Kelly's+Wiki+Page


 * //I am a special education teacher at Methacton High School.//
 * //I currently co-teach English 10 World Literature.//
 * //I love teaching high school students!//
 * //I will have my Master's Degree in Education with a concentration in the Diverse Classroom after this class!!//
 * //I will be married two years this July.//
 * //My husband and I went to the Greek Islands on our honeymoon!//
 * //We love to eat many differnt types of food and enjoy cooking together too.//

//5 new technologies to try:// //4 ideas to share with others:// //3 principles of UDL://
 * //wordle.com//
 * //snipping tool//
 * //inspiration.com//
 * //visuwords.com//
 * //smart pen//
 * //wordle.com//
 * //42explore.com- tiered assignments to meet all modalities//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//inspiration.com- graphic organizers & more//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//diigo.com (social bookmarking)//
 * Multiple means of representation
 * Multiple means of expression
 * Multiple means of engagement

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//2 changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the Digital Age...//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//utilize visuword.com to teach vocabulary//
 * utilize inspiration.com to create graphic organizers for different cultures

1 Big idea to implement "on Monday":
 * incorporate tic-tac-toe activity into lesson to create choices for student asessment

What is UDL: UDL is an educational approach to teaching learning to all students with new media and technologies that differentiates instruction to meet the individual needs of all learners.

ACCESS- [|www.inspiration.com] (good graphic organizers, explicit step-by-step directions for writing persuasive essays) CHALLENGE- [|www.42explore.com] (great website for tiered instructional materials when learning about mythology) CHOICE- [|www.visuwords.com] (awesome tool for learning vocabulary for struggling students)