Glg 101 Week 4 Redesigns Lessons

This assignment is another opportunity to apply the principles of universal design for learning (UDL) in the design of instruction and assessment. In this assignment, a lesson plan is developed, incorporating UDL and effectively leveraging educational technologies in the classroom.

I have chosen Option 1 for my Language Development Project. There were many reasons as to why I decided to choose Option 1. The main reason is that, learning new words is a personal interest of mine. I never feel like I know too many words. That’s why I find it satisfying to learn new words and try to incorporate those words in my writing. During the early years of my high school, I always felt like my vocabulary wasn’t up to snuff. But, oddly enough, I began to improve my vocabulary through watching movies, TV shows, and playing games. I looked up a new word that I came across, and incorporated it into my writing. I had also learned to understand the meaning of an unknown word through the context that word was written in. Now that I’m in college,

The Walden University Masters in Education program focuses mainly on strategies that can be used to increase student learning and achievement. Of the learning outcomes outlined for this program I feel most proficient with learning outcome two. Learning outcome two states that teachers can, “Create multiple paths to the subjects they teach, through their knowledge of how the subject is created, organized, linked to other disciplines, and applied to real world settings” (2011-2012 Walden University Catalog, 2016). As a result of Curriculum Design for Learning, Assessment for Student Learning, and Differentiated Instruction I feel more confident in my ability to provide instruction for my students. As I began to navigate through these courses I began to see the connection between

Setting Instructional Direction. My interest in Instructional Design began during my first year of teaching when I had poor classroom management skills and looked for solutions to managing a disruptive classroom. I learned that I was in charge of my classroom, the kids’ behavior was up to me, and the easiest way to have a smooth classroom was to design lessons that did not allow for off-task behavior and to deliver those lessons with strong instructional strategies. Because it was up to me to engage my students in their own learning, I had to find instructional strategies that worked for my kids, and I’ve spent the past 18 years continuing to do so. The result has been my passion for teaching and learning.

ELL students usually arrive to class with a variety of academic abilities. Teachers can use technology to personalize learning by developing individualized learning plans and resources that addresses and meets the needs of students with varying academic skills. Some of the benefits of using technology in the classroom is scaffolding lessons, which allows the advanced student to progress at his own pace while offering support to the beginning

The configuration of teaching and learning is undergoing a sea-change. There exists now a constellation of technological options that can be applied to education and that is constantly changing. Changes instructional approaches reflect the rapid shifts in technology. And rivers of information are available to instructors, students, and designers of instruction constantly in

Include what the teacher will be doing AND what the students will be doing in each segment of the instructional design.

Universal Design for Learning provides age-appropriate materials, techniques, and strategies allowing to provide learning preference “customized” instructions for students to achieve the best education. The Iris Center informs that addresses the educational needs of all students: average learners, English learners, students who have received poor instruction in the past, students with learning disabilities, students with sensory and motor challenges, and gifted and talents students among many others” (Page 1: Universal Design for Learning (UDL)). UDL’s makeup consist of three different principles. The first principle is representation. Representation provides the students with multiple formats that allows all students to have equal learning opportunities. The second principle is action and expression. Action and expression provides alternatives for completion of assignments that best fits the student’s needs. Final principle of UDL is engagement, which consists of motivational techniques to help attract the student’s interest (Page 2: UDL Principles).

Enhancing meaningful learning by integrating technology into instructional design is central to this project. The most influential theory associated with this process is the cognitive theory of multimedia learning proposed by Mayer (1997). It is based on the theory that humans have two ways or “channels” of processing information, auditory, and visual, otherwise known as the dual channel assumption. By leveraging both of these means, and by building both of these connections between multiple representations of the same information meaningful learning is more likely to occur

My ultimate goal is to become a 21st century educator who leverages Educational Technology to teach tomorrow’s K-12 educators at the college or university level. I am specifically interesting in teaching courses related to education, technology, business, systems and/or sustainability. Educational Technology (ET) is the study, use and manage of process and resources to improve learning. (Hlynka & Jacobsen, 2009) Throughout my career, I have gained many experiences in ET

Instructional design (ID) can be dated back to World War II, being used for development of military services (Garrett & Benson, 2017). Then adapted to the realm of education in the 1970’s, and is still a large component in education (Garrett & Benson, 2017). Education is an ever-changing field, where there are always new initiatives, some of the core initiatives set forth by the United States Department of Education are: Higher standards of learning, and more useful assessments and data (United States Department of Education, n.d.). “Instruction is a systematic process in which every component (i.e. teacher, students, materials and learning environment) is crucial to successfully learning” (as cited in Isman, 201). Isman stated four principles that played a key roll in the instructional process that helped to

There are many advantages of instructional design. As Reiser (2001) tells us, it can be used I numerous different setting, and bring a lot to the table. It is also very important to understand who the student is and the best way for them to learn. No two students learn the same way, so we need to study and find the best way to teach them the material that needs to be

design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.

One of the most differentiating and valuable aspects of the D2L platform is the ability to customize and create unique learning experiences including specific learning goals, objectives and content, for each student. This can drastically increase the performance of students overall by concentrating the content and materials of a course to their specific needs. The teaching and instructional strategies that seek to align software and learning platforms to their specific needs is consistent with the best practices in scaffolding as defined by leading researchers in the field of learning effectiveness (Najjar, 2008). The D2L software platform is purpose-built for scaffolding, as is apparent from the

The quality of teaching and learning in mathematics is a key challenge for teachers. It is important for teachers to adopt instructional design techniques to achieve higher accomplishment in mathematics (Rasmussen & Marrongelle, 2006). Instructional design alone cannot produce better learning and achievement. The instructional designer must know critical factors that influence student learning and build a bridge between goals and student performance. Identifying these factors will help to utilize limited resources including financial resources and time more effectively