• Read: UDL Planning Considerations for Professional Development

• Read: "Professional Development: Are We On the Same Page?" 

• Read: "Are We Getting Better at the Wrong Things?" Empowering teachers through PD.

• Read: "Universally Designed Professional Learning" by Elizabeth Berquist. 

• Watch: "Applying UDL to Professional Development" 

• Read & Listen: OMG Becky PD is getting So Much Better. 

• Read: "Better Professional Development In 5 Steps" - Katie Novak

• Read: Planning Professional Development Template Based on UDL Core Knowledge Statements 

• Read: “Moving from Compliance to Agency: What Teachers Need to Make Professional Learning Work” 

Understanding Adult Learners

• Read: Adults Learning Principles Applied (PD Book)

• Watch: Understanding and Supporting Adult Learners with Diffusion of Innovation (18:49) - Video “The Diffusion of Innovation: Adoption Curve” supports understanding of how people adopt change.

• Read, Listen, or Watch: “Empowered Teachers Empower Students” 

• Watch: Using Fidget and Stress Toys to Enhance Meetings and Learning

• Read: White Supremacy Culture

Fidgets in Adult Meetings and Professional Learning

• Read: Fidget Toys Aren’t Just Hype

• Watch: Using Fidget and Stress Toys to Enhance Meetings and Learning

• 10 Focus Areas for UDL Observations and the Cliff Notes Version

• UDL Observation Form

• UDL Barriers One-Pagers 

• The PD Book: Adult Learning Principles Applied 

• Bright Morning Team’s - The Coaching Lenses

• UDL Implementation Guide for Educators

• Watch: UDL Implementation at the School Level 

• Meeting Better: Purposes and Protocols to Maximize Productivity 

• UDL Planner for Administrators

• Implementation Stages Planning Tool

• Read: Use these Coaching Lenses as a reflective and problem-solving tool for complex situations* 

• Read: Check out this Coaching Conversation Analysis Tool to improve the skill set for coaching and providing feedback (Elena Aguilar)

• Plus One

• Troubleshooting Approach

Responding to Misconceptions About UDL

• Take a look at this blog exploring some common UDL myths and misconceptions

• Listen to this podcast (or read the interview transcript) with Think Inclusion to learn more about misconceptions in UDL

Greetings: 

• Read: Greeting People by Name: How to Reap the Unbelievable Benefits

• Read: “I’ve Got a Name” – The Power of Positive Salutation

• Watch & Read: The Importance of Greeting On Guest's Emotional Status

Ice Breakers

• Check out this slideshow with meeting opener options (please feel free to make a copy and then use/change/etc)

• Read with Activities: 12 Virtual Ice Breakers Your Remote Team Won’t Hate

CASEL SEL 3 Signature Practices:

• Read: SEL 3 Signature Practices Playbook

• Read (with Activities): Incorporate Optimistic Closures to Class and Meetings

Listening

• Read with Strategies: The Power of Listening

Reinforce A Growth Mindset

• Watch: Expert Learners - What is this?

• Read or Listen: Moving from Feedback to Feedforward

• Read: Edutopia  “Developing a Growth Mindset in Teachers and Staff” 

Eliminating / Responding to Microaggressions

• Watch: Eliminating Microaggressions: The Next Level of Inclusion (8:59) 

• Read: Responding to Microaggressions in Zoom and in Real Life

• Additional Strategies, Examples, & Resources: Preventing and Responding to Microaggressions

Pygmalion Effect - The Power of Expectations from Leaders

• Watch: Pygmalion Effect: Click Here to Watch (5:03)

• Read: Learn about the Pygmalion Effect and how our expectations (and biases!) can influence student outcomes in this brief by American Progress.

• Watch: Pygmalion Effect - Harvard Research Related to Education (5:51)