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Addressing the Needs of Diverse Learners: Learning Barriers in the Math Class Cynthia Bell Numeracy & Youth Specialist Literacy Assistance Center
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Addressing the Needs of Diverse Learners: Learning Barriers in the Math Class
Cynthia BellNumeracy & Youth SpecialistLiteracy Assistance Center
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Objectives ❏ Review UDL❏ Learn to use the four core
ideas of UDL as instructional strategies for addressing barriers
❏ Reflect on current practices
What do we already know about UDL?
Universal Design for Learning
“A set of principles that guide the design of inclusive classroom instruction and accessible course materials” (Center for Applied Special Technology, 2011c)
3 Principles of UDL
Core ideas of UDL1. Essential for some, good for all.
Source: Connie Rivera Adult Numeracy Network 2016
Core ideas of UDL2. Context changes everything.
1. Essential for some, good for all.
Source: Connie Rivera Adult Numeracy Network 2016
Core ideas of UDL3. Variability is the norm.
2. Context changes everything.
1. Essential for some, good for all.
Source: Connie Rivera Adult Numeracy Network 2016
Areas where students vary
Teach to the edges
Implement tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
Core ideas of UDL4. Tight on goals, but flexible in means.
3. Variability is the norm.
2. Context changes everything.
1. Essential for some, good for all.
Source: Connie Rivera Adult Numeracy Network 2016
Goals that are too specific in the means
● limit different strategies,● suppress creative solutions,● limit the # of people who attempt to obtain the goals
--‐Teaching Every Student in a Digital Age
What is your
intention?
Use your intention to help determine the true learning goal
How can you use the four core ideas?
Let’s do some math
Two math activities
● Abstract thinking & quantitative reasoning
● Rates
● Abstract thinking & quantitative reasoning
● Visual Patterns
Growing Dots
UDL “Look for” Framework
1. The goal(s) of the lesson should be clear to all. What is the learning goal(s)?
2. Name options in the learning environment that promote achieving the goal(s)?
3. What barriers to learning did you
notice (or imagine) during the activity?
4. What can you design to overcome these barriers?
What barriers do you notice?
What can you design to overcome these
barriers?
Please complete the evaluation.
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