Week 3- assignment 3- UDL Lesson Analysis

 Mindy Weinberg

Lesson Analysis on UDL

The first lesson on the lifecycle of butterflies correctly incorporated UDL standards. The teacher ensured that all students will gain from this lesson by addressing the diverse students needs. She guaranteed that all three parts of learning are addressed by clearly stating the lesson goals, which is what they will be learning, discussed why it is beneficial to learn about the butterfly stages, and illustrated clearly how they will go about learning it.

To ensure that there are no barriers preventing students from understanding the concept, she included multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement. First, she began by explaining what she will be teaching and then asked the students why they think it’s important to learn about butterflies. Afterwards, to cater to everyone’s skills and interest, she presented the content in many ways.  She began by brainstorming whatever the class knew about the topic, then read a book aloud, showed a film and displayed images of the different stages of the butterflies. The students also drew pictures of the lifecycle of butterflies. In this way everyone grasped the same knowledge in the way that best suited their needs. In addition, she encouraged student expression by giving them a chance to share their prior knowledge in the brainstorming session at the beginning of the class.  At the end of the lesson, she encouraged students to share what they had gained from the lesson and present their center projects. She also provided feedback as she walked around during center time. Furthermore, by giving them choices throughout the lesson she kept the students engaged. For instance, after the teacher modeled how they will do their work the students chose whether they preferred to work in peers or independently and selected which centers they wanted to join. This increased their level of motivation.

To sum it up, this lesson plan is a great way to teach all types of students the lifecycle of butterflies. By incorporating the UDL principles and providing students with a flexible curriculum that addresses the why, how and what of learning in a clear way, the teacher provided a learning experience for all.