In order to provide the student with an effective math
lesson, the learner’s developmental level must be identified, as well as the
main concept of the lesson. This can be addressed by using the UDL components
that have been identified in the beginning posts of my blog. UDL plays a large
role when recognizing the importance of the lesson, while focusing on the most
important concepts that need to be retained by the student. When teaching math
concepts, skills, and problem solving equations, the instructor must keep the
same UDL approaches in mind. One concept that I enjoyed was the use of virtual
manipulatives. For example, the virtual manipulatives can be utilized when
teaching addition using base 10 blocks, identifying the placement of 1’s, 10’s,
100’s, and 1000’s placement when adding, subtracting to form integers.
HI Lizz,
ReplyDeleteI like how you brought in the use of UDL. It's a good reminder that we can use apps to meet the needs of a variety of learners. I could not access the manipulatives site myself; but it seemed like an excellent resource. So many of us (including me) learn well when visuals are used. I can see this helping many students.
Gabriela