Introduction

Do you recall the definition of UDL presented in Week Three? Reflect for a moment on what you learned about UDL last week and recall that, in essence, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) addresses how to ensure all students are actively engaged and responsible for their learning. To expand your learning about UDL, each of the Week Four discussions are an opportunity for you to investigate existing high-quality lessons that follow the principles of UDL. Your investigation and subsequent analysis will help you begin to answer how to integrate technology and principles of Universal Design for Learning into your instructional practice as well as further prepare you for the Final Project: Community Event in Week Six. See entire work for Week 4 discussion 1 attached

 
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Establishing classroom procedures and implementing routines in the classroom help to manage the classroom and optimize time for instruction and efficient learning. Classroom procedures and routines should change depending on the needs of the class. Setting the expectations of the classroom is critical and must align with school/district philosophy.

Part 1: Classroom Expectations, Procedures, and Rules

For this assignment, create an 8-10 slide digital presentation to share classroom expectations, procedures, and rules (entering the classroom, using the restrooms, talking to others in the classroom, respect, responsibility, etc.) with students in your future classroom on the first day of school.

Include the following in your digital presentation:

  • Describe expectations of students’ in-class behaviors.
  • Develop 4-5 rules for your future classroom.
  • Define 4-5 procedures that will create a productive, positive classroom environment.
  • Explain how you will introduce, teach, and implement expectations, procedures, and rules.
  • Discuss the consequences if the rules are not followed.

Part 2: Technology

  • Describe three types of technology that will be used to help manage and enhance student engagement and classroom management, and what students will be taught  about the responsible use of each form of technology.
  • Title slide, reference slide, and presenter’s notes.

Support your findings with a minimum of three scholarly resources.

 
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Competency

Identify and create sensory elements of visual media communication to attract viewer attention.

Scenario

You are a member of a committee at your child’s school. The committee has been assigned the task to design a flyer for the students to take home to their parents. The purpose of the flyer is to notify parents about the upcoming Field Day for all students. They have specified that it can only be one-page in length, and they have encouraged creativity to catch the eyes of the parents.

Several parents wish to participate, so the leader of the committee creates a fun flyer competition. She asks that each person creates his/her own flyer and create a screen share to persuade the committee to choose your flyer. The screen share should visually show the flyer and include a verbal explanation regarding why your flyer will best attract the eyes of the parents.

Since you are extremely creative, you know that in order to capture the parents’ attention and win this competition, you will need to use color, lines, balance, and contrast visual elements.

In your video presentation, be sure to defend your visual choices to the other parents and members of the committee. You know that if you clearly explain why you chose each of these visual elements and how it best attracts the eyes of the parents, you could win this fun competition!

Your presentation should be a maximum of 5 minutes.

 
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Text Task: What is the strongest moral theory presented in Rachels text, Chapters 11 and 12. Why? Support your claim, by responding to the following moral question: We are considering whether to sacrifice one young healthy teenager’s life to use an organ and tissue donor to help save the lives or dramatically improve, even save, the lives of 10 other people in need of various organs which this person could supply. Use your favored moral theory, as described in the Rachels text, Chapters 11 and 12, to support your claim.  Video Task: Review one of the links listed and report some idea that you find particularly thought-provoking:  Michael Sandel – Putting a Price on Human Life  http://www.justiceharvard.org/2011/02/episode-two/  Michael Sandel – What’s the Right Thing to Do? Mind your Motive – Kantian Moral Philosophy  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rv-4aUbZxQ  Use elements of Chapters 11 and 12 to support your claim. 

 
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