Inclusion in Practice: Neuroscience of Leadership for Inclusive Learning Environments
Our Inclusion in Practice series is our partnership with Neural Education to deliver professional learning focused on bringing neuroscience and neurodiversity-affirming approaches together into daily practice to expand access for every learner.
This session serves as a follow-up learning opportunity connected to Neural Education’s Neuroscience of Leadership Institute happening January 2027.
Translating neuroscience into practice tools for supporting complex learning and behavior needs for educator leaders.
Date: February 18, 2027
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (PT)
A shared belief in inclusion does not always mean schools have the conditions needed to make it a consistent reality. Even with a commitment to “meeting students where they are,” many school systems struggle to move from belief to practice. Teachers feel stretched between inclusive ideals and daily realities, while leaders are left wondering how to sustain momentum without adding “one more thing.” This interactive half-day session builds on the Neuroscience of Leadership Institute by exploring how leaders can move beyond intention and create the conditions for more inclusive practices to take root.
Participants will examine how the mental models we hold about education, disability, and learner variability influence the decisions we make and the systems we create. Through reflection and real school examples, leaders will consider how to shift perspectives, strengthen collaboration with families, and identify opportunities to eliminate barriers to learning while building shared responsibility for access and belonging.
Participants will:
Shift mental models about education, disability, and inclusion, while considering how to support similar shifts among staff.
Explore what it looks like to identify and eliminate barriers to learning through inclusive practices, systems, and supports.
Examine ways to strengthen collaborative partnerships with families and promote positive, meaningful participation within IEP teams.
Price: $89 for institute participants / $129 for non-institute participants
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