Reflections in UDL & DI

At the close of this course, I have been asked to do the following:

•Summarize how you will use the resources in the Differentiation Station social network to help you implement the principles of Universal Design for Learning and Differentiated Instruction.

I plan to use the resources submitted to my group's Differentiation Station to reference and help me in my curriculum planning; especially since I'm teaching inclusion this year! I also hope to keep the relationships within my group current, so that we can continue to share ideas about UDL & DI in the future. I am also excited to have discovered the CAST website along with all the wonderful teaching resources available to me on that site!

•Describe any immediate adjustments you will make to your instructional practice regarding the use of technology integration to customize instruction as a result of your learning from this course.

I have already begun to make immediate adjustments to my instructional practice by differentiating my small group and whole group lessons with the use of my Promethean Board. I have also started sharing these Flipchart lessons with my fellow grade level teachers in hopes it will inspire them to begin differentiating, too.

Overall, I have found this course to be one of the most beneficial and useful to me during my graduate work at Walden. I am excited to see what my final course has in store!