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DR. KRISTIE PRETTI-FRONTCZAK
INCLUSION THOUGHT LEADER
EDUCATORS’ EDUCATOR
FIERCE PLAY ADVOCATE
A highly sought-after speaker, accomplished author, and educators’ educator. Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak began her career as an early interventionist and then spent 16 years as a tenured professor at Kent State University. Since 2013 she has followed her true passion for designing and delivering transformative professional development. As a result, she has accumulated over 50,000 hours of helping educators and leaders work from a place of compassion, hope, and love in locations from Cincinnati to Singapore.
Dr. JULIE CAUSTON
MAGICAL INCLUSION EXPERT
PROLIFIC AUTHOR
KEYNOTE STORYTELLER
A best selling author, inspiring speaker, and inclusion advocate, Dr. Julie Causton began her career as an educator and then 14 years as a tenured professor at Syracuse University. In 2012 she founded Inclusive Schooling, a premiere company solely devoted to delivering professional development which transforms schools and lives. She has spent the past 25 years nearly obsessed with discovering innovative practices and teaching others about inclusive education through her wildly engaging presentations.
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Keynote: 5 Practices That Power Inclusion: Practical Moves for Classrooms and Leaders (click to access resources)
Session Description
Inclusion isn’t just a vision—it’s a daily practice. This session explores five powerful, research-informed strategies that bring inclusive values to life across classrooms and schools:
- Co-teaching and collaboration,
- Differentiation,
- Natural supports,
- Adaptations that ensure access to grade-level content, and
- Humanistic responses to behavior.
With a focus on real-world application, this session highlights what inclusive education looks like in action—through clear classroom examples, practical “look fors,” and ready-to-use strategies that can be shared with teams and implemented immediately. Whether you're teaching, leading, or supporting instruction, you'll leave with tools to strengthen inclusion in every learning environment.
Session Resources
Key PPT [pdf]
What is Inclusive Education?
- Definition of Inclusive Education [pdf]
- The Inclusion Podcast: Episode 30 The Recipe for Real Inclusion: 9 Must-Have Ingredients [podcast]
- Solutions for each of the 9 ingredients [webpage]
- The Circle Makers Series [webpage]
- Everything You Need to Know About (And Be Able To Do) To Close Life Skills Rooms [webpage]
- 22 Ways to Respond to the Phrase [pdf]
- What is Special Education? The Answer Will Suprise You! [YouTube]
- Sharing the Benefits of Inclusive Education: 20 Talking Points for Families [pdf]
- Talking Points with Families about the Benefits of Inclusion [pdf]
Why Inclusive Education is the Way
- Research Fast Fact [Google DRIVE doc]
- The Inclusion Podcast Ep. 31 Understanding LRE and Its Role in Supporting All Learners [podcast]
- What is a common error made during IEP meetings? [YouTube]
- Checklist of Sample Supplemental Supports, Aids and Services [pdf]
How We Create Inclusive Schools
- Map Making Resources [Google DRIVE doc]
- Inclusive Systems Change Cycle [pdf]
- The Inclusive Systems Change Path [pdf]
- The Inclusive Education Compass [pdf]
- The Inclusion Podcast Episode 38: Shifting Mindsets to Build Inclusive Schools [podcast]
- Inclusive Instructional and Structural Practices Self-Assessment [google doc]
- The Way to Inclusion-Sample Chapter [pdf]
- 10 Ways School Leaders Can Shift Mindsets Towards Inclusion [pdf]
- 10 Ways to Spark Real Mindset Shifts in Educators [pdf]
- 5 Quick Shifts to Make Inclusion Easier [pdf]
- Language that Lifts: Simple Shifts for Powerful IEPs [pdf]
Co-Teaching and Collaboration
- Co-Teaching Models [pdf]
- One Teach/One Make Multi-Sensory [pdf]
- Checklist of Co-Teaching, Co-Instruction, and Co-Serving Responsibilities [google doc]
Differentiation
- Rock the Range [blog]
- 21 Ways to Talk About Differentiation in Inclusive Classrooms [pdf]
- Examples of Universal Design for Learning Principles [pdf]
- Ways to Uplevel your Classroom using UDL 3.0 Guidelines from CAST [pdf]
- 5 Must Try Strategies for a More Inclusive Classroom [blog]
- What Are Access Points [pdf]
- Access Points in Action [webpage]
- 101 Ways to Offer Choice [pdf]
- Elevating Beyond the Raise and Respond: 19 Fabulous Alternatives [pdf]
Adaptations
- Adaptations, Accomodations, and Modifications [pdf]
- 100 Ways to Adapt Anything [pdf]
- The Inclusion Podcast Episode 42: Fairness Activity [pdf]
- Strengths and Interest Based Product Grid [pdf]
- Inclusive Grading: A Path to Equity and Excellence [pdf]
- 10 Mindset Shifts for Supporting Student Behavior [pdf]
Natural Supports
- Support is a Verb: What Inclusive Teams Do [pdf]
- 110 Ways Paras Can Support Students [pdf]
- 3 Reasons Why We Won't Be Hiring More Paraprofessionals [pdf]
- Top 32 Strategies to Boost Paraprofessinal Retention [pdf]
Behavioral Supports
- 9 Inclusive Ideas for Replacing Behavior Charts and Clips [pdf]
- Ready, Set, Success [pdf]
- Beyond Treats and Timeouts [pdf]
- Human Ways of Being [pdf]
- Checklist of Common Stressors [pdf]
- Top 10 Ways to Reduce Stressors [pdf]
- Lifelines for Students [pdf]
- Effective Use of Visual Supports [pdf]
- Challenging Behavior Toolkit [pdf]
- 20 De-Escalation Ideas that Work [pdf]
- 5 Phrases that Help Educators Navigate the Tensions Between Inclusion and Behavior [pdf]
- How to Assure Educators that Inclusion and Safety Can Co-Exist [pdf]
Welcome to Your Self-Guided Afternoon of Professional Learning!
We know you wear many hats—and we’ve designed this experience with that in mind. Whether you’re a teacher, therapist, administrator, or support staff, you’ll find something meaningful and relevant here.
Choose your own adventure!
Explore the toggles below for “job-alike” options tailored to your role and responsibilities. Each path is flexible, practical, and packed with ideas you can use right away.
Optional Add-On:
You’re also invited to watch The What, Why, and How of Inclusion—a powerful on-demand training that you can revisit anytime. You’ll have unlimited access for the next year to dive in when it fits your schedule.
Bonus Learning:
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Need help? Have questions or feedback?
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Administrators - Choose Your Own Adventure
Choices for your choose your own adventure:
- Review our definition of Inclusive Education
- Consider which of the “ingredients” are your distict's strengths and/or areas for growth
- Complte the Inclusive Structural and Instructional Practices Self-Assessment [Google Drive]
- Where are your staff and families in the change cycle? [pdf]
- Listen to The Inclusion Podcast: Episode 30 The Recipe for Real Inclusion: 9 Must-Have Ingredients [podcast]
- Complte the Inclusive Structural and Instructional Practices Self-Assessment [Google Drive]
- Prepare for talking with others about becomming more inclusive
- Explore more about LRE and common misperceptions
- Examine the latest research supporting inclusive practices [Google doc]
- Return to any of the resources provided during the opening session or this workbook and determine which can be used and/or shared immediatly (or first thing in the fall) [pdf]
Educators: Choose Your Own Adventure
Choices for your choose your own adventure:
- Reveiw the Inclusive Instructional Practices Self-Assessment [Google DRIVE doc] and read this article Achieving Inclusion Article [pdf] to build on strengths and bloster other areas.
- Review the Co-Teaching Models [pdf] and determine how you can engage in the most effective ones with other educators and related service providers.
- How can you use One-Teach/One-Make Multisensory [pdf] even without other adults?
- Consider how when collaborating with team members (or even asychronously) everyone can offer more access points [pdf] and choices [pdf].
- Read a blog (e.g., Rock the Range [blog]) or listen to a podcast (e.g., But, What Will They Get Out of This Class? [episode 45]). As a take away…what can you put into practice in the new school year?
Paraprofessionals: Choose Your Own Adventure
Choices for your choose your own adventure:
- Complete a deep dive into the Prompting Ladder
- Examine one or more of the strategies in this packet [pdf]
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- 20 Ways to Provide Invisible or Silent Support
- Academic Supports on the Fly
- Effective Use of Visual Supports
- Supporting Successful Communication
- 11 Tips for Supporting Students Without Verbal Speech
- 110 Ways Paraprofessionals Can Support Students
- Which will you share?
- Which will you use?
- What questions or considerations need to be discussed with your team?
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Whether you’re a school leader, educator, advocate, paraprofessional, parent, or simply passionate about creating inclusive schools, this podcast is for you.
Topics You Do Not Want to MISS:
- Meaningful IEPs: Quality Over Quantity
- Fading Paraprofessional Support
- Why Behavior Charts Fail Our Students
- The Recipe for Real Inclusion
- Understanding LRE (mistakes made by most)
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Behavior 360 is an on-demand PD series for PreK–12 educators, paras, and support staff. Each 15-minute training delivers practical, inclusive strategies to manage challenging behavior and create calmer, more connected classrooms. The focus is proactive, not reactive—helping you prevent problems before they start and respond with confidence when they do.
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