

March 14, 2013

Rachel Currie-Rubin Allison Posey

Goal of this break out session

• Develop strategies: how to implement UDL in lesson design towards your district goal during this pilot phase

New considerations for lessons

• District goal• UDL

Goal of workshop: to develop 3-4 lessons per district – Feedback for Day 6, 7– we will share ‘final’ Session 8: June 3

Examples:• lesson that I already have

• remix a lesson from UDL Exchange

• lesson I co-teach

• PD lesson for other teachers

Share:What have you changed about your practice since learning about UDL?

Consider a lesson using Guidelines:

• MM Representation• MM Action and Expression• MM Engagement

• Why is this ‘UDL’ and not just engaging?

1. Revisit district goal:

What is your district goal in this pilot phase? This will help guide your lesson.

In our example, our district goal is to:• Change educator practice in order to support student writing

proficiency – measured with state writing test, weekly writing samples, posting

bulletin board of work

• Align to Common Core

2. Choose a lesson for this pilot

Will you work as an individual or with a peer?What lesson will you work on first?

Examples:• lesson that I already have

• remix a lesson from UDL Exchange

• lesson I co-teach

3. Follow the template in UDL Exchange

4. Reflect on process using UDL Guidelines

What will you measure & observe in students?

What UDL lesson design processes were helpful for you?

How UDL works

• Know goal (lesson & district)• Know what will you measure– Before/after

• Consider UDL Guidelines before, during, & after lessons

For Academy sessions

• By next time, have a draft of a lesson to share – pre/post data that your team can think about to

help think about your lesson design

• We will be happy to come tape your UDL lesson, or bring in a video! Have a colleague help you observe, measure.

• A ‘UDL’ lesson was designed thinking about UDL– it may not look different!

Planning time: Handout

• Which 3 lessons?– your team – enhance with UDL– hopefully to be implemented between week 7 & 8

• Assign tasks to team members• Set a timetable for completion• Measurements/observations during delivery

Reflect

• What might be different ‘doing’ UDL?

• What are you excited about? What are you nervous about?

• Questions?

Reflect:What other educators say:

• UDL takes longer, but my students like my lessons more

• UDL makes it so more students are successful and I don’t have to reteach skills

• Start small: one UDL lesson this month…

• Share ideas with students: let them become active in instructional decisions to invest in what they need to do to be better learners!

• Can’t tell who the special ed students are in her class

• UDL, coteaching, and tiered instruction beneficial in reducing the proficiency gap for all groups by one half!

Clear goal:Flexible means!

In summary, lesson design with UDL:

• http://animoto.com/play/YLHE7PcWzzJSFlD07AyvJw#