🏫 #Schools don't become ' #inclusive schools' by #learning strategies and implementing programs. They become inclusive because the people are collaborative, caring, innovators who make it work for each #student . #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter

❌ The #student who isn't a 'good test taker' doesn't have flawed learning. Assessing students in only one way is the flaw. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #TeacherTwitter #Assessment

📊 #Assessment is necessary for good teaching. #Grading is not. Dialoguing with, listening to, and observing #students are often our best #assessment . #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #TeacherTwitter

💡 Until we give #students multiple means of showing what they understand/can do, we are not implementing mastery-based grading (SBG). It's still performance on a task, albeit reported on standards. Multiple means of expression is how we take it to the next level. #LeadInclusion

📝 'Summative' doesn't imply a single, high-stakes test. Summative is a point in time at which we consider ALL evidence, formal and informal. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #TeacherTwitter #Assessment

🎓 If a #student with an #IEP is struggling with an assignment, the assigning #teacher is the best person to help. We are wasting the resource of our special ed #teacher s when we use them for assignment help. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #UDL #TeacherTwitter

🌟 Just like the ramps around us that help everyone, the more universal design for learning we put into place in our #classrooms , the fewer special #accommodation and modifications we need to add later. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter

🗣️ We all know 'class participation' usually means 'speaking up.' But speaking up isn't the same as engagement. Let's be inclusive of those who are more introspective, #introverts , those with social anxiety, and those uncomfortable speaking up. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders

🌍 When we ignore differences that are a part of #students ' identity, it's like saying, 'I don't see you,' or 'I'm uncomfortable with who you are.' Ignoring differences, like race, neurodiversity, language, gender, isn't the route to an #inclusive climate. #LeadInclusion

🌈 Not all students who have a significant need have an #IEP . Not all students who have an IEP have a significant need. And no one's needs are automatically long term. #Intervention works to build independence in any student who needs it. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL

🎯 If a #student is having trouble with an assignment, the goal isn't to get through the assignment. The goal is to improve the skill that is giving them difficulty with the assignment. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter

In Dubai on vacation ahead of work on inclusion with a school here.

States with preschool and kindergarten special education classrooms: If you can’t include preschoolers and kindergartners, you can’t include anyone. There’s absolutely zero need for segregated classrooms for 3-5 year olds. Here’s your chance! Get rid of them before fall!

🔧 We don't really have an #MTSS system in place if we aren't engaged in ongoing work on universal design for learning. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter

📚 #Students should be given a variety of ways to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding, and skills. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter

🌟 If we go to all of the trouble to create an accommodation for a student who has an IEP, let's just give that to everyone. It's not harder and supports learning for everyone. Bonus: we can use it over and over to help all. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #UDL #TeacherTwitter

🌟If our actions were driven by the law, we haven't really included. Real inclusion meets the letter of the law, the spirit of the law, and is driven by moral imperative. 🌟 #LeadInclusion #SpedChat #UDL #EdLeaders #TeacherTwitter

🎓 #Inclusive educators make instructional decisions based on #classroom assessment data, not labels. Implication: All the #students with #IEPs don't get grouped into a resource room together. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #TeacherTwitter

📉 Data doesn't have to mean numbers or letters. All of the information we have is data. A conversation often yields your most valid data. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #TeacherTwitter

Honored to be at the conferring of Beth’s doctorate today! This gal won’t be resting on her laurels. She’s impatient with #inclusion , and I’m lucky to work with her. 👏👏👏 Congrats, Dr. Beth Fisher!