EDLD+5364+WEEK+3+Overall+Reflection

====During this week, one of the most important things I've learned is how important collaboration is as an educator. I have been working with this team since the first week of this course, and I have learned so much from them. I have also learned a lot about Universal Design for Learning. According to this weeks readings, UDL provides a set of principles for curriculum development that gives all individuals equal opportunities to learn. This teaching tool is great to use in the classroom, because it gives the teacher a more defined foundation to start building lessons. As educators, we know that the key to helping all students achieve requires us to identify and remove barriers from our teaching methods and curriculum materials. Our classrooms are diverse in many ways, and our student's learning styles falls under this category. Using this tool will allow the teacher to build the ideal lesson plan to accommodate their student's learning. I've also experienced using CAST lesson builder and book builder. These tools are also very helpful sources for teachers. Using the lesson builder made creating a lesson so easy. It was all a matter of inserting information in given sections. I was able to create my first e-book. This task started out a little rocky, of course until I played with it for several hours. The book was interesting, eye catching and informative, which are some of the characteristics that is required for good reading material. This weeks overall experience has been interesting. I have really enjoyed it.====