Choosing their own mini-projects about "Wonder": UDL in Action! #LiteracyApproach

A Series of Fortunate (and Wonderful) Mini-Projects about WONDER

In a recent article, by REUNI+D Artículos, named "Teaching with all students in mind. The Universal Design for Learning model" the need to guarantee equal opportunities for all learning paces and styles is approached by the Universal Design for Learning, as the current legislation in Education in Spain dictates.

The 2030 Agenda has given rise to a great consensus on the importance of adopting or advancing quality education and that, for this to be the case, it must be inclusive, guaranteeing equal opportunities for all people. (...). Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a model that was born with the objective of making inclusive, quality education a reality for all students. It starts with the recognition of diversity among people and, therefore, also in processes such as learning. To this end, it proposes three guiding principles of educational practice that aim to respond to variability among students: provide multiple forms of involvement; provide multiple forms of representation; and provide multiple forms of action and expression of learning. The UDL aims for all students to have opportunities to learn and, therefore, places the student at the center of educational intervention, based on their uniqueness, while thinking from the complexity of the classroom.

Our Year 2 students have started working on different Mini-projects in pairs or groups of three. Following the precepts of UDL, these mini projects empower our students to have agency over their own learning process in their work. The choice board mini-projects allow our students to set clear goals, to create meaningful options, and to fully embrace creativity.

The choice board helps with Engagement (the why of learning): it also helps recruiting interest, sustaining effort and persistence; Representation (the what of learning): perception, language and symbols, and comprehension; it helps with action, decision-making & Expression.

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