Sunday, December 6, 2009

UDL Lesson Builder Reflection

I have finally completed the lesson plan from the UDL lesson builder site. I am not a classroom teacher; I am the Technology Director for a school district. With this said it was tough enough not being involved in curriculum. When I started on the lesson builder site I was a little confused and needed guidance. I concentrated on the sample lesson plans on the website. The site provided some good examples of lesson plans. I reviewed each and every lesson at least once or possibly twice. I then had a decent feel for the structure of the UDL lesson planning. I then focused on the recognition, strategic, and affective networks, which comprise the brain network for UDL learning. The concept map that was provided in Chapter 6 of the UDL site was very helpful. It helped me understand the different components that go under each network. In reading this chapter, it helped me focus on providing a lesson plan that will address the diverse set of learners. I have learned a lot about lesson plans and I still have so much to learn to be proficient. It is not a great lesson plan, but it is a starting point that I can continue to build on.