Mastering the Classroom

       The article "Professional Development with Universal Design for Learning: Supporting Teachers as Learners to Increase the Implementation of UDL" by Stephanie L. Craig, Sean J. Smith, and Bruce B. Frey (2022) discusses the results of how professional development, focused on the implementation of UDL, has a positive effect on the teacher and the teacher’s students. UDL is an educational framework aimed at improving teaching and implementing accommodations for the learning process of all students. The article discusses how there are increasing numbers of ESL students and SPED students (or IEP students) resulting in teachers having to teach many different “types” of students in one class. Having professional development available to teach different ways to accommodate these students, or adapt their lesson plans to fit specific needs increases the teacher’s ability to reach each student. “ The consensus among researchers offers that seven critical elements need to...

  PART ONE The lesson plan created by MagicSchool AI aligns well with both the Oklahoma Academic Standard 7.3.5 and the ISTE Standard 1.3.b. by helping students study how European colonization affected Aboriginal people in Australia, especially how the actions of humans led to cultural changes. Students learn about assimilation and how it has influenced Aboriginal communities. This lesson supports ISTE Standard 1.3.b by having students collaborate through a digital document where they can each add and share their information. This helps the students build research, communication, and teamwork skills while using technology. This lesson is definitely rigorous and would take at least one full class period for my 7 th grade students. The goal is for students to explain how European colonization affected Aboriginal people and describe assimilation. The written reflection checks this by asking students to discuss those impacts, so therefore it does align with the learning objection an...