EDLD 5364 Week 2

Week 2 Reflection starts with the video "The Brain Research" from Lessonbuilder.cast.org.  I did not know how the brain has three different networks. The recognition network identifies how facts are gathered. The second network was the strategic network that deals with organization and performing of ideas. Affective network was last, the motivation and interest level of students is it focus. The next most important new idea for me was the Video "Principles of Universal Design for Learning" from the same site Lessonbuilder.cast.org. It helped clarify in simple terms what UDL stands for and represents (Universal Design for Learning). UDL is a method that uses many ways to help a student learn material in the best way for that student.  However, my favorite quote was from "Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age: Universal Design for Learning, Chapter 1 " it states that "The challenge posed by greater diversity and greater accountability is to enable students with widely divergent needs, skills, and interests to attain the same high standards." It basically states that each individual student can learn, but it is up to the teacher to find the key to unlock the student potential. Just as each person has a different fingerprint each person will learn in a different manner also. A teacher is more of a detective than a public speaker in the class of the future. The days of the great lecturer is over because the lecturer may not reach the student who learns best by doing for example. I feel many teachers should learn more about UDL to help their students reach their potential.

• Citation: Lessonbuilder.cast.org (nd). The Brain Research. Retrieved from http://lessonbuilder.cast.org/window.php?src=video
• Citation: Lessonbuilder.cast.org (nd). Principles of Universal Design for Learning. Retrieved from http://lessonbuilder.cast.org/window.php?src=videos
• Citation: Rose, D., & Meyer, A. (2002). Teaching every student in the digital age: Universal design for learning. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Available online at the Center for Applied Special Technology Web site. Chapter 1. Retrieved from http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/