Culminating+Activities

= **Culminating Activty #1 - Elevator Speech** =



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**Allison-Mike-Seidy** UDL is the process by which you try to meet the needs of all learners using flexible paths. This design for learning engages the students in different ways where they demonstrate what they know. Students need to be challenged but supported at the same time. Each individual student might have a different process, but they will all have the same product in the end.

elevator speech

Principal- Danielle

UDL Teacher- Bernadette

Traditional Teacher- Stephanie

(principal enters the elevator)

Principal- Heard alot of noise coming from your classroom today.. Stephanie, did you hear it?

Traditional Teacher- uhh Yea!! I had to shut my door, it’s like that everyday.

UDL Teacher- Well it was a very exciting day! We were conjugating verbs on the Smartboard, some were listening to a song on their IPad picking out the verbs, some were updating the class wiki, and others were acting out!! It was GREAT!! They were all engaged! (looking at the traditional teacher) You should try it some day, your kids will love it!

Principal- Sounds great! Keep up the good work!

(Traditional Teacher pouts and gives a sly kind of look)

Gina, Angela, Laura

Boss: Ok, ladies, before we get upstairs, what do ya got for me? Employee 1: I think we should try Universal Design for Learning. Employee 2: I don’t know, ma’am this sounds like fancy talk to me. I think we should go the traditional route. Boss: Well, tell me more about Universal Design for Learning. Employee 1: Imagine reaching every student in your class in way that is meaningful to them and applies directly to the curriculum. Employee 2: Bull! Impossible! Leave things the way they are. Boss: I’m still not convinced which way to go! Employee 1: UDL combines multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement. Employee 2: Paper and pencil, I say, it’s way cheaper and let’s face it, budgets are always an issue around here. So there! Employee 1: Truth be told, we live in a digital world so we need to use technology in the classroom to make sure all of our learners are 21st century learners. Employee 2: I like to watch YouTube videos online! Can I use that in my classroom? Employee 1: Sure! That along with a lot of other interactive tools that can be aligned with course content. It’s fun and motivational for our students. Boss: Thank you ladies for your input. You have both inspired me with your dedication. I think we’re going to go with UDL. It sounds like the right direction for the future.

Andy... Saah... Ann Marie UDL is a way that we design effective learning to meet the diverse needs of every student.

Because every student sees the world differently and because every student thinks differently UDL is necessary for today’s learner.

UDL takes into account the latest brain research and scientific study of the way students learn. It utilizes emerging technologies to engage students in a way that meets their personalized learning preferences.

Through flexible lesson planning and implementation teachers will use a multifaceted approach in the delivery of instruction. This will provide for active student engagement in a lesson which is proven to promote success.

Every child deserves to successful! Don’t you agree?

= Culminating Activty #2 - Lesson Plan = Andy, Saah, Danielle, Seidy We used https://bubbl.us/ to create this concept map



Culminating Activity #2 Lesson Plan Bernadette, Angela, Laura

K-1 Graphing Lesson

__Goals:__

SWBA to collect data in order to complete and analyze a graph.

SWBA to access the internet and interact digitally with a social group

__Materials:__

Internet access

Color Cards for Review

__Methods:__

TW review color words and the idea of having a preference.

TW guide students in using Poll Everywhere to record their color preference for M&Ms.

SW access the internet and complete a poll based on what color students like in an M&M bag.

SW make observation and do a “think, pair, share” with their neighbor to discuss preferences noted.

__Assessment:__

SWBA to engage in a discussion using key words (more than, fewer than, greater than, less than)

__Extension:__

For advanced learners, the teacher can limit the participants to 10 where each poll would equal 100%. TW would explain that each student would represent 10. Teacher could lead a discussion as to how many people would equal a certain denomination of 10 by counting by 10’s

Teachers could also discuss how a graph visually changes based on the question being posed. Asking a different question and allowing for voting changes the way that the graph looks. Students could again talk about what they notice on the graph based on the data that they see. Students could compare and contrast the different graphs that they see.

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Allison, Ann Marie, Stephanie, Mike, Gina


 * Goals:** SWBAT understand fractions as parts of a whole.


 * Methods:**

1.) Introduce students to their own individual pizza pie cut out.

2.) Discuss the properties of the pizza.

3.) Break down the pizza into the eight individual slices that, all together, would be a whole.

4.) Students will be broken down into groups and given one envelope with different scenarios that they must solve.


 * 1) Each envelope contains an activity that touches upon a different learning style.

i. **Smart Board Center** – Virtual math manipulatives

ii. **Pencil and Paper** – Word problems to solve

iii. **Fraction Tiles** – Using hands-on manipulatives

iv. **Create Your Own Representation** – Create own visual using given art supplies.

5.) Groups will have 15 minutes at each center.


 * Materials:** construction paper, Smart Board, fraction tiles, paper, pencil, art supplies, internet access, individual pizza cutouts.


 * Assessments:** Students will receive an Exit Slip with a question from each center learning style. **For HOMEWORK,** students will use their Edmodo account to post items around the house that are broken down into to pieces from the whole.

= Culminating Activty #3 - Who is the Net Gen? =

DANIELLE

1. Colleague

2. Parents of students

3. Supervisor

4. Board of Education members

5. My mom

The net generation is comprised of the kids that sit in our class every single day hating the fact they have to power down their devices – including the powerful computer (smart phone) in their pockets. They most likely sit in our classes going through technology withdrawal.

The net generation is the group of students that love to create and manipulate digital media at home. They love to comment, like, upload, post, blog, create, game, strategize, communicate, tweet, etc. Why shouldn’t they be given the opportunity to do this at school?

Activity #3

Mike: The NET generation is my generation, people born in the 1980’s- we are surrounded by technology and are able to successfully use technology on an everyday basis.

My 3 other 5th grade team members My Principal My Assistant Superintendent

Bernadette

Culminating Activity #3

The Net Generation –

The “Net Generation” is the generation of children that has grown up in a tech savvy world. They are the children who have never known what it is like to not have Internet access. This generation has learned, experienced, and shared through multi – media in a way no other generation has. This generation of thinkers, doers, creators and innovators has learned and will continue to learn in a way that some may think of as “outside of the box”. In order to teach and assess these learners, educators must engage and motivate students through multiple sources, such a on-line polling, Edmodo, or cell phones. It is also important to remember we are preparing students for a future filled with endless possibilities and for jobs that have not been created yet.

Who would benefit from this information?

1. Colleagues

2. Principals

3. Supervisors

4. Parents

5. Board Members

Who is the Net Gen? Answer: Everyone! My Net Genners are the following: -my gifted and talented coordinator -the G&T secretary -all students -colleague -My cousin (mom of three young children)
 * Stephanie LeJeune**

Laura Walsh

Hello Students, Principal Murphy, Board of Education Members, Colleagues, and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Taylor

We are in the middle of a change in education. This change is a not so subtle shift in the way that our students are learning. This shift must be reflected in the way that we are reaching out to our students in our classrooms. We have all heard of Baby Boomers and Generation X. We are now teaching the "Net Gen." This generation of learners are sitting in our classrooms ready to explore all that we can offer to them. These students are digital natives who come to first grade already knowing how to manipulate an ipod, they are the third graders who must wade through internet sources to find fact based sites to create presentations about current events; they are the middle and high school students who create avatars to narrrate imovie to chronical historical events. These are the students who challenge us to expand our own knowledge base in order to challenge the boundaries of their learning.

Who is the Net Generation? by angela mcgee

The “Net Generation” simply stated…are our students today. They are the students who were born into the digital age. They are “native speakers” of the digital language of computers, games, and internet. Through technology, they have become different thinkers than the “digital immigrant” growing up in a world where they analyze, compose, problem-solve and interact in the digital world. They are forward thinkers and learners, which think and move quickly, and seek innovation. I would share this with my husband, my fellow Kindergarten teachers, the students of my parents, the principal, and the assistant superintendent.

Ann Marie Principal, Technology Supervisor, School Facilitator, Colleague, Girlfriend

THE NET GENERATION IS: Our young adults, teens, children and babies that have grown up saturated in technology. They are the students who need to be challenged and taught through different methods. They need to have meaning to their learning and need to be able to use the vast amounts of technology to discover that meaning.


 * Who are the net generation? Andy Temme**

Amanda – Student teacher

Bill – teacher with 30 years experience

Jim – Principal

Billy – A student in 12th grade

The net generation is those people that were born into a time when the internet was greatly accessible to a large percentage of the human population. The Internet, in my experience was born in 1994 but was not accessed by the masses. In 2004 cell phones had been invented and the Internet was popular and widespread on computers. Today the Internet is accessible by anyone holding a smart phone. Many children today are able to use these devices with ease. For example both my 3 year old and 4 year old daughters use the ipod touch, iphone, and ipad to play games, learn words and numbers and draw pictures. They configure the settings and switch programs with ease. To quantify whom the net generation is I would guess this would include anyone born after the year 2000. This means that ALL of students in k-12 schools today are the net generation. All students in elementary school, high school, and some in college have had technology and the Internet at their fingertips for their entire lives. To them there was no other way. To them the future will only be more vast, diverse, and rich of information. The Internet will surely evolve and a new generation will be born 10 years from now. Educators will need to continue to evolve their practices to meet the needs of the new generations to come.

Allison Who is the net generation? The net generation are the present students in our classrooms and our future students. The net generation are students who are going to grow up and be innovative and change our world. They have a need for speed and learn through interacting. They learn team work through gaming, as well as how to multi task, create, strategize, share, remember, and read through technology and multiple means of expression. When allowed these opportunities the net generation finds learning fun! I would share this with my collaborating teacher, my principal, my superintendent, colleagues, parents, etc.

The NET Generation is considered people that are natives to all things technological. It is the group of people in our world born somewhere in the 80s, 90s, and today. Social networking, gaming, emailing, creating, designing, instant messaging, skyping, texting, recording, and all other technological activities defines the interests and strengths of the net generation. This generation is one that will continue to expand and become even more tech savvy. Principal, Other Colleague, Same Age Colleague, Mother, Non-Teacher Friend Culminate Activity:
 * Gina**
 * Culminating Activity**

The Net Gen:

Will be so good in the Ned Generation use tools like Skype and be able to connect with any other Spanish-speaking country class. Where students can communicate with each other and use both languages. They can use computer, IPhone, or any other new sources of communication. Because with the new technology is like an ocean full of fish.

I will tell (principals of both schools, teacher in the other country, students, parents, and my own children)


 * To the Principal, Art Teacher, Youth, Supervisor, & Pastor from Saah M. Hali: **
 * I’ll tell them that the Net Generation is a generation of digitally inclined young people who are very competent. The Net Generation is more knowledgeable than all the previous generations they have the ability to multi-task, communicate, and problem solve. The most powerful tool to reach the Net Generation is tapping into their digital world-“use it don’t be afraid of it.” **