Applying UDL to Lesson Planning: UDL Exchange & Goals Andrea Parrish, M. S. SPED 413

Today’s Agenda UDL Exchange Walkthrough Introduce UDL Lesson Plan Assignment Identify Parts of a Lesson Plan Practice Writing Goals Overview of Formative and Summative Assessment

How Can you Engage in Today’s Class? Today we’ll be using GoSoapBox, an online tool used for student engagement and formative assessment! To join, go to https://app.gosoapbox.com and enter access code 137-616-185.

UDL Exchange Walkthrough http://udlexchange.cast.org/home Create an account with UDL Exchange. (Include your first and last name in your username.) Preview the site and click on available resources. What do you notice about the set up? What resources are available? Lesson Planning Resources: Lesson Plan Blank Template Lesson Plan Round 1 Help Guide Create Account with UDL Exchange Review UDL Lesson Plan Template Review Past Student’s UDL Lesson Plans Yana Gurgova Discuss rubric for signature assessment

Parts of the Lesson Plan Variability Formative Assessment Summative Assessment Opening During Closing Materials and Supplies Description Prerequisites Estimated Time Purpose Grade Content Area Common Core Instructional Goals Objectives

MARYLAND COLLEGE & CAREER-READY STANDARDS (MDCCRS)

Identify and play patterns using B, A, and G on a recorder. Goal C Goal A The students will read the novel “Invisible Man” and write a three-page, typed paper about its depiction of cultural, economic, political, and social development in mid-20th century America Goal B Identify and play patterns using B, A, and G on a recorder. Goal C Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using analog and digital clocks. In pairs – select a goal and identify the barriers!

LP Goal Step 1. Identify an appropriate MCCRS Writing Lesson Goals Your students LP Goal Step 1. Identify an appropriate MCCRS Step 2. Restate the portion of the MCCRS that you will focus on in the lesson Step 3. Be sure to emphasize the outcomes, not the means of achieving them Step 4. There should be no more than one goal for a lesson and make sure it is SMART! “The goal is the heart of any lesson. All activities, resources used, and products produced should be grounded in that goal” (Nelson, 2014). “Tight on Goals Loose on Means” All students receive the same goal, but they can choose how they achieve and represent that goal Forces students to challenge themselves to learn new skills Learner variability Focus on the PURPOSE and not the ACTIVITY of the lesson! What is the POINT/BIG IDEAS/ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS of the lesson? – then “Backward Design” from there Consider HOW you will evaluate attainment of the learning goal WHILE DEVELOPING the goal – Goals (vow: what we want students to learn) and Assessments (vow: whether students have learned what we wanted them to learn) destined to be married

Example Lesson Plan Goal MCCRS Grade 4 Standards for Language SL2 L2.c Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence. Possible Goal “Students will add commas appropriately to coordinating conjunctions during sentence writing practice.” UDL Friendly Goal “Students will demonstrate the appropriate use of commas within coordinating conjunctions.” .

Goal Writing: You Try It! Major Standard 4.OA.A.2 (Grade 4 Math) Multiply or divide to solve word problems involving multiplicative comparison, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

Writing Lesson Objectives Your students LP Objective Step 1. Create objectives that serve as concrete, specific, measurable steps that will lead students toward accomplishing the instructional goals. Step 2. Be sure objectives are written using student-friendly language. Step 3. REMEMBER to use measureable, action verbs!

Example Lesson Plan Objectives Initial lesson related to the instructional goal: SWBAT identify independent clauses in compound sentences. SWBAT identify dependent clauses in compound sentences. Next lesson... SWBAT use each of the seven coordinating conjunctions to create compound sentences (and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet). Final lesson... SWBAT identify when and where to use commas in compound sentences.

Objective Writing: You Try It! Grade 1 Writing Standard: W2. Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure. Examples: Students will be able to name the topic and identify facts about the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. SWBAT include supporting facts about an informational topic. SWBAT create a publication about a topic of their choice and provide details and a closing. SWBAT research a topic of their choice and create a product that includes a beginning, middle, and end.

Navigate to the Math or ELA MCCRS standards for any grade (www. mdk12 Navigate to the Math or ELA MCCRS standards for any grade (www.mdk12.org or in UDL Exchange) Pick ONE Math OR ELA standard on which to focus WRITE 1 Goal related to this standard. WRITE 2 Specific Objectives for a lesson related to this goal. Once you finish, find a buddy and COMPARE what you’ve each written. Are the goals clear? Are there any barriers you can identify? Time to Practice