All Good Things Must Come to an END!

Well, my journey of learning has come to an end. However, this is just one chapter of my learning. With any good student or teacher, learning should never end and there should always be something you want to know more about. Especially as a teacher, I have found that there will always be new technologies to learn, new lessons to teach, and always new ways to modify and accommodate your students’ needs.

At the beginning of this blog, I learned a new concept called UDL (Universal Design for Learning). I never heard this term before, but now after learning so much about it, I have found that every lesson a teacher teaches, it should have UDL components in it. Assistive technology (AT) is also another main concept I had little understanding of until this blog. Having researched so many resources within this blog journey I now have an unlimited knowledge of AT devices, how to implement these devices, and trainings for these devices. This blog has allowed me to see accommodation and modifications that I can now use to help my students with specific needs.

Reflecting upon my beginning posts, and looking at my ending posts I have found that I am more confident in my learning, and have a better understanding about the concepts I am learning about. It has allowed me up reflect on my knowledge and learn new ways to implement my learning into my teaching. I have learned that research and exploration is a huge tool that teachers can use, and has help me open up my resource database to gain more information about things a knew little about, such as UDL and AT devices.

I want to be the best teacher I can be for my students. That means that just like them I need to constantly be learning new ideas, concepts, laws, AT devices, and resources. Through writing this blog I now know that learning is a never ending process, and I look forward to chapter two of my learning path.