Across our institutes, educators consistently ask:
What does this look like for neurodivergent and disabled learners?
How do I apply these neuroscience concepts in real classrooms?
What structures, supports, and practices actually increase access and engagement?
We are proud to offer these sessions in partnership with ShiftEd Perspectives who will lead us in moving from research and theory into meaningful implementation focused on practical application, inclusive learning design, and neurodiversity-affirming practices. Educators will leave with concrete strategies they can immediately bring into their classrooms, teams, and schools.
Each Inclusion in Practice session serves as a follow-up learning experience connected to either the Neuroscience of Leadership Institute, Neuroscience Foundations Institute, or the Neuroscience of Equity Institute.
Inclusion in Practice
You asked for more implementation support. These sessions connect neuroscience and neurodiversity-affirming practices to daily instruction and learning design.
Together, Neural Education and Shifted Perspectives bring complementary expertise in educational neuroscience, research-informed learning practices and instructional design, inclusive systems, belonging, and neurodiversity-affirming approaches.
Thursday, February 18, 2027 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (PT) | Virtual
Neuroscience of Leadership for Inclusive Learning Environments
A shared belief in inclusion does not always mean schools have the conditions needed to make it a consistent reality. Even with a commitment to “meeting students where they are,” many school systems struggle to move from belief to practice. Teachers feel stretched between inclusive ideals and daily realities, while leaders are left wondering how to sustain momentum without adding “one more thing.” This interactive half-day session builds on the Neuroscience of Leadership Institute by exploring how leaders can move beyond intention and create the conditions for more inclusive practices to take root.
Participants will examine how the mental models we hold about education, disability, and learner variability influence the decisions we make and the systems we create. Through reflection and real school examples, leaders will consider how to shift perspectives, strengthen collaboration with families, and identify opportunities to eliminate barriers to learning while building shared responsibility for access and belonging.
Participants will:
Shift mental models about education, disability, and inclusion, while considering how to support similar shifts among staff.
Explore what it looks like to identify and eliminate barriers to learning through inclusive practices, systems, and supports.
Examine ways to strengthen collaborative partnerships with families and promote positive, meaningful participation within IEP teams.
Building learning environments where neuroscience, belonging, and inclusive practice work together to expand access for every learner.
Registration Information
$599 Neural Education Institute
$688 Neural Education Institute plus Inclusion in Practice session
$129 Inclusion in Practice session only
Reduced Registration (50%) BIPOC, LGBTQIA, & New-to-the-profession Educator Scholarships. Apply here. You will receive a Coupon Code to use during registration. Coupon code is applied at checkout.
3 Washington State clock hours are available for an additional fee for each Inclusion in Practice session.
Each Inclusion in Practice session offers a distinct opportunity to deepen your understanding of inclusive practice. While every session is grounded in our shared framework of shifting mental models, removing barriers to learning, and planning for learner variability, each explores different mental models, barriers, and research-informed practices.
In every session, we’ll take a closer look at a specific barrier to learning and explore practices educators can use to address it. Together, we’ll unpack what those practices can look like across the spectrum of learner needs, with particular attention to neurodivergent and disabled learners.
Because each session explores different barriers and practices, every Inclusion in Practice experience adds new strategies, perspectives, and possibilities to your inclusive practice toolkit. Attend one to deepen your learning. Attend more to build an increasingly robust approach to designing learning environments where more learners can access, engage, and thrive.
Neuroscience Foundations for Inclusive Learning Environments
Date and Time coming soon!
Educators consistently ask: What does this actually look like for neurodivergent and disabled learners in real classrooms? This session answers that question. We’ll translate neuroscience concepts into actionable, neurodiversity-affirming practices that expand access, engagement, and participation for all learners. Building on the learning from the Neuroscience Foundations Institute, participants will explore concrete examples, instructional strategies, environmental supports, and implementation tools designed specifically to support neurodivergent and disabled students across general and special education settings.
This session moves beyond theory into the daily decisions educators make about classroom design, regulation supports, learner variability, and student engagement. Participants will leave with practical ideas they can immediately apply to create more inclusive, responsive, and brain-aligned learning environments.
Participants will:
Apply neuroscience concepts such as neuroplasticity, myelination, and regulation through a neurodiversity-affirming lens
Explore practical strategies that reduce environmental barriers for neurodivergent and disabled learners
Examine examples of inclusive supports, structures, and classroom routines that increase learner access and engagement
Consider how to universally design learning environments that better respond to learner variability
Reflect on implementation challenges and engage in collaborative discussion around inclusive practice and concerning behavior
Neuroscience of Equity for Inclusive Learning Environments
Date and Time coming soon!
This session helps educators connect neuroscience, belonging, identity, and inclusive practice through implementation-focused learning designed for today’s classrooms. Participants will explore practical strategies, examples, and tools that help reduce barriers for neurodivergent and disabled learners while strengthening equitable learning conditions for all students.
Grounded in the learning from the Neuroscience of Equity Institute, this session focuses on the real-world application of neuroscience and equity-centered practices through classroom structures, instructional decisions, relationship-centered approaches, and inclusive systems design. Educators will leave with actionable ideas and a stronger framework for creating learning environments that intentionally support learner variability, engagement, and belonging.
Participants will:
Apply neuroscience concepts through equity-centered and neurodiversity-affirming approaches
Explore how belonging, identity, and classroom conditions influence learner engagement and access
Examine practical strategies that reduce barriers for neurodivergent, disabled, and marginalized learners
Reflect on instructional practices, systems, and assumptions that impact participation and inclusion
Consider how inclusive learning environments can be universally designed to support every learner