The experience of create a unit online with my team really targeted my affective network. The process of quilting the pieces of the lessons using the networks of Universal Design for Learning is effective to understand the meaning of the three networks: recognition, strategic and affective. The what, how and why of learning that are meaningful in the process of learning when it comes to choose activities and different media to structure a lesson plan.
My team is great. They are all over researching, and sharing their thoughts. There is real collaboration because everybody is thinking about giving more every time. Developing a UDL unit was unique because I learn about a book that I had not read before: Esperanza Rising. This book happens to be very touching for Mexican American students. From there we started brainstorming on the lessons for the unit, decided to do it for Fourth grade students, designated the subject areas for each one of us to work on, and started the process of writing lesson plans. We had to meet several times to discuss and extend the ides of the UDL learning theory and its development. We had a great time, and decided that we probably meet in Austin for a conference.
