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Lee Ann Jung
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Author & Consultant
Founder • Lead Inclusion
Professor of Practice • SDSU
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#EduSky #LeadInclusion #UDL #MTSS #InclusiveEd #EdLeaders #SBLchat #Ungrading #EdChat
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Grading ≠ assessment. The best teaching is built on feedback, not points. #LeadInclusion #Assessment #Grading #EduSky #UDL #TeacherTwitter
Red pen circling 'A+' on a bubble sheet. Text reads: 'Good teaching requires assessment, not grading.'
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Traditional grading closes doors before students even get to walk through them. #LeadInclusion #Grading #UDL #EduSky #EdChat #TeacherTwitter
A 'Sorry, we're closed' sign hangs on a door. Text reads: 'Traditional grading closes doors.'
November 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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How students *show* learning isn’t the same as *what* they learned. UDL removes the barriers to showing their learning. #LeadInclusion #Assessment #UDL #EduSky #EdChat
Green fabric background with text: 'HOW you show learning isn’t the same as WHAT you learned.'
November 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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#MTSS isn’t only about intervention. It’s first and foremost a schoolwide system for PREVENTION. This requires UDL, core review teams, screeners three times a year, and differentiated support in every classroom. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EduSky #TeacherTwitter #EdChat
MTSS pyramid diagram. Text reads: 'MTSS is about prevention more than intervention.'
November 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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A formal test or paper doesn’t mean a more valid assessment. It's often the opposite! We need to give students options to show what they know in authentic and informal ways if we want valid assessment of learning. #LeadInclusion #Assessment #EduSky #UDL #EdChat
Children writing at desks. Text reads: 'A formal assessment is sometimes the least valid way to assess.'
October 31, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Feedback drives learning. Grades are just data reduced to symbols. And those symbols can disengage, disempower, and discourage learning. We need to be grading less--a whole lot less. #LeadInclusion #FeedbackFirst #Assessment #EduSky #UDL #TeacherTwitter
Teacher pointing at a screen, smiling with a student. Text reads: 'Feedback is the priority, not a grade.'
October 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Let's make IEP meetings authentically student-focused! 🚀 What are the student's dreams and how can we support them in reaching their goals? #LeadInclusion #IEPs #SpecialEd #EdChat #UDL
Child in cardboard wings and pilot helmet raising arm. Text reads: 'Our IEP meetings should center on student aspirations & the foundational skills to make those a reality.'
October 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Grading less isn’t the radical unknown. Montessori educators (at all levels--not only preschool) have shown us the way for years. #LeadInclusion #Grading #UDL #EduSky #TeacherTwitter #EdChat
Image of Earth from space. Text reads: 'Grading less isn't unexplored territory. Montessori showed us the benefits and the how.'
October 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Paraprofessionals are such an important resource. How do we honor their value and support them? They need and deserve professional development, too. #LeadInclusion #EdChat #UDL #EduSky #TeacherTwitter
A diverse group of smiling adults walking confidently. Text reads: 'Paraprofessionals deserve professional training, too!'
October 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Mastery isn’t one leap—it’s a staircase. Explicit instruction means bringing students through the stages of mastery on foundational skills: Acquisition → Fluency → Maintenance → Transfer. #LeadInclusion #UDL #MTSS #EduSky #EdChat
Wooden blocks forming steps with arrows and labels: Acquisition, Fluency, Maintenance, Transfer. Text reads: 'Steps to Mastery.'
October 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Belonging is the foundation for learning, joy in learning, and joy in being human. Inclusive educators build it on purpose. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EduSky #TeacherTwitter #EdChat
Text reads: 'Actively supporting a sense of belonging is fundamental to being inclusive.' Next to it is a colorful sign saying 'You belong.'
October 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Let's talk about the power of kindness, empathy, and dignity. It's the job of every teacher to model, teach, talk about, and develop them in their students. #LeadInclusion #TeacherTwitter #EduSky #UDL #EdChat
A wooden sign between fence posts says 'Be Kind' with hearts. Text below reads: 'Kindness, empathy, consideration, & respect, are skills we must both demonstrate and explicitly teach.'
October 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Students with IEPs are not "special education students." They are simply students, period. Every student in the building is a general education student and valuable member of the community. #LeadInclusion and #EduSky. #UDL #EdChat #TeacherTwitter
Text on dark background reads: 'Students with IEPs are just students.'
October 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Disengagement is evidence of a story to be heard or a barrier to be removed. The UDL guidelines include actionable strategies to engage every learner. #LeadInclusion #EduSky #UDL #TeacherTwitter #EdChat
Educator sitting on the floor with a student. Text reads: 'Behind every disengagement is a story and a barrier to remove.'
October 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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To understand teaching, don't just watch the teacher. Watch the students. That's where learning shows up. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EduSky #EdChat #TeacherTwitter
A teacher working with young children at a table. Text reads: 'Teaching isn’t best evaluated by watching teachers, but rather in watching students.'
October 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Inclusive placement is just the beginning! Instead, let's ask ourselves: How can I guarantee that the student not only participates but also acquires *valuable* knowledge and skills? 🌟 #LeadInclusion #UDL #EduSky #EdChat #TeacherTwitter
Colorful watercolor background. Text reads: 'Place inclusively, and ask, “How can I ensure the student gains valuable learning?”'
October 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Inclusion doesn’t happen because of policy—it happens because of teachers who innovate and care. #LeadInclusion #EduSky #UDL #TeacherTwitter #EdChat
Blurred school hallway background. Text reads: 'Schools become inclusive because of teachers who are collaborative, caring innovators who make it work for each student.'
October 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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If a student is velcroed to an adult, they haven’t been included. Support ≠ segregation. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EduSky #EdChat #TeacherTwitter
Close-up image of Velcro on fabric. Text reads: 'A student who has been velcroed to a paraprofessional has not been included.'
October 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Another NESA Fall Leadership Conference filled with deep learning and connection. Grateful to be a part of it! #nesaflc25
October 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Ignoring difference isn’t kindness—it’s erasure. We want every student to be seen, heard, and valued for exactly who they are. #LeadInclusion #Equity #UDL #EduSky #TeacherTwitter
Woman covers eyes with both hands. Text reads: 'Ignoring differences says, “I don’t see you.”'
October 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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In the implementation of MTSS, intervention isn't the starting point. Year one, is all about tier one. Investing there first will pay off in the end. #LeadInclusion #MTSS #UDL #TeacherTwitter #EduSky
Green paper background with large gold number 1. Text reads: 'Year one, tier one.'
October 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Extroversion isn’t better than introversion. To be neuroaffirming means to honor every way of being in our classrooms. #LeadInclusion #Neurodiversity #UDL #EduSky #EdChat
Two people holding up cartoon faces—one smiling, one sad. Text reads: 'Extroversion isn’t more valuable than introversion.'
October 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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It’s hard to feel like you belong when you’re singled out. If we care about real inclusion, we need to actively support #belonging. #LeadInclusion #EduSky #TeacherTwitter #UDL
Child sitting alone in a doorway, face hidden. Text reads: 'It's hard to belong when singled out.'
October 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Validate the emotion first. Then guide the behavior. #LeadInclusion #SEL #BehaviorSupport #UDL #EduSky
Child lying on the floor clutching a tablet as an adult removes it. Text reads: 'Validate emotions before guiding behavior.'
October 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Inclusion isn’t about a classroom or a service. It’s about culture. Principals must lead it. #LeadInclusion #EduLeadership #UDL #EduSky #EdChat
Colorful cutout silhouettes, one red figure raised high. Yellow text block reads: 'Lead a culture of inclusion.'
October 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM