Reaching and Engaging All Learners through Technology - Final Reflection

Throughout this course, I have learned about the principles of Universal Design for Learning and Differentiated Instruction, as well as how to use technology as I implement those principles. In the Differentiation Station social network, my group compiled many resources that provide tools and ideas for using technology to help make content accessible to all students. Of the resources we gathered, I plan to make immediate use of the resource which introduce technologies that correspond to various learning styles and multiple intelligences. In my own classroom, this is an area where I have room for improvement. While I do use a variety of technology tools, all students have been required to use the same tools at the same time. As a result of what I have learned in this class, I plan to immediately adjust my instruction so that not all students are using the same technology at the same time. I will use the resources from my Differentiation Station network to find technology tools that customize learning based upon learning style.

In addition to resources, my group also posted information about research that supports UDL and DI. I plan to use these research findings to support a presentation that I will make to my department about incorporating these principles into our instructional practices.