We learn with Equity and UDL, specifically in the section I studied with Expressive Skills, Fluency, and Communication, that there is more than one way to teach a subject. Some students learn by listening to a lecture, taking notes, or reading from an assigned novel. Other students learn best by role playing a time in history, or creating a piece of art work similar to their favorite childhood memory. I can integrate this into my own lessons by having several different methods planned out during the first couple months of school, and see what the students respond to best. When I find the different styles of learning they respond to, then I can feel assured that they are enjoying most of what they are learning.
This is going to help my students by introducing them to all different kinds of ways to learn in the classroom. It is going to challenge them, and have them experience things that maybe they have not before. It will help them grow in confidence, and then maybe they will enjoy the challenge, and look forward to future lessons that are similar. My goals with this topic that I have set for myself are making lists of different methods of teaching, and tying them into different subjects where they will be the most effective. I am going to challenge myself not to limit myself to only a couple different styles of teaching, I will be open to all of them, and try every single idea.
This helps me a little more with having an open mind about how I can put my lesson plans together, and have more appreciation for the students, because I never know how they are going to react. I know that introducing them to all different sorts of tools and media, are going to set them up for the harder tasks as they go on in grade school, and I know that I can be responsible for helping them get there. I want to be responsible for the reason they like learning.
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