A Reflection: David Rose's Podcast

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Name: Danielle Liberto
Date: February 28
Hour: 8:51am
Your Mood: Relaxed

Chapter 2 - “What Brain Research Tells us About Learner Differences”

1. The rear part of our brain is what allows us to rcognize everything it is refered to as the rear cortex. The upper cortex is what allows us to act skillfully. he nervous system is the third part of our brain. When someone learns all parts of the brain it makes teaching easier and more benificial. All peoples barins differ. That is why teachign is difficult.


Chapter 3 - “Why We Need Flexible Instructional Media”

1. Focus on the learning materials such as the technology and methods rather than the learner. As a cultre we are fixated on fixed media... where everyone hears the same story. Now we have the ability to offer something different to everyone. Digital media is more flexible. Engage everyone by individual differences.


Chaper 4 - “What is Universal Design for Learning” -

1. Create things that have the full range of the users included. Applies to the ways in which we set appropriate goals for each student. Allow multiple ways for students to succeed. The methosds teacher create should be varies so that most or all students can succeed.


Chapter 5 approaches goals - using UDL to set clear goals

1. Motivation is the key to acheiving goals. Students are often very unmotivated to reach goals that are set.


Chapter 6 - materials and methods for reaching goals

1. Teachers must highlight critical features for students so that they succeeed. Backgrund knowledge is the key to building a curriculum.


Chapter 7 - focuses on assessment

1. accurate assesment requires teachers to not shut out any students.


Chapter 8 - “Making Universal Design for Learning a Reality.”

1. There is no example of a perfect case of the UDL. It is an approach that stil has a lot of progress to be made. Areas which need to be thought about, teacher traing, technology purchases, collaboration and parental support are all variables which need to be taken into consideration to achie