Auteur: Brianne Parker

Katie Novak, Ed D, is the founder and director of Novak Education. She is an internationally renowned education consultant, an author, an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and a former assistant superintendent of schools in Massachusetts. Katie has two decades of experience in teaching and administration, has an earned doctorate in curriculum and teaching from Boston University, and has authored or coauthored 10 published books, including Equity by Design: Delivering on the Power and Promise of UDL, and UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes, Innovate Inside the Box: Empowering Learners Through UDL and the Innovator »s Mindset, and UDL Playbook for School and District Leaders. Katie has provided professional development and implementation consultation on Universal Design for Learning (UDL), inclusive practices, multi-tiered systems of support, and equity in education in twenty-seven states and ten countries. She has worked with high-profile clients such as the NASA Science Activation Team, the Gates Foundation, Harvard University, Los Angeles Unified School District, and PBS Learning Media. Katie »s work has been highlighted in many publications including Edutopia, the Huffington Post, ASCD Education Update, and AASA »s School Administrator. The Shift to Student-Led: Reimagining Classroom Workflows with UDL and Blended Learning Equity by Design: Delivering on the Power and Promise of UDL