M6 Videos
Universal Design for Learning
UDL at a Glance
- Alignments: 2g, 3i
- Description: Brief overview of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) from CAST
Seeing UDL in Action in the Classroom
- Alignments: 1h, 2g, 3i
- Description: In a video from Understood, a 5th grade teacher shows what UDL practices look like in a classroom
Differentiation
Differentiating Instruction: It’s Not as Hard as You Think
- Alignments: 2g, 7q, 8l
- Description: Education Week video unpacks what differentiation is and is not, breaking down differentiation into three areas: content, process, and product
Knowledge. The teacher understands and identifies differences in approaches to learning and performance and knows how to design instruction that uses each learner’s strengths to promote growth.
Knowledge. The teacher understands the relationship between motivation and engagement and knows how to design learning experiences using strategies that build learner self-direction and ownership of learning.
focuses on planning instruction in such a way to meet the varied needs of students at the point of first best instruction, thereby reducing the amount of follow-up and alternative instruction necessary
Disposition. The teacher respects learners’ differing strengths and needs and is committed to using this information to further each learner’s development.
Disposition. The teacher believes that plans must always be open to adjustment and revision based on learner needs and changing circumstances.
Knowledge. The teacher knows when and how to use appropriate strategies to differentiate instruction and engage all learners in complex thinking and meaningful tasks.
