I chose this piece of work to demonstrate my effectiveness as a beginning teacher because it shows how I can make connections between the curriculum and real word experiences. During TAL 856, Curriculum Theory, I had to create a Universal Design for Learning Plan, also known as an UDL Plan. As a beginning teacher, I honestly had no idea how to foster quality inclusive planning or differentiate across content. This UDL plan was my first attempt to create a culturally relevant and responsive lesson. In this plan, the unit was an exploration of how factoring expressions can relate to finding commonalities people share in our classroom. Students were able to make connections between finding the greatest common factors of each term in a polynomial,
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I researched a theoretical framework, culturally responsive pedagogy, which became the foundation of my UDL Plan. I truly believe in diversity and I am happy that my classroom is full of students from different backgrounds. In TAL 856 I developed a broad knowledge base in the field of curriculum studies with an emphasis on curriculum for students with diverse learning needs. I applied knowledge of principles and theories for understanding, implementing and evaluating school curriculum. It makes the class more interesting when pairing students together, watching them learn from each other and work …show more content…
Students were able to break down the common factors of a polynomial along with the commonalities they shared amongst each other. Much of this information was sort out through a series of questions which falls under Enquiry claims 3-5. Overall these claims discuss the ability to create learning context that engage students through inquiry and showing commitment to the on-going improvement of my teaching. As I stated before, I had never created a unit plan, unsure of how successful it was going to be, I created something in my class that I believe showed my students how dedicated I am to making this a subject of more than just
I researched a theoretical framework, culturally responsive pedagogy, which became the foundation of my UDL Plan. I truly believe in diversity and I am happy that my classroom is full of students from different backgrounds. In TAL 856 I developed a broad knowledge base in the field of curriculum studies with an emphasis on curriculum for students with diverse learning needs. I applied knowledge of principles and theories for understanding, implementing and evaluating school curriculum. It makes the class more interesting when pairing students together, watching them learn from each other and work …show more content…
Students were able to break down the common factors of a polynomial along with the commonalities they shared amongst each other. Much of this information was sort out through a series of questions which falls under Enquiry claims 3-5. Overall these claims discuss the ability to create learning context that engage students through inquiry and showing commitment to the on-going improvement of my teaching. As I stated before, I had never created a unit plan, unsure of how successful it was going to be, I created something in my class that I believe showed my students how dedicated I am to making this a subject of more than just