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Workshops

  • 30-minute planning session with the facilitator
  • Space should support collaboration & group work (auditoriums are not ideal)
  • 1-3 hour sessions (pair them for a full day!)
  • Lots of time for interaction
  • Choose 1 topic from below for sessions up to 3 hours.
    Choose 2 topics for sessions 3.5-6 hours.
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F-1

Intro to UDL

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) offers a proactive alternative to retrofitting instruction by anticipating and removing barriers to learning before they arise. This session introduces UDL’s three core beliefs and models practical strategies and routines to help educators design for learner variability and promote student success.

  • No pre-requisites
  • For all educators
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F-2

UDL Principles in Action

This session explores the brain-based science behind Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and its three core principles. Participants will examine how the UDL Guidelines support inclusive, flexible design through practical strategies and real classroom examples.

  • Prerequisites: F-1
  • General Education Teachers & Leaders
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F-3

Building Agency with Feedback & Reflection

Action-oriented feedback and reflection are key to building learner agency. This session offers practical strategies to support student growth through meaningful feedback, structured reflection, and manageable routines for both teachers and students.

  • Prerequisites: F-1, F-2
  • For all educators
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D-1

Designing a UDL Lesson

Every universally designed lesson starts with a firm goal and flexible methods, materials, assessments, environments, and reflection. This session breaks down each component, offers practical “look-fors,” and guides participants in redesigning a lesson to support all learners.

  • Pre-requisites: F-1, F-2, F-3
  • General Education Teachers & Leaders
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D-2

A Deeper Look at Firm Goals and Flexible Means

Not all choices lead to learning. This session shows how to offer meaningful options while maintaining rigor by anchoring instruction in firm goals and construct-relevant choices. Participants will explore model tasks and tools to design flexible, standards-aligned pathways.

  • Pre-requisites: F-1, F-2, F-3
  • General Education Teachers & Leaders
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D-3

Universally Designing Assessments

Assessments should offer all learners meaningful ways to show what they know. This session explores how to design flexible, goal-aligned assessments with clear criteria, reduce common barriers, and use rubrics to support clarity, feedback, and reflection.

  • Pre-requisites: F-1, F-2, F-3
  • General Education Teachers & Leaders
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D-4

Blended Learning as a UDL Engine

Blended learning and UDL work together to support inclusive, responsive instruction. This session explores models like station rotations, playlists, and choice boards, showing how each can reduce barriers, increase access, and build student agency.

  • Pre-requisites: F-1, F-2, F-3
  • General Education Teachers & Leaders
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EC-1

The Intersections of UDL and SEL

UDL and SEL work together to create inclusive environments where all students can thrive. This session highlights their shared goals and shows how addressing social-emotional barriers through flexible design can support academic success.

  • Pre-requisites: F-1, F-2, F-3
  • For all educators
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EC-2

Restorative Practices for Voice and Engagement

Restorative practices foster respect, belonging, and stronger relationships by valuing student and family strengths. This session explores how shifting from punitive responses to restorative approaches can deepen engagement and create more inclusive learning environments.

  • Pre-requisites: None
  • General Education Teachers & Leaders
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EC-3

Boosting Family & Community Engagement

Families must feel welcomed and valued for students to thrive. This session explores barriers to family engagement and offers strategies for creating inclusive, responsive spaces where all families feel heard and connected to learning.

  • No pre-requisites
  • For all educators
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S-1

Introduction to Multi-Tiered Systems of Support

MTSS ensures every student gets the support they need through strong Tier 1 instruction and targeted Tier 2 and 3 interventions. This session unpacks MTSS essentials, its connection to RTI and PBIS, and key drivers for sustainable implementation.

  • No pre-requisites
  • General Education Teachers & Leaders
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S-2

Effective Tiered Support Through Data

Effective MTSS relies on a strong data culture focused on improving outcomes for all learners. This session offers tools to assess current practices and explores what makes tiered interventions truly effective and aligned to student needs.

  • Prerequisites: S-1
  • General Education Teachers & Leaders
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S-3

Universally Designing Adopted Curriculum

“How can I implement UDL when I have to follow a curriculum?” This session explores how to apply UDL principles within existing programs and build team-wide momentum for sustainable, inclusive instruction.

  • Prerequisites: F-1, F-2
  • General Education Teachers & Leaders
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Just for Leaders

L-1

Driving Coherent MTSS and UDL Systems

For MTSS and UDL to succeed, they must be embedded system-wide. This session helps leaders build coherence, troubleshoot common challenges, and set a strategic focus based on their current stage of implementation.

  • Prerequisites: F-1, F-2, F-3
  • District & Building Leaders
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L-2

Designing Engaging and Interactive PD

UDL works best when modeled consistently including in PD and faculty meetings. This session explores how universally designing adult learning can boost engagement, clarity, and impact by “walking the walk” with UDL.

  • Prerequisites: F-1, F-2, F-3
  • District & Building Leaders, Coaches
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L-3

Building Leadership Capacity to Lead UDL Work

Inclusive change starts with strong leadership. This session helps leaders refine their approach, tackle complex challenges, and use tools like the Blake & Mouton Grid to plan next steps with clarity and purpose.

  • No pre-requisites
  • District & Building Leaders
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L-4

Observing for Impact: UDL in Action

Observation isn’t about “gotchas”—it’s about growth. This session focuses on using walk-throughs and feedback to identify and strengthen UDL-aligned practices through clear, supportive reflection and shared observations.

  • Prerequisites: F-1, F-2, F-3
  • District & Building Leaders, Coaches
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L-5

Addressing Teacher Mindsets about Change

Change can feel like a burden when cognitive biases and resistance take hold. This session explores how “immunity to change” impacts schools and how appreciative inquiry can shift mindsets to see change as a path to growth.

  • No pre-requisites
  • District & Building Leaders, Coaches
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Book-Based Sessions

B-1

Equity by Design: the Power and Promise of UDL

Equity means ensuring every student can thrive. This session explores how UDL drives equity by honoring learner identity, anticipating variability, and removing barriers to rigorous learning.

  • No pre-requisites
  • General Education Teachers & Leaders
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B-2

Making The Shift to Student-Led Learning

Teachers are working too hard not to have better results. This session explores how shifting design, choice, and collaboration to students can boost engagement, improve outcomes, and create more balanced, sustainable classrooms.

  • Prerequisites: F-1
  • General Education Teachers & Leaders
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B-3

Breaking the Mold: The Art of Unlearning

To move forward, we sometimes need to unlearn. This session explores how shifting mindsets and breaking old habits can help us challenge assumptions and embrace UDL practices that better support all learners.

  • No pre-requisites
  • General Education Teachers & Leaders
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B4

Elevating Instructional Design With AI

What if every lesson started with every learner in mind? This session explores how generative AI can amplify UDL planning, improve access, and restore balance to teachers’ workloads while keeping human-centered design at the core.

  • Prerequisites: F-1
  • General Education Teachers & Leaders
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