UDL Lesson and Reflection

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Lesson Overview

Title:	Influential People of the Renaissance
Author:	Donald Trcka
Subject:	History
Grade Level(s):	9-12
Duration:	4 Days
Subject Area:	The Renaissance
Unit Description:	Pamphlet of the influential people of the renaissance
Lesson Description for Day:	Students will create a pamphlet of four influential people of the renaissance period
State Standards:	1.Knows significant individuals that emerged during the Renaissance 2.Knows significant individuals that emerged during the Reformation 3.Knows significant ideologies that emerged during the Renaissance 4.Knows significant ideologies that emerged during the Reformation 5.Knows the basic arguments in The Prince by Machiavelli 6.Knows works of Renaissance writers and elements of Humanism in these works 7.Knows individuals and factors that contributed to the revival of Greco Roman art, architecture, and scholarship 8.Knows differing ideas on women’s roles in the Protestant household 9.Understands social oppression and conflict in Europe during the Renaissance, as contrasted with humanist principles of the time

Goals

Unit Goals:

This is a cross curricular activity to incorporate the renaissance scientist with the relationship and impact they have on science and medical fields today.

Lesson Goals:

Each student is to create a pamphlet of the renaissance period. They will include a map of where the Renaissance happened, they will look up 4 different influential people of the renaissance period. They will give a picture of each person with a brief biography and a description as to the invention or method they came up with that helps us better understand the world of today along with another picture. This must all be put into a foldable that will be printed out in class or the library.

Methods

Anticipatory Set:	You Tube Video Influential People of the Renaissance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufIg2miqLjs
Introduce and Model New Knowledge:	Using a smartboard students will create a KWL to discuss what they know about the people of the renaissance period.
Provide Guided Practice:	Students follow step by step instructions using the rubric.  Teacher will show examples of the pamphlet on the smartboard.
Provide Independent Practice:	Students write a reflection on the four influential people of the renaissance period they researched.

Assessment

Formative/Ongoing Assessment:	Teacher will walk around and monitor the students progress.
Summative/End Of Lesson Assessment:	Rubric Feedback from the students and students’ end product Class critique and feedback also from the wiki posts or blog post Perhaps have the students create a brief podcast to attach to their projects that describes what they have learned.

Materials

Computers for researching and creating a pamphlet.

Computer, assistive listening device, Speech to text software

Microphone, Headphone

Internet, wiki, YouTube

Projector

An inclusion teacher and interpreter will assist students.  They will also decide which product to use for their research (note cards, Cornell notes, or graphic organizer). He will also prompt students to establish pacing goals or check points for research, and monitor student progress.

UDL Lesson Builder was quite a learning experience. It reminded me of the first time I learned how to create a Madeline Hunter Lesson plan in undergrad. It is truly a reflective way to write a plan. Using the UDL lesson format forces the teacher to create and implement a lesson plan with goals, methods, materials and assessments that support learning for all students. Utilizing the UDL website allows the teacher to be guided through the lesson plan process. It also guides the teacher to remember and recognize that every learner is unique and processes information differently. Using the website guides you to including activities for all frameworks (Recognition, Strategic, and Affective. I feel it was very beneficial to keep you in a technology/ diverse frame of mind. As a teacher of 13 years it is so easy to just use the plan I used last year. Using the UDL really made me think of how to incorporate technology to meet the needs of my diverse learners