Committed to student engagement and learning for all, and in the acknowledgement that  our provincial curriculum is rigid, five frameworks have been identified to help make learning inclusive for ALL. Within these five frameworks, Universal Design for Learning becomes the foundation, the starting place for equity and inclusion. Universal Design for Learning (UDL), combined with the other frameworks, will ensure ALL learners are engaged in their learning and will meet their potential. To truly get to this place, we have to make UDL a priority as it is the first layer, the most important layer to achieve 'learning for all'.

We are in the business of education. We are in the business of learning. If we want to develop a culture of learning, we must model it. Michael Fullan captures it best as he states "Modeling is crucial in developing a learning culture." Our vision and mission, the values we stand by demands 'Learning for All". We must mean ALL. Not a few, not some, but ALL. Universal Design for Learning is a framework that can enable and make this vision a reality. As leaders, we must model what this means. We must lead through the lens of UDL. We must lead through the lens of acknowledging variability in learning, both in our learners and on our teams, we must seek out to find the barriers that impede learning and proactively create learning conditions where these barriers are removed. To model this learning culture we need to be reflective, strive for better and keep on learning. Until then, we can not expect others to do something we are not prepared to do ourselves or support it. Here you will find a presentation that will interrupt your thinking, challenge you and hopefully, help you be 'better'.