The Inclusive Classroom: UDL & SEB Integration
Dates: Thursdays, April 30, May 7, May 14, May 28, June 4
Time: 4 pm - 6 pm (option to EARN 15 PDPs)
Audience: Teachers and Leaders at all levels
Cost: $350/person
Location: Online - Zoom
In today’s neurodiverse classrooms, "inclusion" is more than a seat in the room; it is the intentional design of academic and social-emotional success. This 15-hour hybrid course provides educators with a high-leverage toolkit for building inclusive capacity.
Participants will engage in live, collaborative workshops to deconstruct the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework and apply it to both academic content and Social-Emotional Behavioral (SEB) regulation. The course focuses on identifying student strengths, neutralizing curriculum barriers, and embedding accommodations directly into Tier 1 instruction to reduce the need for restrictive placements or "pull-out" services.
Learning Objectives:
- The Strength-Based Profile: Transition from a "deficit" model to a "competence" model by identifying neurodivergent student strengths.
- Barrier Analysis: Proactively identify and remove physical, cognitive, and emotional barriers in lesson design.
- Integrated SEB Support: Use co-regulation and antecedent strategies to support behavior within the general education flow.
- Impact on Students: Increase student access, engagement, and sense of belonging through intentionally designed inclusive practices.
- Compliance to Mastery: Accurately apply accommodations and modifications as outlined in IEPs/504s through a UDL lens.
To Earn 15 PDPs: The "Product of Practice" (5 Hours Asynchronous)
To be completed independently following the live sessions. This fulfills the MA DESE requirement for a "demonstration of learning."
Educators will transform theory into classroom reality by submitting a digital portfolio containing:
- Learner & Barrier Profile (1 hr): An analysis of a target student’s strengths matched against specific academic/SEB barriers in a current unit.
- The UDL Lesson Redesign (2 hrs): A formal lesson plan that embeds at least two UDL academic scaffolds and one SEB regulation tool (e.g., a "Reset Menu" or "Choice Board").
- Implementation Evidence (1 hr): Proof of the plan in action (e.g., a photo of a modified tool, a student work sample, or a 3-day engagement log).
- Impact Reflection (1 hr): A 500-word summary analyzing how these design changes supported the student’s ability to remain regulated and included in the general education setting.
