Oregon Technology Access Program
Universal Design for Learning Series
Thursday, February 28, 2019
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UDL and Multi-Tiered Systems: Everyone Has a Role in Supporting All Students
UDL goes beyond providing supports for students with special needs. UDL honors all student variability and helps all students become expert learners by providing options and supports in an inclusive environment. Join Dr. Katie Novak, education consultant and practicing Assistant Superintendent of the Groton-Dunstable School District, MA, for a discussion on how Multi-Tiered Systems of Support can assist administrators, teachers, and the community with implementing UDL.
Katie Novak, EdD
Katie Novak, Ed.D. is an internationally renowned education consultant as well as a practicing leader in education as an Assistant Superintendent of Schools at the Groton-Dunstable Regional School District in Massachusetts. With 16 years of experience in teaching and administration, an earned doctorate in curriculum and teaching, and 4 books published by CAST Professional Publishing, (and 3 forthcoming in 2019) Katie designs and presents workshops both nationally and internationally focusing on implementation of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and universally designed leadership.
Dr. Novak is the author of the best-selling book, Revised and Expanded Edition: UDL Now! A Teacher’s Guide to Applying Universal Design for Learning in Today’s Classrooms. Her newest book, Let Them Thrive: A Playbook for Helping Your Child Succeed in School and in Life, was endorsed by the PACER Foundation. Two additional publications she co-authored have been endorsed by leading professors in the field of education and state departments of education. UDL in the Cloud was endorsed by the Executive Director of The Initiative on Learning and Teaching at MIT while Mitchell Chester, the late Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), endorsed Universally Designed Leadership. Novak’s work has been highlighted in many publications including Language Magazine, Motherly, ADDitude Magazine, Commonwealth Magazine, AMLE Magazine, the Huffington Post, ASCD Education Update, and School Administrator.
Novak’s work in UDL has impacted educators worldwide as her contributions and collaborations have built upon the foundation for an educational framework that is critical for student success.
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