BLC17

Professional learning should be authentic and ongoing and build capacity in teachers as learners and leaders. District departments should also work together to provide and foster these connections. The technology department in Boston Public Schools is engaging in more multidisciplinary, inclusive and personalized ways of delivering professional learning. We will showcase several examples of how the technology department and special education department came together to organize professional learning for teachers. Examples that will be showcased are: (1) an Edcamp style meetup for inclusion teachers, (2) a technology expo for related service providers (OTs, PTs, ATPs, and SLPs), and (3) ongoing, school-embedded support around inclusive learning. The foundation of our work is Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and we are actively, delightfully seeking these opportunities to connect and collaborate with each other.

This session will share practical strategies with attendees and showcase examples of the power and necessity of this collaboration. Attendees will have the opportunity to share and brainstorm ways in which they too can engage in this type of collaboration.