Inclusion education is changing fast. It's about ensuring every student feels welcome and supported in school, no matter their abilities or background. By evolving our teaching methods and classrooms, we can help all kids learn and grow together, creating a brighter future for everyone.

In this episode, we are joined by April Remfrey, an educational consultant who focuses on working with international schools and globally mobile families with neurodiverse children. She helps international schools improve their inclusive practices through professional development and ongoing support.

April shares her powerful insights on the difference between modification and accommodation in UDL, making things better in the spectrum of exclusion and segregation in schools and how to truly know if a child feels included. April also shares her thoughts on how schools can have a rating for the mobility of the disabled and her certified educator program. Tune in to learn more!

Timestamps:

[05:00] About April Remfrey

[06:11] April’s thoughts on including all race, gender personality and character in the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework

[11:27] The difference between modification and accommodation in UDL

[14:16] How disabled individuals do not want to sit in an inspirational role

[18:16] Making things better in the spectrum of exclusion and segregation in schools

[21:28] How to truly know if a child feels included

[26:44] How can schools have a rating for the mobility of the disabled

[30:00] April’s certified educator program

Notable Quotes:

“Our job as teachers is to remove as many barriers as possible to have kids achieve success.”

“The goal of UDL is to create expert learners.”

“We must let kids enter and exit at their own points.”

“When you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism.”

Let's ConnectConnect With April Remfrey

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/april-j-remfrey-1b247183/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/remfreyeducationalconsulting

Website: https://www.remfreyeducationalconsulting.com/

Connect With Dana Specker Watts:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danaspeckerwatts/

Twitter: https://x.com/teachwatts

Connect With Mike Pierre

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-pierre/

More Resources:

• Head over iss.idu to check out ISS website for events and more.

• Sign up for Moreland University to elevate your career as an educator at www.moreland.edu

• Join the community of professional educators considering the role of inclusion in the classroom culture at seniainternational.org

• Check out inspirecitizens who inspire schools to live their mission of global citizenship at inspirecitizens.org