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Individualized Instruction & Neurodiversity
Blueprint for Belonging
with Sarah M. Scott, Ph.D.
Educator, researcher, and national leader in learner variability and inclusive education
Join Digital Promise and RocketPD for a five-session live virtual professional learning series with Sarah M. Scott, Ph.D.
$
495
About this cohort
Research-Based Strategies for Supporting Neurodiverse Learners—and Improving Learning for Everyone
Every classroom includes learners with different strengths, experiences, backgrounds, and support needs.
The challenge isn’t whether learner variability exists—it’s how we design learning environments that recognize and respond to it in ways that help every student feel they belong.
In this five-session live virtual series, you’ll explore practical, research-informed strategies that help create classrooms where all learners can thrive. Together, we’ll examine how understanding learner variability can strengthen lesson design, classroom environments, instructional supports, and student engagement for every student.
Throughout the series, participants will explore research, classroom examples, and practical resources—including Digital Promise’s Learner Variability Navigator—to translate evidence into everyday instructional practice.
Whether you’re a classroom teacher, instructional coach, specialist, or school leader, you’ll leave with practical ideas you can begin using immediately.
What you’ll gain?
- Create classrooms where every learner feels they belong
- Better understand learner variability and neurodiversity
- Design learning experiences that support the whole child
- Recognize and reduce barriers that impact learning
- Build classroom environments that increase engagement and student agency
- Apply practical, evidence-informed instructional strategies
- Strengthen inclusive Tier 1 instruction
- Leave with tools and ideas that can be implemented immediately
The experience
This isn’t a one-time webinar.
It’s an interactive professional learning experience designed to help educators move from understanding learner variability to confidently applying inclusive practices in their own classrooms.
Each live session blends research, classroom examples, reflection, collaborative discussion, and practical application.
Five live virtual learning sessions
During each session, you’ll engage with Sarah M. Scott, explore research and real-world learner variability scenarios, and work with peers to apply ideas immediately to your own context.
30-day access to session recordings
Participants get password-protected access to recordings, cohort workbooks, LVN-aligned planning templates, and practical resources — all available via the RocketPD portal.
Certificate of Completion
Upon completing the cohort, each participant will receive a customized Certificate of Completion to share with their administration, documenting their commitment and learning.
Packed with benefits
- Expert-led — Connect live with top people, on topics you care about
- Collaborative — Join colleagues from other schools for lively discussions
- Mobile app — Create flexibility & learn on your time with our mobile app
- Recorded sessions — Never miss a beat with available recordings (for 30 days)
- Certificates of completion — Get credit for your hard work with personalized certificates
K–12 classroom teachers
Instructional coaches
Special education leaders
Curriculum and instruction leaders
MTSS coordinators
Behavioral and social-emotional support specialists
Professional development leaders
School administrators
What you'll leave with
Concrete outcomes by the final session.
Build classroom environments that foster belonging
Design lessons that proactively support diverse learners
Increase student agency through flexible instructional practices
Strengthen Tier 1 instruction using inclusive strategies
Apply learner variability principles to IEP and support planning
Explore practical resources that support inclusive instructional decision-making
Develop sustainable classroom routines that embed inclusive practices into everyday teaching
Cohort Schedule
Live-virtual program.
Weekly Wednesdays - 90 minutes - Live-Virtual Cohort-
1
Learner Variability and Its Connection to Neurodiversity
Discover why learner variability is the rule—not the exception—and explore how understanding cognitive, social-emotional, and environmental factors helps educators create classrooms where every learner belongs.
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2
Envisioning Inclusion: Designing Classrooms for Inclusion and Belonging
Learn practical approaches for designing classroom environments, routines, and learning experiences that reduce barriers, increase access, and support diverse learners.
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3
Applying a Learner Variability Lens to Lesson Planning and MTSS
Explore strategies for proactive lesson design, stronger Tier 1 instruction, student agency, and flexible classroom supports that benefit every learner.
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4
Applying Learner Variability to IEP and Support Planning
Examine strength-based approaches to student planning, accommodations, behavior supports, and progress monitoring that focus on student assets while supporting meaningful growth.
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5
From Strategy to Habit: Sustaining Inclusive Classroom Practices
Develop your personal Blueprint for Belonging by creating practical routines and an action plan for embedding inclusive practices into your everyday teaching.
Can't attend live? Sessions are recorded and shared with registered participants.
Your Instructor
Sarah M. Scott, Ph.D.
Sarah M. Scott, Ph.D., is an educator, researcher, and national leader in learner variability and inclusive education. Her work focuses on helping educators translate research into practical classroom strategies that improve outcomes for neurodiverse learners while strengthening learning experiences for all students.
Individualized Instruction & Neurodiversity
What's included
Everything included with your cohort seat
Five live virtual learning sessions
30-day access to session recordings
Certificate of Completion
Sponsor-supported cohort
Digital Promise
This series is presented by Digital Promise and hosted on the RocketPD platform, combining research-informed practices with an engaging professional learning experience designed for immediate classroom application.
Pricing & Registration
Reserve your seat in Blueprint for Belonging.
One seat in the live cohort
$495per person
- Five live virtual learning sessions
- 30-day access to session recordings
- Certificate of Completion
Want to bring a team of 30 or more?
Contact us for large group rates.
Individual
$495
per person
Team of 5
$485
per person
Team of 10
$465
per person
- (5) live virtual 90-min. sessions
- Practical learning outcomes
- Access to the RocketPD Portal (recordings)
Registration
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This series is designed for K–12 classroom teachers, instructional coaches, special education leaders, curriculum and instruction leaders, MTSS coordinators, behavioral and social-emotional support specialists, professional development leaders, and school administrators. Anyone committed to creating classrooms where every learner feels they belong will benefit from this experience.
All live sessions will be recorded and available to registered participants for 30 days following each session. While we encourage live participation to take advantage of discussion and collaboration, you’ll have the flexibility to revisit the learning on your own schedule.
Yes. Participants who complete the series will receive a RocketPD Certificate of Completion documenting their professional learning hours.
Absolutely. Schools and districts are encouraged to participate as teams. Team discounts are available for groups of five or more, making it easier to build shared understanding and implement inclusive practices across classrooms and schools.
Learner variability recognizes that every student learns differently based on a unique combination of cognitive, social-emotional, environmental, and academic factors. Understanding learner variability helps educators design learning experiences that are more inclusive, responsive, and effective for all students.
The Learner Variability Navigator is a free, research-based resource developed by Digital Promise that connects educators with practical, evidence-informed strategies for supporting the whole learner.
Throughout this series, participants will explore how resources like the Learner Variability Navigator can complement their professional expertise by helping translate research into meaningful classroom practice.
No.
This series is designed around the broader work of understanding learner variability and creating classrooms where every learner belongs. No prior experience with the Learner Variability Navigator—or any specific framework—is required.
No.
This is a professional learning series focused on learner variability, belonging, neurodiversity, and inclusive classroom practice.
The Learner Variability Navigator is introduced as one of several research-informed resources that can help educators apply these concepts in their own classrooms.
Yes. Every session is intentionally designed to connect research with classroom practice. You’ll leave with practical strategies, planning ideas, classroom resources, and implementation approaches that you can begin using immediately.
Unlike a single presentation, this five-session learning experience gives participants time to learn, reflect, apply new strategies, collaborate with colleagues, and build sustainable classroom practices over time.
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