Universal Design Lessons

After three weeks of discussing and now working on the creation of a Universal Designed Lesson I absolutely see the benefits of this type of design.  It does a great job of making the class student centered and it is easily integrated with technology.  I think that in order to catch and maintain today's student's attention different methods must be used and they and this design could make it easier for a teacher to do so.  I do think that if a student is able to see different methods of teaching they are able to make adjustments to the different techniques.  The major benefit for the student in seeing this and other teaching methods is that they can determine what works for them and really take the learning into their own hands.  I am concerned that students will begin to think that every teacher they encounter should be as entertaining as a teacher that uses this type of design.  There should be a balance in the classroom.  There should be a little bit of creativity. There should be a little of desk work.  There should be a little bit of lecture and there should be a little of desk work.  Finally in today's standardized testing era a student always needs practice taking multiple choice tests.  Maintaining the balance between these methods is in my opinion the best way to motivate and engage students.