Katie Novak
Katie Novak, Ed.D., is an internationally renowned education consultant, author, graduate instructor at the University of Pennsylvania, and a former Assistant Superintendent of Schools in Massachusetts. With 25 years of experience in teaching and administration, an earned doctorate in curriculum and teaching, and sixteen published books, Katie designs and presents workshops both nationally and internationally focusing on the implementation of inclusive practices, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), and universally designed leadership.
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One school’s journey to inclusion through educator learning
When leaders at Harvest Park Middle School in California’s Pleasanton Unified School District analyzed data about outcomes for students with individualized education plans (IEPs), they realized they needed to make significant changes. They embarked on a schoolwide transformation to foster a more inclusive, student-ready learning environment and remove systemic barriers […]-
It’s OK to be uncomfortable when talking about race
We live in perilous times for educational equity. The progress we’ve made in desegregation, culturally responsive pedagogy, and social justice is threatened by backlash legislation and protests in defense of the status quo. The pushback is happening at structural levels and very personal levels. Consider some unsolicited commentary we recently […]
