Universal Design for Learning
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a learning structure used to help students, or people in general, learn in the most effective way possible by using scientific insights into the methods which people use to learn. These guidelines include Engagement, Representation, and Action/Expression cross sectioned with Access, Support, and Executive Function. Currently, I am already using the Executive Function in all three aspects of Engagement, Representation, and Action/Expression. When I am teaching math, I always aware of how I am teaching the information and taking in students' body language and informal assessments to see if they are understanding the material or getting lost in the delivery and then adjusting based on their responses. As a teacher, I am also making sure that I am connecting the information when prior knowledge either from earlier in the year or from past math classes. While explaining the material, I try to give them multiple ways to solve if applicable to...