Opportunities To Learn

Transformed
For Students With Disabilities

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  • Dr. Deborah Taub, PhD

    Deborah Taub works with the TIES Center (a national technical assistance center focused on building sustainable inclusive practices for students with cognitive disabilities), conducting research, training, and technical assistance activities to advance equitable opportunities for students living with significant and complex needs.
    Global Implementation Society
    globalimplementation.org
Your first step toward a UDL-designed classroom: Change how you think about barriers
  1. Why would I do this? It is no different from differentiated instruction, and
  2. How in the world would I do this? It is huge!

There are often two questions about Universal Design for Learning (UDL) that I hear when training:

Stranded Starfish: Addressing the Systemic Segregation of Students with Disabilities

There is a well-known story of a person walking on a beach littered with starfish who sees someone else picking up individual starfish and throwing them back into the ocean. The individual walks up to the starfish thrower and says, “What are you doing? You know you aren’t making any difference.”

Let’s Make Science Instruction Available To All Students

Recently, I have been struck by the number of stories in my newsfeeds about many science-related topics: the amazing new scientific discoveries being made, “anti-vaxxers,” science deniers, and concerns that an almost single-minded focus on assessment has turned schools into dreary factories that impede students’ creative and critical thinking skills.

  • System Change

    Her approach to collaborating to facilitate sustainable systemic change is tailored to meet that system’s unique context and needs. It is understandable and communicated to all members of that system, and it is practical implementation resulting in the education system owning the process.
    Dr. Diane Ryndak
    University of North Carolina, Greensboro; Principal Investigator TIES Center & Project LEAPS

  • Coaching for Inclusive Practices

    I personally have benefited from her relaxed but focused mentoring style. She challenged and encouraged me, having a profound effect on my personal journey as a coach and mentor in my local school district.
    Mark Turek
    Equity and Inclusion Coach (Maryland)

  • Collaborative Professional Learning

    Dr. Taub engages her teams with thought-provoking questioning techniques and makes every member feel valued, respected, accountable, and important. Together, we have increased our teams’ understanding of the development, implementation, and monitoring of student IEPs and services resulting in increased student success. She is a winner!
    Dr. Wendy Main
    Supervisor, Special Education

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