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Permalink Reply by Wade McClurg on -
This video is awesome and very entertaining! I think I liked it so much because the video was about music and how Universal Design for Learning can make it accessible to everyone. I really enjoyed the visuals that were presented to help see how the beat of the piece was going and how the different themes were playing together. Dr. Rose talked about a lot of things that we have discussed in class before, like using multiple representations so you can meet the different variabilities of students. Dr. Rose showed how technology has changed the way music can be written, and that we don't have to use the traditional written way with the bars. It was interesting to see how the high-tech and low-tech differentiations we have talked about in class can really help learners meet their full potential, and accomplish some things never thought possible (kid in video that wrote his own piece of music using his brain and an infrared light). It was nice to learn about UDL through the metaphor of music, because it kept me engaged in learning. I try not to listen to very much Lady Gaga so I never realized she had included a piece of Bach's work in her song "Bad Romance." This is a great example of how "Bad Romance" is a new and cool pop song but it still includes some classical music, this shows the influence classical music has put on today's music.
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Permalink Reply by Wade McClurg on
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What are the advantages of studying the curriculum's strengths and weaknesses, instead of focusing on each individual student's strengths and weaknesses? Is it better to focus on making the curriculum as a whole more UDL appropriate? Explain why.
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Permalink Reply by Ashley Knight on
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I believe its crucial to study the strengths and weaknesses of the curriculum. This allows teachers to assess what materials work and what materials do not. This will also allow teachers to learn what they need to work on and how they can improve their teaching. Teachers need to focus on students' as a whole rather than individually. Students have all kinds of different needs and learn differently, and teachers need to present the curriculum in a way that; no matter what level your students are the accommodations have already been made in the curriculum. I believe its more importnat to focus on making the curriculum UDL appropriate, because making it UDL appropriate every child will be able to understand the curriculum as a whole. It will accommodate all the students in the classroom to help reach each of their fullest potentional, even if it is in differeny ways.
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Permalink Reply by Canan Kavalci on -
I think Ashley brings up a really interesting point here. There is currently a real issue with students in the same classroom being at many different levels at the same time. It is almost like what teachers in times past must have faced when students in different grades shared classrooms. We have challenges with children who do not yet speak English, or who have school experiences which have not prepared them for the material in the class which they now attend. The UDL approach is a good way to look at students who are coming each from a different place as individuals and giving them individualized access to the material which is being taught.
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Permalink Reply by Ashley Knight on
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I really enjoyed this video. It made very strong points connecting with UDL. I strongly recommend teachers show students' who are seeking a position in working with students with disabilities. I wish I could have watched this video in previous mild interventions classes to better make connections with UDL. This video really helped me learn how to use technology in low as well as high tech ways to make connections for students. Students with disabitlies are able to reach their highest abilities using new technologies that can be accommodated to their needs. I often listen to Lady Gaga but never realized how Bach and Lady Gaga were connect until this video. I have learned about the different principles of UDL in previous classes, but this video helped make these principles strong. I now better understand how the different parts of the brain work and how they each process informational differently. I believe these are important factors for teachers to know to better understand the concept of UDL. In return, this will help teachers to implement UDL practices into their classrooms.
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Permalink Reply by Wade McClurg on
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Ditto! I agree that I walked away with a stronger foundation on how UDL principles should be and can be applied in the classroom. I think this is a great video for all teachers to watch and learn from. As an educator you are teaching students, but you yourself never stop learning new things and new ways to become a better teacher to reach all students in the classroom. Once you have stopped learning, I have heard that you should find a new profession!
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Permalink Reply by Jill Bowen on -
I also found the presentation very informative. I mentioned to a few colleagues that I watched a lecture that incorporated Bach, Beethoven, Lady Gaga, and The Beatles into it and they all wanted to know what I watched. I shared the link with them hoping that they will watch the video and start questioning their teaching and how they can incorporate UDL into their teaching. I know I have stopped and am trying to figure out how to make appropriate changes. I liked the use of technology and how the principles were explained.
Each time I watched the presentation, I couldn't help but think back to Mr. Holland's Opus. Mr. Holland tried to connect with his students and son through music. He tried to make real world connections and encourage his students to be expressive. He made connections between classical music and current music, just like Dr. Rose did in his presentation. Just when he thought his son couldn't enjoy music because he was deaf, his son surprised him by showing he could feel the beat and pick up on the emotion in the music. It goes back to just because you may have a disability, don't let the context hold you back.
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Permalink Reply by Ashley Knight on
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I really like how Tod recommended how people should make personalized instruments that will best fits each individual. This is especially true for students with disabilities. It was very rewarding watching Dan play his own personalized instrument that Tod and his colleague made for him. This shows how students with disabilites are not disabled from creating their own music. Students with disabilties are just as capable as anyone else. This also shows how UDL can be implemented in many different ways. Do you think it is an important to incorporate UDL in all aspects of education and not just in the classrom? Explain why.
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Permalink Reply by Wade McClurg on
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Yes it is important to incorporate UDL in all aspects of education. In the classroom students need to be able to have access to everything they need to learn the curriculum taught to them, to give them the opportunity to do their best. You do not want to limit kids, instead you want them to reach their full potential. As an educator you are supplying them with different ways to reach the ultimate goal of the curriculum's lesson whatever it may be. Teachers may use multiple means of representation, multiple means of action and expression, and multiple means of engagement to get all students of different variability levels to learn and understand the concepts being taught regardless if they are disabled or not.
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Permalink Reply by John Somers on
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Excellent points about the video and how Dr. Rose brings the concept of UDL alive! I think we will see a paradigm shift as preservice teachers who are now learning about UDL (especially in their junior year!) enter the teaching profession and take the philosophy of UDL with them. The one domain that has been difficult to penetrate is higher education. How can we convince professors to become aware of UDL and begin using it in their courses. Did you ever have a college course that incorporated multiple means of representation and expression?
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Permalink Reply by John Somers on
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Your point is well taken: the expression of talent is only limited by context. I think UDL should permeate all aspects of education and society.
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Permalink Reply by Canan Kavalci on
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I haven't worked with students with disabilities in the past, so I'm interested to hear about the experiences of others in this field. Your idea about making instruments is a good one for two reasons. First, the adaptable instruments provide an outlet for the creativity of students with all levels of ability. It's also a good project because in the making of the instrument, teachers can develop a relationship of trust and communication with the student. It's a two-way street which is opened by working together on a project like that. There is nothing more rewarding than helping someone find their voice.
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