Creating Access for All: Embedding Inclusive Practices Across the School Day

Learn how to bridge research and practice to create inclusive school environments. This session defines key terminology, highlights evidence-based inclusive strategies, and shares practical examples from a school and district-wide implementation model. Walk away with tools and ideas to make inclusion meaningful and sustainable in your own setting.Participants will be able to: 1. Define key terminology and foundational concepts related to inclusive education, including Universal Design for Learning (UDL), to support a shared understanding across instructional and leadership teams. 2. Identify and apply practical strategies that promote inclusive systems, such as co-teaching models, inclusive scheduling, peer-mediated supports, and student-led initiatives, grounded in UDL principles. 3. Develop action steps to implement and sustain inclusive practices in their own schools or districts by leveraging collaborative planning structures, shared leadership, and ongoing professional development. 4. Leave with a deeper understanding of how inclusive practices can be embedded across grade levels and supported through intentional systems leadership.