Designing a high-quality lesson idea supporting Universal Design for Learning principles

Content Area: Algebra

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Interpret the structure of expressions
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Use polynomial identities to solve problems
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Create equations that describe numbers or relationships
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 Solve systems of equations

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Designing a high-quality lesson idea supporting Universal Design for Learning principles

How you can address the UDL principles for the selected information above? Determine what tools can
be used to support and enhance student learning BY ALL students.
Mild Intellectual Disability
Low Tech ideas:
White Board: I would use the white board as a visual for the students to work through the problems.
They could come to the board themselves, or be actively engaged as I work through and explain the
process to solve the problems

Magnetic Sheets (numbers and variables): I would use the magnetic sheets as visuals to create a fill in
the blank problem that students would have to solve a system of equations

High Tech ideas:

Slide Shows: I would use the slide show to show the step-by-step processes of how to solve the system of
equations and important vocabulary that they should know. And then have problems posted on there for
students to solve before moving on to the next part of the lesson.

Touch Window/ Touch Screen Computer: I would use the touch window to create an interactive lesson
where students could solve the system of equation problems on there.

Supportive APPS:
PCalc Lite - The Best Free Calculator: The students can download the app to their phone if the school
does not provide handheld calculators to perform basic computations.

UDL Strategy (Wheel):

Options for Self-regulation: “Design activities that in which learners get feedback and have access to alternative
scaffolds (charts, templates, feedback displays) that support them in understanding their progress in an
understandable and timely manner”

Attention Difficulties
Low Tech ideas:

White Boards: I would have mini white boards in the class to pass out to all the students. Once every
student received their white board, I will write out a system of equation for the students to solve. Each
student will participate by raising their white boards up when they have finished the problem to see if
they got it right or wrong.

Puzzle: I will create 16 square puzzle pieces that have different system of equation problems on them.
The students will have to match each system of equation with the correct answers to create a 4x4 square
image.
Designing a high-quality lesson idea supporting Universal Design for Learning principles
High Tech ideas:

I-Response app: I would create a 10-question class assignment with the I-Response app relating to the
lesson on solving systems of equations. Each student will have an I-Response remote to use to answer
each question that is projected on the board. This will allow me to see who has grasped the concept of
solving systems of equations and who still needs more practice.

Smartphone or Tablet: I would allow students to use their smartphone or tablet as a form of interactive
matching lessons where students can use technology to help solve a fill in the blank system of equation.

Supportive APPS:

PCalc Lite - The Best Free Calculator: Students can download the app to their phone if the school does
not provide handheld calculator to perform basic computations.

iResponse Classroom Responder System

TopGrade App- Student can download this app to solve the matching lesson created for solving systems of
equations.

UDL Strategy (Wheel):

Options for Recruiting Interest: “Design activities so that outcomes are authentic, communicate to real
audiences, and are purposeful”.

Physical Disabilities
Low Tech ideas:

See It Right or other colored transparencies (See It Right!): If I have a student with visual impairments,
these sheets can be placed over their textbook to help them see the words better.

Finger Grip Ruler: It will help students who have motor disabilities and get a better grip on the ruler for
graphing systems of equations

High Tech ideas:

Loc Dots – raised plastic dots that are used to tactually identify keys on a keyboard or objects, e.g., house
keys. This would help the students who need to use touch to understand what keys they are pressing

Big Keys – one of several alternative large letters, abc order keyboards for young children or students
with motor or cognitive challenges difficulties. Big Keys would help the students who might have visual
impairments by making them larger and easier to see.
Designing a high-quality lesson idea supporting Universal Design for Learning principles
Supportive APPS:
Jumbo Calculator: This calculator would have larger keys to help students who have a hard time seeing
the smaller numbers

UDL Strategy (Wheel):

Options for Self-Regulation: “Provide recording devises, aids, or charts to assist individuals in learning to collect,
chart, and display data from their own behavior (including emotional responses, effect, etc.) to monitor changes in
those behaviors”

English as a Second Language

Low Tech ideas:

White Board: I would use the white board for ESOL students to write on and following along with
learning how to write the systems of equations

Velcro: I would use Velcro attachments that included words with pictures. Then I would have the
students identify which equations are associated with their graph representation.

High Tech ideas:

Text to Speech: I would use this tool to help ESOL kids have the mathematics word problem read aloud to
them in their language if needed

Slideshows: I would use slideshows that includes texts in both English and Spanish so that those students
can read the math problems in their native tongue.

Supportive APPS:

Talk To Me - Text to Speech: Students can use this app as a form of communication with me if I can’t
understand them directly
Talkulator:
7 language talking calculator speaks numbers in English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian,
and Dutch. Basic arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, supported by speech. Students
can use this calculator to help them do basic math computations in their native language

UDL Strategy (Wheel):

Options for Language and Symbols: “Present key concepts in one form of symbolic representation (e.g. an
expository text or a math equation) with an alternative form (e.g. an illustration, dance/movement/ diagram, table,
model, video, comic strip, storyboard, photograph, animation, physical or virtual manipulative”)

Sensory Impairment
Auditory Visual
Low Tech ideas: Low Tech ideas:
Designing a high-quality lesson idea supporting Universal Design for Learning principles
White Board: I would use a white board for an Teacher Assistant: With a visual impaired student I
auditory impaired student. The white board would hope to have a teacher assistant who can
would allow the student to physically see how to read out the notes, homework questions, quiz and
solve a system of equation. After the student has test question to the student. This will allow the
seen how to solve a system of equations, I would visual impaired student the able to hear the lesson
have the student go up to the white board to on solving systems of equations and be able to be
work out a problem on their own. successful in the classroom.

Flash Cards: I would create a set of flash cards

that have different systems of equations and a set High Tech ideas:
of flash cards that have the answers to the
different systems of equations. The visual Video Notes: I would create video notes for the
impaired student will have to match each system visual impaired student. This will allow the student
of equation with the correct answer. to reply the audio on the notes as many times as
they need to understand stand the lesson on solving
system of equations.
High Tech Ideas:
Supportive APPS:
PowerPoint: I would use the slide shows to so
step-by-step processes of how to solve a system PressPlay Video App
of equations. This will allow the student to write
down the process for their notes to use for other UDL Strategy (Wheel):
problems they are given. This allows the auditory
impaired student to still learn the process of how Options for Perception: “The volume or rate of
to solve systems of equations. speech or sound”

“The speed or timing of video, animation, sound,

Smart Board: I would use a smart board to so simulations, etc.”
step-by-step process of how to solve a system of
equations. This allows all the students to see me
physically writing down each step. Again, this
allow the auditory impaired student to still the
process of how to solve systems of equations

Supportive APPS:

PCalc Lite - The Best Free Calculator: Students can

download the app to their phone if the school
does not provide handheld calculator to perform
basic computations.

Microsoft PowerPoint

SmartBoard App
Designing a high-quality lesson idea supporting Universal Design for Learning principles
UDL Strategy (Wheel):

Options for Perception: “Provide visual diagrams,

charts, notations of music or sound”

“Provide written transcripts for videos or auditory

clips”