Recorded Webinars
SIP hosted Dr. Katie Novak Webinar Series: UDL - A Call to Action for Administrators and Teachers (Four Part Series)
Link to Slides in this Webinar: Part 1 Slides
Link to Slides in this Webinar: Part 2 Slides
Link to Slides in this Webinar: Part 3 Slides
Link to Slides in this Webinar: Part 4 Slides
SIP Welcome Webinar 2018-19
SIP Leadership Series Part 1: Envisioning Webinar
SIP Leadership Series Part 2: Building
Articles to Read on All Things Inclusion!
Access does not necessarily equate to inclusion. ‘As elite campuses diversify, a bias towards privilege persists’.
- National Council of Disability’s report on ‘Segregation of Students with Disabilities’
- How do you approach developing inclusion in schools by Tony Booth and Mel Ainscow ‘Index for Inclusion: Developing Learning and Participation in Schools’
- “Inclusion is not a special education issue”, says the author, Dr. Cathy Pratt, and we couldn’t agree more.
- UDL makes a difference for all students including English Language Learners
- There is no average student. So how do we overcome the mental barriers that advocate teaching to the mythical average student?
Featured Inclusive Practice - UDL
“UDL is an education framework based on decades of neuroscience research and is endorsed by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). This framework is being adopted by teachers, schools, and districts around the globe and is considered best practice for teaching ALL students in an inclusive learning environment. UDL empowers both teachers and students by putting students in charge of their own learning.“
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Organizations/Agencies
CAPTAIN is a multiagency network developed to support the understanding and use of evidence based practices for individuals affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder across the state.
CPIN provides high quality professional development for preschool administrators and teachers highlighting current research-based information, resources, and effective instructional practices which are focused on preparing children to flourish in early childhood and succeed in elementary school and beyond.
The Desired Results Access Project promotes positive outcomes for young children with disabilities and their families within California’s Early Learning and Development System by creating and supporting a high-quality assessment system.
Seeds of Partnership aims to create or provide avenues and tools to increase improvement of partnerships, provide professional development resources, and tools that will assist LEAs seeking to improve their family engagement program practices and educational outcomes.
Since its founding in 1984, CAST has seeded and grown the field of Universal Design for Learning through creative research and development, strategic partnerships, teacher preparation and support, and international outreach.
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