Why Most PD Fails—and What to Do Instead for Real Inclusion

What If Professional Development Actually Worked?

Let’s be honest—planning effective PD can feel like trying to squeeze water from a stone. You want your educators to be confident and competent champions of inclusion. But instead, you’re met with eye rolls, packed calendars, and a stack of logistical nightmares that would make even the most seasoned administrator sigh.

If you're leading a school or district, you've probably asked yourself at least one of these lately:

  • How do I keep both general and special ed teachers engaged?
  • How can I schedule PD without pulling teachers out of classrooms?
  • How do we make PD stick long after the snacks are gone?

Here’s the good news:

There is a better way. One that doesn't require blowing your budget or rewriting your master schedule.

At Inclusive Schooling, we’ve created Inclusion-Bytes, a fully on-demand, research-based professional development series built around real-life constraints and real-time needs. Think of it as bite-sized brilliance: 20 powerhouse topics like co-teaching, SDI, differentiation, and neurological safety—delivered in just 30 minutes each.

And because we know your staff is busy and stretched thin, we designed Inclusion-Bytes to be:

  • Easy to embed into existing staff meetings
  • Perfect for asynchronous, on-demand learning
  • Flexible enough for PLCs, PD days, or even hallway convos
  • Customizable by interest, experience, and role

You can even turn a Tuesday meeting into a “choose your own adventure” buffet-style PD using the Learning Centers model. Or break through the usual resistance by starting with problem-solving circles, real teacher stories, or mini video demos.

(Psst…You don’t have to do this alone.)

🎉 You’re Invited: Free Workshop for School Leaders

Title: Strategies Every Administrator Needs for Inclusive Education
 What We’ll Cover:

  • How to actually address staff resistance

  • Making sense of Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

  • What impactful inclusive practices look like in real classrooms

  • Real stories of inclusive transformation

👉 Register now for this free, interactive session designed for leaders just like you.

Inclusion isn’t a one-and-done workshop—it’s a movement. Let us help you carve out time, energy, and momentum to make it real in your schools.

FREE Workshop:

Transform Your School with Inclusive Practices

How often do you hear questions like, “But HOW do we actually do it?” or “How do we move from theory to action and make inclusion a reality?”

We’ve got the answers! Join nationally recognized inclusion experts, Dr. Julie Causton and Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak, for a FREE interactive workshop where we’ll tackle outdated special education practices, reveal three powerful classroom strategies, and share the real transformation of a school that fully embraced inclusion.

What Will I Learn?

    • Overcome Resistance to Change: Tackle emotional and structural challenges to implementing inclusion successfully.

       

    • Shift Mindsets and Inspire Action: Motivate your team to embrace new perspectives and practices.

       

    • Clarify LRE and Service Models: Demystify Least Restrictive Environment and streamline service delivery for all students.

       

    • Instant Resources: Leave with tools you can implement immediately to create more equitable and effective classrooms.

Plus, get exclusive workshop pricing for Inclusion-Bytes—a professional development resource packed with 100s of practical and effective strategies for general and special education teachers about HOW to create inclusive classrooms!