Important reminder from Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education #LeadInclusion #EdChat #UDL #inclusion #EdLeaders

A2. I see your question and will raise you a question. “Why do we think that scaffolds and accommodations are only for students with disabilities. I do not have disabilities and I value the hell out of accommodations! ❤️ #UDLchat

This is exactly why we must dig deeper to truly understand where each child’s understanding lies. Standardized assessments can not reveal the kind of actionable data that formative assessment through observations, interviews, work analysis, & conversations can. #MTBoS Marilyn Burns

Many of the strategies in the UDL framework may cause you to think, “that’s just good teaching.” This is true! But the framework brings INTENTIONALITY to removing barriers in our instruction. #LeadInclusion #SEL #EdChat #Inclusion

We rest a lot of responsibility on the shoulders of paraprofessionals but rarely include them in professional development opportunities. Let's include our paraprofessionals in training for all teachers. #LeadInclusion #EdChat #UDL #Inclusion

No amount of programs, person or computer interventions, well-rounded curriculums, grants, money, or (fill in the blank) will move numbers from Tier 2 & 3, unless your Tier 1 is a well-designed, learning centered force. Tier 1 is the key. Fix it first.

For the final day of #InclusiveSchoolsWeek #ISW2022, we are sharing another great #UDL quote from Katie Novak. Here’s to unlearning outdated beliefs to create better systems #SPED

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Many of the strategies in the #UDL framework may cause you to think, “that’s just good teaching.” This is true! But the framework brings INTENTIONALITY to removing barriers in our instruction. #LeadInclusion #SEL #EdChat #ATAssessment #UDL #Inclusion #UDL #EdLeaders

The more universal design for learning we use, the fewer accommodations & modifications we need to add later. Win-Win! #LeadInclusion #SpecialEducation #EdChat #UDL #Inclusion

We rest a lot of responsibility on the shoulders of paraprofessionals but rarely include them in professional development opportunities. Let's include our paraprofessionals in training for all teachers. #LeadInclusion #SpecialEducation #EdChat #UDL #Inclusion

Want to close gaps? Fix Tier 1. Want greater achievement? Fix Tier 1. Want fewer misbehavior? Fix Tier 1. Want more engagement? Fix Tier 1. Want higher teacher morale? Fix Tier 1. Want authentic learning? Fix Tier 1. Want (FILL IN THE BLANK)? Fix Tier 1. Is there a theme here?

Time to believe. New season kicks off 3.15.23

Be Relentless! Katie Novak

We rest a lot of responsibility on the shoulders of paraprofessionals but rarely include them in professional development opportunities. Let's include our paraprofessionals in training for all teachers. #LeadInclusion #SpecialEducation #EdChat #UDL #Inclusion

When parents are all “why aren’t they teaching math the same way I was taught as a kid?” I’m like, because name one other thing you think should be done the same way it was THIRTY YEARS AGO?! #mathchat

When people say “but the way we taught math back then worked, so why change it?” I’m left wondering: worked for WHO though? How many people do you know in your adult life who actually like math or feel remotely capable of doing it? #mathchat

You can have engagement with absolutely no learning happening. But you can't have deep, meaningful learning happen without engagement. Learning is the main event. Engagement is the ticket to the show. Design for both.

"We weren't so much teaching students to think; we were liberating them to think. They already had it in them." Peter Liljedahl is such a treasure. #IMxWebinar #LearnWithIM