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After attending Dr. Nelson's seminar I have found that by having culturally responsive practices incorporated into my everyday teaching the classroom will be an environment that is comfortable for all learners. Communicating High Expectations was one of the practices that Nelson discussed. This is when all learners are receiving the same message that they are expected to reach the high standards presented to them. This needs to be presented to all students in the same manner. The educator needs to keep in mind that all learners are different and come from different backgrounds but they are all capable of achieving these high expectations. For my own lesson plan I will have one student read the objectives aloud to the class. Then as a class we will discuss how we can achieve this. As the teacher I will be sure my students know what I expect of them. Only when the standards are met is when the praise will be given to the students. Another practice that Dr. Nelson talked about was Student-centered instruction. This is different than traditional instruction because this type of learning is more collaborative. To encourage a community of learners in my UDL lesson plan I will conduct student sharing time. Students will be creating posters or charts of the main story elements they found in a short story. Afterwards they will be sharing them with their classmates.
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Mackenzie Yee
3/31/2016 03:31:02 pm
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Cathi Russell
3/31/2016 08:49:00 pm
I really enjoyed reading about your ideas and the application of Dr. Nelson’s presentation to your UDL lesson plan. I was unsure of exactly what your lesson entails. But, from what I read, to make your lesson plan even better, you could provide your students with an example of creating, implementing, and reacting to high expectations. To be culturally responsive, you could use historical figures who are good role models and that come from many different racial, economic, and religious backgrounds. Also to be culturally responsive with your student-centered instruction, you could encourage students to read stories from other cultures, within or outside, of the classroom. Then, when your students have sharing time there will be an added layer of culture to the activity.
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