Keynote Speakers

Dr. Paula Kluth

Tuesday, 7/25/23 Keynote Speakers: Dr. PAULA KLUTH is a consultant, author, advocate, independent scholar, and former K-12 special educator who works with teachers and families to provide inclusive opportunities for students with disabilities and to create more responsive and engaging schooling experiences for all learners. Most recently, Paula’s work has centered on helping teachers and administrators educate all students in their schools and classrooms. This keynote, “Universal Design Daily” centers on the role of “teaching up” and presuming both competence and complexity. She will explore the need to focus on student strengths, passions, and interests. Paula will also talk about the need to design lessons that are responsive and dynamic. This presentation will provide both points of reflection, practical strategies and will feature ideas to help all teachers better respond to the diversity that exists in their classrooms every single day. Paula’s follow-up forum, “UDL Hacks: Ideas for K-12+ Classrooms,” is for any educator who wants ideas for integrating the principles of UDL into daily lessons and learning spaces immediately. Some of these high-impact ideas take no time at all and others require only minutes to implement. More information on Paula can be found on her website:  https://inclusionrules.com/