Ali Shepard

Did you know that providing too many options is actually a barrier to learning. So, how much choice is too much choice? Research suggests providing 6 or more choices is just too much! The ideal number of options to provide is between 2-4 options. #UDL

Effective teachers don't focus so much on rules, but more on relationships, routines, & expectations. If you focus mainly on rules, you will spend most of the year enforcing them. But if you focus on relationships, routines, & expectations, you rarely have to defer back to rules.

🌟 For #inclusion to really be successful, it has to be our mission, our ethos as a #school. And every #educator in the building must see themselves as a #teacher of ALL #students. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #udlchat #inclusion #inclusionmatters #globalsped

Another opportunity to learn from #KatieNovak about UDL to lead and improve MTSS, fostering inclusive learning opportunities for our students. #UDL #MTSS

🕐 One of the easiest ways to carve out time for differentiation (and improve instructional quality for everyone) is to reduce large group instruction and increase small group time. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter

Fun Friday- celebrated Harbor Hikers & Pierce County Library Summer Reading!

When students dysregulate and behave in unexpected ways, 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 #EdChat #UDL #Inclusion #SEL

UDL is a part of our lesson planning for all students, based on predictable variation. Differentiation is added after lessons are designed to meet the needs of individual students. They work in concert, but the foundation is #UDL. #LeadInclusion #EdChat #Inclusion

This. Can’t say enough about how important this is in education and in life.

Steps to mastery of a skill: 1. acquisition (I did it once) 2. fluency (I can do it consistently) 3. maintenance (I can keep doing it) 4. transfer (I can use it in new ways) (Hanson, et al., 1978) and still true. #LeadInclusion #SpecialEducation #EdChat #UDL #Inclusion

The most important component of the MTSS framework is its foundation—the practices we put into place in every classroom with every student. The universal design for learning. #LeadInclusion #EdChat #UDL #Inclusion

First @psd401 Elementary Choir Festival since 2019. Six schools brought down the house. Conductors were MS directors Staci and Elton Webb. Wonderful night!

If there was ever a time to evaluate our systems to design ones that can be more proactive, more responsive, and more successful, it is now! I'm so excited to share my upcoming book, a research- and evidence-based playbook for creating #MTSS in schools. barnesandnoble.com/w/in-support-o…

PSD School Highlights - Harbor Heights Elementary youtu.be/bY1TUpryUQI via @YouTube

Creating a Yoga and Mindfulness station rotation in the classroom is a great way to promote physical and mental well-being. It can help ss focus, reduce stress and anxiety, and improve overall learning. bit.ly/3wlKOTq #edtech #ditchbook #ETCoaches#googlei #educoach

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Learn more about the Transitional Kindergarten program at bit.ly/transitionalki…

Rita Pierson famously remarked, “children don't learn from people they don't like.” They also don't learn from adults they don’t think like them. How do our words, facial expressions, and body language communicate kindness and caring? #LeadInclusion #EdChat #SEL #Inclusion