Creating a lesson following the Universal Design for
Learning (UDL) template was an extremely helpful learning experience. Before
using the template, I created my lesson on Bones, Muscles, and Joints using the
CAST UDL Lesson Builder site, it guided me through the creation of my lessons.
I really enjoyed creating the lesson on the site, because it provided me with more
information and specific examples of the different elements that needed to be
incorporated in the lesson. Using the program was very simple; I just had to follow
the steps and input information in each of the spaces provided. I was able to
incorporate multiple ways for students to acquire new knowledge, by
participating in class discussions, viewing a video, working collaboratively to
search the web, create and present a PowerPoint presentation, and practice
their knowledge on the topic by using an interactive site and a practice quiz
site. I also included various ways for students to express what they learned,
they were given the opportunity to participate in two class discussions, work
collaboratively in a group, create and present a PowerPoint presentation, and
complete an online practice quiz that required students to write their answers
on paper then conduct a self-check by looking at the site’s answer bank. The
lesson included multiple ways of engaging, the class discussions and video helped
activate students prior knowledge, utilizing an actual skeleton model to locate
and describe bone functions, gave students the opportunity to make more meaningful
connections. The various lesson activities offer students different opportunities
to demonstrate their skills, learn and reinforce what they know about the
names, locations, and functions of the different bones, muscles, and joints in
the human body. The different web base activities also provide students with the
opportunity to work independently and practice without been timed or judged for
their knowledge.
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