Despite being involved with Universal Design for learning for several years, I still sometimes have trouble telling people, particularly prospective clients, exactly what it is. I had a strong and clear picture of it from the first time I got involved. What I lacked was a framework from which to explain it. [...]

In their book The Knowing-Doing Gap (1999), Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton examine the phenomenon that although people have all of the knowledge necessary for achieving the desired results, it does not always equate with doing the things necessary for achieveng those results.
In one of the book’s chapters, they discuss the situations that arise “When [...]

Earlier this week, the Center for Leadership’s very own Jeff Jaroscak was interviewed on “Building a Caring Community” – a local radio show. Click here to listen!

The Center for Leadership in Education facilitates a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Consortium of educator teams from schools in Northeast Ohio. UDL has become even more relevant to today’s students and the future of public education as we realize the importance of offering student’s multiple representation of content to increase their awareness of [...]

This is not my favorite time of year. THe reason for that is the fact that I drive to the office in the dark and I drive home in the dark. This time of year always reminds me of an episode of Northern Exposure, the late 1980’s television show. Residents of the small [...]

Wow, anoother great day at the Center. I never cease to be impressed by the teachers who come through our doors. I had an opportunity today to wander around and listen to what people were talking about and planning.
Thank you to all who presented today. We appreciate it. Also, thank [...]

We were lucky enough to have with us Gina Pilko and Peggy Morris from Fitch intermediate School in Olmsted Falls. Below are some of the questions as we (Center staff) heard them. Please feel free to commen on (or reply to) any of them.
Our school has a relatively strict set of expectations as to how [...]