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True Inclusion with Universal Design for Learning: Designing to the Edges
Monday, April 15, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Presented by Dr. Patti Kelly Ralabate, Executive Director, PKR Professional Learning
Sponsored by Brookes Publishing
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What can we do when learners underperform or don’t seem to “fit in?” Instead of stigmatizing learners with underperforming or isolating labels, there’s a better way. Implementing the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework guides educators to transform marginalizing and inflexible classrooms into welcoming, culturally responsive, and supportive learning environments where every learner achieves and feels a sense of belonging.
Join UDL expert Dr. Patti Kelly Ralabate for this edWebinar to learn how educators can apply the UDL framework with an equity lens. Gain insights and access to resources from her new book, True Inclusion with UDL: Designing to the Edges to Reach Every Learner. During this session, viewers:
- Define “True Inclusion” and the why, what, and how of “designing to the edges”
- Replace the myth of the average learner with a new understanding of diversity and equity
- Explore how the UDL framework integrated with culturally responsive practices creates equity-based learning environments
This recorded edWebinar is a must for PreK-12 general educators, special educators and related service professionals, and higher education faculty.
About the Presenter
As Executive Director of PKR Professional Learning, Dr. Patti Kelly Ralabate works with educators who are transforming their instruction to create inclusive learning environments that better meet the needs of all learners. She has nearly three decades of teaching experience as a speech-language pathologist in Connecticut public schools and as a faculty member for the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and served for nearly a decade as the Special Education Policy Analyst for the National Education Association.
As Director of Implementation at CAST, Dr. Ralabate guided a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation initiative on UDL implementation, and as Director of the National Center on UDL, she was instrumental in building access to a storehouse of professional learning resources. Dr. Ralabate is the author of several professional bestsellers, including True Inclusion with UDL: Designing to the Edges to Reach Every Learner (Paul H. Brookes, 2024); Your UDL Lesson Planner: The Step-by-Step Guide for Teaching All Learners (Paul H. Brookes, 2016); Culturally Responsive Design for English Learners: The UDL Approach (with Loui Lord Nelson, CAST, 2017); and Your UDL Journey: A Systems Approach to Transforming Instruction (with Liz Berquist, CAST, 2018).
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