Teacher Preparation

Implicit Association Tests

The Implicit Association Tests (IAT) measure attitudes and beliefs that people may be unwilling or unable to report. Individual tests cover a variety of areas including race, disability, and sexuality.

Improved Lesson Planning With Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Researchers explored 45 northern California teacher candidates' implementation of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles in the classroom. The data suggest that all students, in particular those with special needs in general education settings, benefit from lesson plans that incorporate UDL techniques.

SAGE Journals This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.

Improving Instruction, Accessibility, and Outcomes

The intent of this professional development module is to give instructors of candidates in teacher and administration preparation programs the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to equip candidates with the practice of providing multi-tier instruction and interventions matched to students' needs.

CEEDAR Center Module: Improving Instruction, Accessibility, and Outcomes This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.

Including Samuel

This documentary Including Samuel This link will take you to an external website in a new tab. was filmed over four years and chronicles a family’s efforts to include Samuel, their son who has cerebral palsy, in school and in their life outside of school. The film documents portray the family’s hopes and struggles, as well as the experiences of four other individuals with disabilities and their families.

Inclusion with Sensitivity: Teaching Children with LGBTQ Families

Inclusive Education for Educator Preparation

Inclusive Schools Network

The Inclusive Schools Network This link will take you to an external website in a new tab. (ISN) is a web-based educational resource for families, schools, and communities that promotes inclusive educational practices. ISN’s mission is “to encourage, embolden and empower people to design and implement effective inclusive schools, by sharing insights and best practices and by providing opportunities for connection.”

IRIS Resource Locator

The IRIS Center This link will take you to an external website in a new tab. at Vanderbilt Peabody College hosts free online high-leverage practices, evidence-based resources and materials that can be used by teachers who work with culturally and linguistically diverse students with and without disabilities. Modules, Activities, Information Briefs, Videos, and Case Studies are a few of the resources.

Leading Equity Podcast

Leading Equity This link will take you to an external website in a new tab. is a podcast in which the host, Dr. Sheldon Eakins, interviews guests about their areas of expertise related to diversity. The topics cover wide ranging issues of diversity including social and emotional learning, universal design for learning (UDL), bilingual education, food insecurity, and educational policy.

Leading Inclusive Reform for Students With Disabilities: A School- and Systemwide Approach

This article focuses on how leaders create inclusive schools for all students—inclusive school reform. Inclusive school reform can result in all students with disabilities being placed into general education settings (including students with significant disabilities, students with mild disabilities, students with emotional disabilities, students with autism - all students) and providing inclusive services to meet their needs while eliminating pullout or self-contained special education programs.

Leading with Diversity

This report from the Education Alliance at Brown University provides research-based information on cultural competencies to help inform the design of professional development. This resource is designed for higher education, state-, and district-level educators and professional developers who are preparing teachers to work with students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. This guide draws together three sets of teacher cultural competencies in the areas of culture, language, and race and ethnicity, along with supporting research and resources.  These competencies have been advocated by educators or endorsed through initiatives and reports by numerous national organizations, including Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC), Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC), the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and Educational Testing Service’s (ETS) Praxis II: Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT).

Making Caring Common Project

The Making Caring Common Project This link will take you to an external website in a new tab. website, hosted by Harvard's Graduate School of Education, features resources for educators connected to creating more caring schools and classrooms focused on the idea of the common good. Resources include articles, strategies, discussion guides, and more. In addition to resources for educators, the website also features resources for families.