S.02, Ep.08: Systemic Improvement with States at the Design Table
2023
If you are interested in learning more about efforts to coordinate work around Universal Design for Learning across states and make it more systemic and sustainable, this episode is for you. CAST Technical Assistance Specialist Michelle Soriano has a great conversation with Zach Smith. As a Senior Project Director at West Ed, Zach leads a UDL Deep Drive group as part of his work at the National Center on Systemic Improvement. NCSI is federally funded through the Office of Special Education Programs or OSEP, and its mission is to support state education agencies in developing and improving their general supervision and professional development systems in order to better meet the needs of all students, including students with disabilities and their families.
Guest
Zach Smith, Senior Project Director at WestEd
Visit Zach on LinkedIn
Resources
- National Center on Systemic Improvement
- National Center on Systemic Improvement (NCSI) on LinkedIn
- Quality Indicators for the Provision of Accessible Educational Materials and Technologies
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