Jaclyn+D.



Second Grade Teacher Chatham [|school web page] My name is Jaclyn Derych (Sleder). I was married this past November to my husband Mike. We recently purchased a home in Hardyston, NJ. We are both originally from Warwick, NY. Both of our sets of parents still live in Warwick and we spend a lot of time in our hometown. I will be going into my tenth year teaching this coming fall. I taught first grade for 7 years and will be returning for my third year as a second grade teacher. media type="custom" key="20297334"

**__5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Daily Reflection__**
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5 new technologies to try - Voki, Edmodo, Delicious, wikispace. podcast (garageband)=====

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4 ideas to share with others - ABCya, word hippo, united streaming=====

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3 principles of Universal Design for Learning - representation, action & expression, engagement=====

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2 changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the Digital Age===== embedding more technology choice, better utilizing my Smartboard

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1 BIG idea to implement "in the fall."===== I would like to start and edmodo or wikispace in order to communicate with the parents

4 components of UDL: goals, methods, materials and assessment

7/10/12 What is UDL? UDL is about accommodating all types of learners, especially impaired learners. It adds flexibility in how curriculum is delivered and improves how to access information and learning. It is about building scenarios that challenge learners while remaining in the realm of capability. In order to maximize UDL teachers must understand the individual needs, as well as strengths, of their students.

Toolbox Time #1: I found the social bookmarking interesting. I am still having a little bit of trouble navigating, but I am sure once I start to use it I am sure I will be more comfortable with it. I can use this in my classroom because I am constantly searching for lessons, crafts, ideas, etc. on the internet. I like that you can add more tags to your saved links. My bookmarks are specific only to my computer, so having access to them from school and home will be very helpful. In the past I would just email myself a link in order to spend more time exploring it from home! Schoology also seems like a great website. I think it will give students and parents easy access to academic content that is coming up, as well as classroom events.

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Toolbox Time #2 Today in class I found schoology and edmodo taking up most of my time. After looking at and signing up for both sites, I found that edmodo seemed to be a little more user friendly. I feel like I am at a standstill with the edmodo page though becuase I do not have any contacts or groups yet. I think that once I have a group it will become a little more apparent. I think this will be a good way to communicate with parents instead of a group email. I think with parent support the students will be able to use the site at home to interact with the rest of the class and myself. Like anything new it may take a little while for it to find its place. I would like to try and use it with my parents this year. I looked at the National Center for UDL and CAST page. I found this information to reinforce what we have been discussing in class. Some of the information presented on the webpages seemed a bit overwhelming to me again. I think I am overthinking it! After looking at some of the videos I realize that some of these things I am already doing on my classroom, which makes me feel successful!



Culminating activity 3 Digital natives are the students who have grown up using technology since they were small. They are fast-paced learners who thrive on choice and taking ownership of their learning. The have access to an infinite amount of information at all times. They have a heightened sense of curiosity and seek answers through technology.

second grade team leader

LA supervisor

media specialist

second grade colleagues

friend from college who is also a teacher