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"My participation in this program has been the most profound learning experience of my career."
-Dr. Jack Young, Head of School
Country Day School Costa Rica
Join us to design inclusive, neuroaffirming environments where each student thrives.
Independent and international schools today serve a more neurodiverse population than ever before. This diversity is a strength—and it also presents a challenge: How do we ensure that our excellent instruction is effective for each student, no matter their profile as a learner? To meet the needs of all, we have to meet the needs of each.
The Leadership for Neurodiversity Certificate is a 9-month online professional learning program for educators in all roles who are committed to leading inclusive learning. Through six thoughtfully planned courses, cohorts of educators learn how to lead the systems, instructional practices, and collaborative routines that help them design learning experiences to the edges of student variability. Join one course, a few courses, or complete all six courses with a cohort over one academic year for a Certificate in Leadership for Neurodiversity.
A hybrid course format provides rich, on-demand content plus five, 90-minute Zoom sessions per course.
Choose between two Zoom meeting options on Tuesdays to fit your schedule: 7am & 7pm Eastern (New York).
Catch up if you miss a session or revisit the conversation with Zoom meeting recordings and transcripts.
Nine Months, Six Transformative Courses
There are six facilitated courses in the Leadership for Neurodiversity Program. Each course includes five, 90-minute meetings on Zoom with a wealth of resources to explore on your own. With access to online materials for four months, you decide when and how much time you devote to each course beyond the meeting time.
Leading a Neuroaffirming Culture
How can we shift from a mindset of labeling to one of designing environments where all profiles belong?
Intentionally affirm human variability through environments, interactions, and processes. Learn to replace binary mindsets with the concept of jagged profiles and lead a transformation in how your school sees, values, and includes every learner and family.
Dates:
September 9, 2025
September 16, 2025
September 30, 2025
October 7, 2025
October 21, 2025
Implementing Integrated MTSS
How does an effective, multi-tiered support system look in action in all divisions?
Discover how to implement integrated MTSS that prioritizes Tier 1 effectiveness and delivers intervention efficiently. Learn options for shifting the master schedule and redefining the roles of teachers, staff, and paraprofessionals to maximize human capital and close gaps.
Dates:
October 28, 2025
November 4, 2025
November 11, 2025
November 18, 2025
November 25, 2025
Thinking Like Universal Designers
How can we make our Tier 1 instruction work well for all students in a neurodiverse population?
Building from the Universal Design for Learning framework, we explore what it means to think like a universal designer. Learn a design protocol that helps teams anticipate barriers, apply UDL principles, and collaboratively iterate instruction to engage and challenge every learner.
Dates:
December 2, 2025
December 9, 2025
December 16, 2025
January 6, 2026
January 13, 2026
High-Impact Strategies for Foundational Skills
What are the most powerful strategies to teach emotion regulation and metacognition?
Explore research-based, high-leverage strategies that develop students’ capacity to monitor their thinking, regulate their emotions, and persist through challenges. Learn how to embed these strategies into everyday lessons to promote independence and resilience across all subject areas.
Dates:
February 3, 2026
February 10, 2026
February 17, 2026
March 3, 2026
March 10, 2026
Planning Intervention & Measuring Progress
How do we support learners with the most complex needs?
Design bespoke, interdisciplinary support plans for complex learning and regulation needs. Learn to conduct routines-based interviews with families and teachers, write life-changing goals, select research-based strategies, and use goal attainment scaling to track progress.
Dates:
March 31, 2026
April 7, 2026
April 14, 2026
April 21, 2026
April 28, 2026
Coaching for Continuous Improvement
How do we ensure our practices stick—and grow?
Explore the power of coaching, teaming, and feedback cycles as drivers of sustainable school improvement. Engage in collaborative inquiry, refine your leadership moves, and develop the habits that build momentum and foster collective efficacy over time.
Dates:
May 5, 2026
May 12, 2026
May 19, 2026
May 26, 2026
June 2, 2026
Join a community of educators working to redesign instruction, support systems, and school culture—so that every student is challenged, supported, and seen. You’ll leave not just with tools, but with the clarity, confidence, and leadership to put them into action.
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