Design lessons which offer learners different routes to the same learning goals. Connect curriculum planning with universal design, differentiation and fair assessment. Evaluate low-cost teaching resources and digital alternatives for classrooms where devices, connectivity and specialist support vary.

Learning outcomes

  • Identify avoidable barriers in a lesson and its assessment.
  • Design alternative representations and ways to demonstrate learning.
  • Justify accommodations while retaining the intended learning outcome.
  • Evaluate an accessible resource and revise a lesson using feedback.

Main topics

  • Curriculum goals and learner variability
  • Universal Design for Learning
  • Differentiated tasks and scaffolding
  • Accessible print, audio and digital resources
  • Multilingual teaching and low-technology alternatives
  • Assessment accommodations and valid evidence
  • Feedback and lesson evaluation

Practical task

Redesign a three-lesson sequence for a subject and phase you are qualified to teach. Include accessible learner materials, a low-technology alternative, an assessment rubric and a record explaining each design choice. Demonstrate part of the sequence through peer microteaching.

Assessment

Submit the lesson portfolio, microteaching reflection and assessment rationale. Assessment considers alignment, accessibility, curriculum accuracy and evidence of revision.