2025 UDL Workshop

September 19 - 20, 2025

Registration Open Soon

Registration Deadline: September 8, 2025

Attendees

This workshop is suitable for:

Student Support Services Directors, School psychologists, Learning support specialists, EAL Specialists, Counselors, Classroom Teachers, Teacher leaders, Instructional Coaches, Curriculum leaders, Administrators

Costs

HKD3,500

Overview

Join us for a transformative 2-day workshop designed to equip educators with the knowledge and tools needed to implement Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in their classrooms. 

UDL is not only a framework for teaching that aims to help all students thrive in an accessible learning environment, it is also a mindset or stance that educators have when planning and facilitating learning opportunities. This workshop will provide you with practical strategies to create flexible learning environments that can accommodate the diverse needs of all students. 

Session Outcomes

Participants will:

• Understand the principles and guidelines of Universal Design for Learning (UDL);
• Learn how to apply UDL principles to curriculum design and classroom practice;
• Develop strategies for creating inclusive learning environments;
• Collaborate with peers to share ideas and best practices.

Consultants

Kim Bane

Kim Bane is an educational consultant who works with schools across the globe to design and implement inclusive educational practices that support the needs of all learners. Kim brings experience and dedication to this work, having successfully collaborated with schools both in the United States and across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, South America and Asia to transform the learning experience for students, teachers, and school leaders. As a practitioner, Kim works alongside international school leaders and teachers to design, implement, and sustain tiered systems of support (MTSS). As a CAST certified trainer for Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Kim is passionate about coaching and developing international teachers' skill sets and shifting their mindsets when implementing UDL.

Jason Hicks

With experience as a teacher, coach, and administrator in the United States, India, and the United Arab Emirates, Jason supports administrators as they plan for and implement strategic and programmatic. He leans on both his experience and a healthy habit of reading about change, improvement science, and implementation science from both the worlds of education and business. Understanding the power of teams to shape school culture, Jason brings his understanding of collaboration and effective teams into every interaction. As a former general educator and a Universal Design for Learning trainer, Jason is passionate about opportunities to sit with teachers as they reflect upon and hone their practice.

Amber Schmidt

Amber Schmidt is a nationally certified school psychologist and is currently working on obtaining her doctorate in clinical psychology. Her experiences in both U.S. public schools and international schools as a school psychologist and Director of Student Support Services have equipped her to understand, design and implement a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) across all grade levels. Amber is dedicated to all facets of MTSS that include academics and social emotional behavioral needs of students. Amber works with administration, teacher leaders, coaches, classroom teachers, student support services team, and any other stakeholders to define what MTSS should look like in a school's individual setting, as well as creates and executes implementation plans that ensure the fidelity and sustainability of a multi- tiered system of support framework. 

Schedule

Day 1

Day 2

Registration Open Soon

Registration Deadline: September 8, 2025

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