Executive Education
Universal Design Language: Designing for Every Learner
ECIS Middle Leader Programme (MLP) - June 2026
18 May 2026 17:00 - 18:00 (IST)
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Speakers
Beth Stark
Education Consultant and UDL Specialist, ECIS
Session Description
This masterclass explores how school leaders can shift from reactive accommodation to proactive design that anticipates learner variability from the outset. Participants will examine the myth of the average learner and why designing for a narrow range leaves too many behind. The session introduces Universal Design for Learning as a research-based framework grounded in neuroscience, exploring how the three principles—Engagement, Representation, and Action & Expression—connect to the goal of fostering expert, agentive learners. Attendees will leave with a glimpse into the programme 'UDL: Designing for Every Learner' for the upcoming fourth edition of ECIS MLP June 2026 session.
Key Takeaways
- Understand why learner variability is the norm, not the exception, and how this shifts the questions leaders ask when designing learning environments
- Develop practical strategies for identifying barriers in current design and applying UDL principles to create flexible pathways while holding firm goals
- Design a personal first-step action plan for growing UDL momentum in your school—starting with one design decision that will make a meaningful difference to learner agency
Who Should Attend
- Principals and school leaders committed to moving beyond surface-level inclusion toward learner-centred design
- Middle leaders (curriculum coordinators, department heads, inclusion leads) responsible for shaping teaching and learning design
- Aspirant leaders and educators ready to challenge assumptions about how learning environments support or limit every learner