🤔 Each of us is a “jagged profile” of strengths and needs. When we see past labels, we design support that’s truly responsive to every learner. #LeadInclusion #UDL #InclusiveEd #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #EduSky

🌎 No two students are alike: some need extra support, others need bigger challenges, and many need both! That’s inclusive teaching in action. #LeadInclusion #UDL #InclusiveEd #EdLeaders #EduSky

Classrooms are buzzing with future authors, scientists, activists, and creators. When we design learning for ALL, every student’s potential has a place to grow. #LeadInclusion #EduSky

🔁 The best interventions aren’t just for struggling students—they benefit all students. When we design with flexibility & high-impact strategies, we lift every learner. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdChat #EduSky

🔬 Meta-analytic research, like that of Visible Learning, has transformed education from tradition to science. We now have evidence of what works best—let’s use it to ensure every student thrives. 📚 #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdChat #EduSky

🧠 Teaching metacognition is a game-changer. Teaching students to think about their learning builds independence, resilience & problem-solving skills. #TeachTheProcess #ExpertLearners #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdChat #EduSky

🎶 Differentiation and UDL aren’t the same—but they make beautiful music together! UDL designs for all learners, while differentiation fine-tunes the experience. Together, they create harmony in learning! #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdChat #EduSky

💬 Summative assessment isn’t just tests and formal projects. Conversations and conferences can be powerful tools for summative assessment, too. When we talk with students, we get richer insights into their learning journey. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdChat #GradingForGrowth #EduSky

✨ Every student shines in their own way! When we create inclusive spaces, we see brilliance in all its forms. Let's celebrate the unique strengths each learner brings! #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdChat #EduSky

🎯 How students show learning should be as flexible as the ways they learn. When we honor different ways to express understanding, we see the full picture. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdChat #EduSky

🔢 A calculator can crunch numbers, but it can’t measure learning. The most meaningful grades come from professional judgment—not just averages. #LeadInclusion #GradingForGrowth #UDL #EdChat #EduSky

🚪 Averaging grades doesn’t tell us where a student is now—it just reflects their past. Growth happens when we focus on current learning, not an outdated score. #LeadInclusion #GradingForGrowth #UDL #EdChat #EduSky

🔍 Missing work doesn’t mean missing learning—it just means we don’t have the evidence yet. Instead of assuming gaps, let’s focus on how we can gather evidence of learning. #LeadInclusion #GradingForGrowth #UDL #EdChat #EduSky

📝 The best learning happens through conversation. Thoughtful feedback moves students forward in ways grades never could! #LeadInclusion #GradingForGrowth #UDL #EdChat #EduSky

🤔 Metacognitive self-awareness helps students understand their own learning process. Are we explicitly teaching metacognitive strategies? #LeadInclusion #EdChat #EdTech #SpedChat #SBLchat #Education #EduSky

🔓 So many "special accommodations" for #students with IEPs have the potential to help all students. Let's open those doors for everyone through universal design for learning and offer the options to all. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #EduSky

🔑 How well #students with #IEPs succeed depends largely on the expectations teachers hold for them. Never underestimate the combined power of high expectations and awesome instruction. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #EduSky

📚 Classroom teachers tend to offer less help to a student who has a 1-1 paraprofessional. This disrupts the #student-teacher relationship and belongingness with friends. There are better models. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #UDL #SpecialEducation #EdChat #Inclusion #EduSky

📉 Data doesn't have to mean calculation. Observation and conversation often yield the most valid data. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #EduSky

🔜 We can't improve inclusive efforts by just adding strategies and experts; the division of educators needs to shift from "general" and "special" to complementary roles in serving all students. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #EduSky

"Minutes" with a special educator are not always minutes of intervention. Coteaching isn't intervention. General push in help isn't intervention. These are "luxury goods." Intervention is a basic necessity! #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdLeaders #Teachers #EduSky

🔍 #MTSS/#RTI is more about prevention in ALL classrooms than it is intervention. Tier One is about creating warm, inclusive, universally designed environments that deliver the best instruction and respond with intervention at the first sign of need. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdLeaders #EduSky

📊 #Students' #grades should represent their current location in learning, not an average of performance over time. Where they *were* isn't as important--only where they are right now. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #sblchat #EduSky

🔍 Gone are the days when the purpose of #assessment was to #grade and rank #students. Assessment is part of the instructional process--#feedback is the priority, not a grade. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdLeaders #Teachers #SBLchat #TG2Chat #EduSky

🔄 Grouping students who have IEPs but varying needs into a resource room to be supported by a single teacher isn't likely to offer any opportunity for real intervention. Students with the same needs should be grouped for intervention time. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdLeaders #EduSky

📈 Grading less isn't an unknown. Visit a #Montessori school to see students engaged for the joy of learning, growing every day with no grades. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EDchat #EDtech #SpedChat #SBLchat #ATAssessment #TG2chat #EduSky

💼 We rest a lot of responsibility on the shoulders of #paraprofessionals but rarely include them in professional development opportunities. This is worth the effort to change. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #EduSky

📈 A more formal assessment doesn't necessarily lead to greater assessment accuracy. Often, informal chat with a learner is our most reliable and valid evaluation. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #ATAssessment #EduSky

💪 Our #IEP meetings should not be focused on deficits. They should center on student aspirations and the foundational skills to make those a reality. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #EduSky

💡 Until we give students multiple options to show their learning, we are not implementing the spirit of SBG. Without options, the format confounds the variable being measured. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #EduSky