2. CROSSROADS MIDDLE SCHOOL
• CROSSROADS MIDDLE SCHOOL IS A SCHOOL FOR 6TH GRADE STUDENTS OF ALL ACADEMIC LEVELS. UDL
PRACTICES ARE INCORPORATED IN EVERY FACET OF THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE. WE FOCUS ON MEETING
THE NEEDS OF EVERY STUDENT AND MINIMIZING OR ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO LEARNING.
3. WHY DO WE USE UDL PRACTICES AT
CROSSROADS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
TRADITIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
• FOCUS ON WHAT IS TAUGHT
• ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SOME STUDENTS
• FIXED SET UP CLASSROOM
• THERE IS ALWAYS ONE WAY FOR A STUDENT TO
COMPLETE AN ASSIGNMENT
• GRADES ARE USED TO MEASURE PERFORMANCE
CROSSROADS MIDDLE SCHOOL
• FOCUS ON WHAT AND HOW IT IS TAUGHT
• ACCOMMODATIONS FOR ALL STUDENTS
• FLEXIBLE SET UP CLASSROOM
• THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS TO COMPLETE AN
ASSIGNMENT
• GRADES ARE USED TO REINFORCE GOALS
4. STRUCTURE
• EACH ENTRANCE TO CROSSROADS SCHOOL IS ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE
• GARDENS AND PLAYGROUNDS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE
• ENTRANCES ARE WELL MARKED AND WIDE ENOUGH TO MAKE
MANEUVERING EASY
6. STRUCTURE
CROSSROADS SCHOOL HAS REMOVED BARRIERS FOR ALL STUDENTS SO THAT PARTICIPATION IN ALL AREAS
OF THE SCHOOL IS POSSIBLE.
7. CLASSESSTUDENTS AT CROSSROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL BE PLACED IN CLASSROOMS BY RANDOM SELECTION EXCEPT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SELF-
CONTAINED CLASSROOMS. SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE INSTRUCTION IN GENERAL ED CLASSROOMS WILL BE INCLUDED DURING ALL
INSTRUCTION ACCORDING TO ARD COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS. ACCOMMODATIONSWILL BE MADE FOR EVERY STUDENT. AT CROSSROADS
MIDDLE SCHOOL WE BELIEVE IN SMALL CLASS SIZES. THE NUMBERS OF STUDENTS IN EACH CLASSROOM WILL NOT EXCEED 20. EACH CLASSROOM WILL
HAVE ONE TEACHER AND ONE PARAPROFESSIONAL OR ONE TEACHER, ONE CO-TEACHER AND ONE PARAPROFESSIONAL DEPENDENT ON ARD COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL CASES.
8. CLASSES: WHOLE GROUP INSTRUCTION
STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE SHORT WHOLE GROUP INSTRUCTION IN THE FORM OF MINI-LESSONS, INTRODUCTION OF NEW
CONCEPTS, INTRODUCTION OF NEW STRATEGIES AND RE-GROUP TIME TO MAKE SURE ALL STUDENTS UNDERSTAND
WHAT IS EXPECTED DURING THE SMALL-GROUP LESSONS.
9. CLASSES: SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION
STUDENTS IN SMALL GROUPS MAY BE GROUPED BY ABILITY, RANDOM GROUPS, OR ONE STRONG STUDENT
WITH A COUPLE OF STRUGGLING STUDENTS DEPENDING ON THE LESSON.
10. CLASSES: ROTATION SMALL GROUPS TIMED 15 MINUTE
INTERVALS ELA EXAMPLE IN ALL CLASSES INCLUDING SELF-
CONTAINED CLASSROOMS
READING ROTATION
TRADITIONAL BOOKS, E-BOOKS, BRAILLE, TEXT
TO VOICE CHOICES, TEACHER GUIDED
READING
WRITING ROTATION
PEN AND PAPER, VOICE TO TEXT, KEYBOARDING
CHOICES
TECHNOLOGY ROTATION
READING PROGRAMS, EDITING,
COMPREHENSION
11. PERSONNEL
• AT CROSSROADS WE BELIEVE SMALL CLASS SIZES AND LOW STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO CONTRIBUTE
TO A BARRIER FREE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
• EACH CLASSROOM WILL HAVE A TEACHER AND ONE PARA PER 20 STUDENTS DEPENDENT ON ARD
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE STUDENTS IN THAT CLASSROOM.
• SOME CLASSROOMS WILL HAVE A TEACHER, CO-TEACHER AND ONE PARA PER 20 STUDENTS DEPENDENT
ON THE ARD COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE STUDENTS IN THAT CLASSROOM.
• EACH ACADEMIC TEAM WILL ALSO HAVE A PARAPROFESSIONAL TO SHARE THAT COMPLETES CLERICAL
TASKS, COPYING, PREPARING MATERIALS ETC….
12. PERSONNEL
• ALL TEACHERS AND STAFF WILL BE TRAINED IN UDL PRACTICES.
• ALL TEACHERS AND PARAS WILL DETERMINE WHAT BARRIERS EACH STUDENT HAS AND FIND WAYS TO
OVERCOME THOSE BARRIERS.
• PARAPROFESSIONALS WILL BE IN EACH CLASSROOM AS SUPPORT TO THE TEACHER DURING SMALL-
GROUP INSTRUCTION OR TO MONITOR DURING INDEPENDENT LEARNING ROTATIONS.
13. PERSONNEL: SELF-CONTAINED
CLASSROOMS
• THERE WILL BE ONE TEACHER AND 2 OR 3 PARAPROFESSIONALS DEPENDENT UPON THE NUMBER OF
STUDENTS.
• ALL WHOLE GROUP AND SMALL GROUP ACTIVITIES WILL BE MONITORED OR SUPERVISED BY A TEACHER
OR PARAPROFESSIONAL.
14. INSTRUCTION
• THE TEACHER WILL BEGIN BY READING THE FULL INDIVIDUAL EVALUATIONS AND IEP OF EACH SPECIAL
EDUCATION STUDENT TO DETERMINE WHAT STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES THE STUDENT HAS.
• THE TEACHER WILL COMPLETE THE FORM 2C CURRICULUM BARRIERS ON PAGE 188 TO HELP ANALYZE THE
POTENTIAL BARRIERS IN THE CURRICULUM MATERIALS AND METHODS THAT WILL BE USED FOR EVERY
STUDENT.
• THE TEACHER WILL MEET WITH EACH STUDENT TO FIND WAYS THE STUDENT IS ABLE TO COMPLETE
ASSIGNMENTS.
ROSE, DAVID H. (DAVID HOWARD)
TEACHING EVERY STUDENT IN THE DIGITAL AGE: UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING/ BY DAVID H ROSE AND ANNE MEYER WITH NICOLE STRANGEMAN AND GABRIELLE RAPPOLT.
PG. 188
15. INSTRUCTION
• AFTER DETERMINING WHAT THE BARRIERS AND STRENGTHS ARE FOR EACH STUDENT AND ANALYZING
WHAT MATERIALS OR METHOD OF INSTRUCTION EACH STUDENT WILL NEED IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL
IN LEARNING, THE TEACHER WILL PREPARE FOR THE DAY BY MAKING MATERIALS READILY ACCESSIBLE
AND ADDING ANY APPS TO IPADS.
16. CURRICULUM: GENERAL EDUCATION
CLASSROOMS
• EACH ACADEMIC AREA WILL COLLABORATE TO CREATE LESSONS BASED ON TEKS.
• EACH CROSS CURRICULAR TEAM WILL MEET TO SHARE IDEAS AND LESSON PLANS EACH GRADING PERIOD
• EACH TEACHER WILL DETERMINE WHAT WILL HELP THEIR STUDENTS ACCESS THE GENERAL CURRICULUM
BASED ON THE STUDENT PROFILE.
• TEACHERS WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH APPROPRIATE ACCOMMODATIONS BASED ON THEIR IEP AND/OR
STUDENT FEEDBACK.
• TEACHERS WILL TEACH ALL STUDENTS STRATEGIES THAT WILL HELP THEM TO ACCESS THE GENERAL
CURRICULUM.
17. CURRICULUM: SELF-CONTAINED
CLASSROOMS
• TEACHERS WILL COLLABORATE WITH GENERAL ED. TEACHERS TO DETERMINE WHAT THE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
IS FOR EACH SUBJECT.
• TEACHERS WILL USE THE STUDENTS IEP TO DETERMINE THE STUDENTS GOALS FOR THE YEAR.
• TEACHERS WILL DETERMINE WHAT ESSENCE STATEMENTS NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN INSTRUCTION IN ORDER
TO PREPARE THE STUDENTS FOR THE STAAR ALT 2 ASSESSMENT.
• TEACHERS SHOULD USE THE VERTICAL ALIGNMENT DOCUMENTS PROVIDED ON THE TEA WEBSITE IN ORDER TO
DETERMINE HOW TO TEACH THE GENERAL CURRICULUM TO THE STUDENTS THROUGH PRE-REQUISITE SKILLS.
• TEACHERS CAN USE OTHER DOCUMENTS PROVIDED BY REGION IV OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES
CONNECTED TO THEIR DISTRICT.
19. TECHNOLOGY: ELA
• E-BOOKS, DIGITAL BOOKS, TUMBLEBOOKS, STORYLINE ONLINE, VOICE TO TEXT FOR WRITING, TEXT TO VOICE
FOR ENJOYING PRINTED MATERIALS, IREADY READING FOR DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT AND INSTRUCTION,
NEWS TO YOU, I PADS, COMPUTERS, LAPTOPS
• RESOURCES:
• HTTPS://WWW.TUMBLEBOOKS.COM/
• HTTPS://WWW.STORYLINEONLINE.NET/
• HTTPS://LOGIN.I-READY.COM/
• HTTPS://WWW.N2Y.COM/NEWS-2-YOU
20. TECHNOLOGY: MATH
• IPAD WITH OSMO NUMBERS AND MATH, LAPTOPS, COMPUTERS, IREADY MATH DIAGNOSTIC AND
ASSESSMENT, ABC YA MATH GAMES, WEEBLY SMARTBOARD GAMES,
• RESOURCES:
• HTTPS://PLAYOSMO.COM/EN/LANDING-GENIUS-KIT-RC/
• HTTP://WWW.ABCYA.COM/SEARCH.HTM
• HTTP://INTERACTIVESITES.WEEBLY.COM/MATH.HTML
21. TECHNOLOGY: SCIENCE AND SOCIAL
STUDIES
• DISCOVERY EDUCATION FOR DOCUMENTARIES, CLIPS, AND INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES
HTTP://WWW.DISCOVERYEDUCATION.COM/
CAN BE VIEWED OR ACCESSED THROUGH IPAD OR COMPUTER
22. ASSESSMENT
• AT CROSSROADS SCHOOL ALL STUDENTS WILL BE PRE-ASSESSED TO DETERMINE GAPS IN LEARNING AS
WELL AS WHAT PRIOR KNOWLEDGE STUDENTS HAVE. STUDENTS WILL ALSO TAKE OCCASIONAL CHECKS
OR BENCHMARKS ON ALL UNITS IN ALL SUBJECTS. ASSESSMENTS CAN BE TAKEN ORALLY, DIGITALLY,
WRITING, OR THROUGH ASSESSMENT TOOLS LIKE KAHOOT. TEACHERS WILL DETERMINE WHAT
BARRIERS STUDENT HAVE WHEN TESTING AND WHAT METHOD OF TESTING BEST WORKS FOR EACH
CHILD. STUDENTS WILL ALSO TAKE A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT AT THE END OF EACH 6 WEEKS. TEST
SCORES WILL HELP DETERMINE HOW THE STUDENT IS MEETING HIS/HER GOALS. ALL STUDENTS WILL
PARTICIPATE IN STATE STAAR, STAAR ALT 2 ASSESSMENTS.
