Check out this visual shared by Dr. Walter to support your use of #neurodiversity terminology ⤵️

Preach!!!

Dual differentiation helps Ts create a balance between nurturing twice-exceptional Ss strengths and barriers to learning.

This is the most consequential School Board action in our careers. I look forward to standing in solidarity with my colleagues and our community as we witness this historic vote! #CollectiveBargainingNow #ASeatAtTheTable

David Jeck We must step up and control the narrative and flip it from what others are saying about our field. We must control the narrative.

Opioid and fentanyl overdoses are on the rise nationwide, and we are losing students to these dangers every day. Join us on Mar. 13 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at Fairfax HS for an honest conversation about the opioid epidemic. Register today: bit.ly/3yjrRC4

To the women around the world who support in our mission to help all students access equitable opportunities to learn and reach high expectations, today we celebrate you! Happy #InternationWomensDay

Parent quote: “…hopefully schools understand that there are kids like David out there - and we would really love for these kids to shine the way David shines.” scrippsnews.com/stories/9-year…

In the US, immigrants represent 10% of the population -- but produce 23% of US patents and 25% of the most valuable patents. Another reminder of why we should build bridges, not walls. gsb.stanford.edu/insights/new-l…

Deciding service minutes for a student with an IEP should be based on what the student needs, minus what the teacher has. In a class where the teacher has experience with their particular need, the student requires fewer minutes. #LeadInclusion #EdChat #Inclusion

“If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future.” -Winston Churchill fcpsPOGPOL #teddintersmith

“We need to tell a story of public education for the future … Dedicated teachers who understand how to equip students to be on the right side of innovation and make their community better - to do things a computer cannot.” -Ted Dintersmith

Percentage grades FEEL objective because they involve math. But a percentage doesn't communicate learning well and is no more objective than a teacher's judgment. #SBLchat #TG2Chat #EdChat #Assessment #Inclusion #ATAssessment

We can accomplish exponential results if we bring some of our strategies that were once reserved for special education and school counseling into general education classrooms. #LeadInclusion #EdChat #UDL #Inclusion

Not every learner is twice-exceptional(2e), but every 2e child is gifted.

Today, History 7 students Glasgow MS practiced interpreting IB rubrics and providing peers with constructive feedback. Students used peer feedback to revise their 1920s infographics HerrEducation Victor Leon Powell #ibmyp Nonye Oladimeji, Twice-exceptional specialist

Looking forward for you to share your learning from the conference.

UDL ensures that Ts plan ahead to meet the needs of all Ss regardless of abilities, while differentiation ensures that Ts meet the individual needs of Ss.

Principals and Heads of School: It's up to you to lead a culture of #inclusion through your words and priorities. #LeadInclusion #SpecialEducation #EdChat #UDL #Inclusion #EdLeaders

The single most important first step to designing for equity and inclusion is deep, sustained work on the instruction that all students get in every classroom--UDL. #LeadInclusion #SpecialEducation #EdChat #UDL #Inclusion