Building Inclusive Schools Through Community and Universal Design with Andratesha Fritzgerald

About this episode

Andratesha Fritzgerald discusses the importance of community and Universal Design in creating inclusive schools.

Andratesha Fritzgerald is an accomplished author, international speaker, and experienced educator who concentrates her work on dignity, humanity, and inclusive learning design. She is known for her leadership in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and her focus on anti-racism in educational settings. Andratesha is the author of “Anti-Racism and Universal Design for Learning: Building Expressways to Success” and is the co-founder of Building Blocks of Brilliance Educational Consulting. She collaborates with schools and organizations across the United States to dismantle barriers and create learning environments where all students can thrive. In this episode of Think Inclusive, host Tim Villegas engages in an enlightening conversation with Andratesha Fritzgerald about cultivating inclusion within schools and communities. Andratesha shares her insights on how educators can maintain hope and purpose amidst the challenges of pursuing equity, citing the pressing need to blend humanity and systemic changes into educational practices. Reflecting on her own work, she explains the benefits of involving diverse voices in crafting inclusive educational policies and emphasizes the…

People in this episode

Host: Tim Villegas

Guest: Andratesha Fritzgerald

Topics covered

• inclusive education
• Universal Design for Learning
• anti-racism
• community engagement
• educational equity
• storytelling in education

Keywords

• inclusion
• educational policies
• barriers to learning
• hope in education
• diverse voices
• systemic change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Building Blocks of Brilliance Educational Consulting, Think Inclusive, MCIE

Books & works: Anti-Racism and Universal Design for Learning: Building Expressways to Success

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