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This document shares a summary of a few key approaches to writing curricula. The three models described are Understanding by Design (UbD), Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and Differentiated Instruction (DI).
This document explains the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) curricular framework and shares classroom resources and strategies to help teachers remove barriers to student learning. All of the resources have been tested and vetted by NYC DOE teachers.
This site shares five slides that sum up some of the most important components of ensuring your lessons are universally designed. Recommended for a quick overview of the key messages of Understanding by Design, and Universal Design for Learning.
Edutopia shares nine tips to craft transformational lessons through planning, mindfulness, and a commitment to shift away from educational approaches of the past. You can download a printable tip list for easy reference.
This article, published by World View at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, provides an overview of concept-based teaching and learning. The article helps educators understand the differences between concepts and topics, supports them in selecting concepts that are right for their teaching, and provides a template for adapting their teaching strategies to include concept-based teaching and learning techniques. Educators can use this resource to gain clarity around the ideas behind concept-based teaching and learning, as well as using the template to incorporate these ideas into their lesson planning.
Through this series of activities, teachers will reflect on student needs, identify resources and strategies, and develop a Regents Prep plan. The activities in this agenda can be done consecutively in one session or used independently depending on the time you have to collaborate. From New Visions.
Train your teacher superpowers on the granular aspects of planning ahead for the new school year. This checklist, shared by Edutopia, offers some great tips for getting started. To read the full blog post, click this link.
One important component of Universal Design for Learning is ensuring students are given multiple options for accessing text. This “tech finder” tool shares ideas for apps or other programs teachers can use to make information more accessible to students.
CAST is a nonprofit education research and development organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals through Universal Design for Learning. CAST offers a place to browse and build resources, lessons and collections that support instruction guided by the UDL principles.
Included find the Studio which allows anyone to make universally designed educational materials with levels of learning supports; the Exchange enables preK-12 educators to create, mix, and share instructional resources based on UDL and aligned to standards; and the Curriculum Self-Check guides you through the steps of making an existing lesson plan or assessment UDL ready. Users will need to create an account to access these resources.
Expeditionary Learning shares Word and Google doc versions of their curriculum mapping and lesson planning templates at all levels.
Using backwards mapping tools to plan for Regents
Through this series of activities, teachers will reflect on student needs, identify resources and strategies, and develop a Regents Prep plan. The activities in this agenda can be done consecutively in one session or used independently depending on the time you have to collaborate. From New Visions.
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