🌍 If our school culture lacks inclusivity, it lacks equity. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter

🚧 The barrier to #inclusion isn't #disability. The true barrier is mindset. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter

🎓 A low pass rate or class average grade is NOT an indicator of rigor of the course, but rather an indicator of inadequate #teaching and/or #assessment practices. I'm talking to you, too, college professors. #LeadInclusion #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #TeacherTwitter

🏀 For teachers who are basketball fans: Paraprofessionals should work like they are in "zone defense," not "man-to-man." More classroom support is great! Attaching an adult to a student all day, not so much. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter

🌟 Students with #IEPs should not have to earn the privilege to be in a general education classroom. Belonging should be the assumption, the default. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter

👥 A #student who is velcroed to a paraprofessional all day has not experienced inclusion. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter

⏳ If half the class requires tier 2 support, the school doesn't need more tier 2 #intervention strategies or programs. There's a need for more universal design. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TecacherTwitter

💡 Special Educators: let's avoid calling students you serve "my students." It's well-intended, but it can perpetuate the view that students with #IEPs belong to special #education. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter

🤝 The role of a co-teacher is not to be an assistant aiding a lead teacher. Co-teachers collaborate with intention to plan, teach, assess, and reflect together. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter #Assessment

📚 #Grading homework introduces big problems. #Homework runs a serious risk of widening the achievement gap for #students with #IEPs and students from low-income backgrounds. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #TeacherTwitter

👥 Students who have #IEPs do not *belong* to special education. They are general #education #students. ALL students belong to ALL of us. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter

📈 Most learners with #IEPs do not require modified expectations; they need support, time, and sometimes #intervention. ALL #students need high expectations. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #TeacherTwitter

🌍 #Inclusion isn't really about a physical location. It's more about a culture and mindset of #belonging. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter

👥 Students who have #IEPs are not "special education students." They are simply students. They belong to every educator they have. Receiving a service shouldn't impose an identity. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter

❤️ When #students dysregulate and exhibit unexpected behaviors, they are thinking with the emotional part of their brain at that moment. This is not a teachable moment. It is a time to connect, not correct. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter

🚫 Tracking is detrimental. And if students are "in Tier 2" or "in Tier 3" throughout the year, we didn't implement #RTI or #MTSS. We tracked #students. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter

👥 Tier 3 intervention is not #specialeducation. Tier 3 solely implies intensive support. Not every #student who requires intensive support has an #IEP. Not all students with an IEP need intensive support. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter

⏰ The most frequent #IEP adjustment is extended time. What if we allowed additional time to any #student? Or didn't time at all? If speed isn't what we're evaluating, extended time doesn't alter the standard. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TeacherTwitter

💡 The most vital element of the #MTSS framework is its foundation—the practices we establish in every classroom with every #student. The universal design for learning. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter