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Program for Inclusive Education (PIE) – Online Learning Modules from the University of Notre Dame

The FIRE Foundation of Northeast Iowa is offering grants to Catholic schools within the Archdiocese of Dubuque to cover costs of the University of Notre Dame Program for Inclusive Education (PIE) Online Learning Modules. Each online module is $100. Each module includes one hour of content, integrates research, videos, and evidence-based practices to support students with disabilities and struggling learners. Click here to learn more about PIE’s Online Learning Modules.

The module topics are:

• Inclusion Works: Benefits for All – Explore inclusion in Catholic schools and the academic, behavioral, and social benefits for every student.
• Defining Variability: The Edges of Catholic Classrooms – Overview of student academic, behavioral, executive functioning, and social-emotional variability and the potential barriers to learning.
• UDL: It’s Principled – Examine Universal Design for Learning’s defining principles while considering student learning needs.
• Understanding the ABCs of Behavior – Explore antecedents (A), behaviors (B), and consequences (C) in the behavioral chain and how the ABCs impact student behavior.
• Planning for the Edges with UDL – Consider Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to successfully plan lessons that meet the needs of all learners.
• Accommodations, Modifications, Interventions…Oh My! – Review similarities and differences among accommodations, modifications, and interventions and how these concepts impact student learning.
• All Are Welcome: Our Call to Serve – Overview Catholic schools’ call to serve all learners, specifically related to students with different abilities.
• Practices to Support All Learners: High Leverage vs. Evidence-Based Practices – Examine high-leverage and evidence-based practices and how integrating these practices into classrooms promotes student success.
• Sites for Inclusion: Practices that Work – Explore resources and websites of research-based practices for successful classroom implementation.
• MTSS: Support for All – Consider a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) from a whole-child perspective as a means to ensure student success.
• Individualized Plans: Meeting Student Needs – Examine the components of the Individualized Catholic Education Plans (ICEP) and how these plans can meet students’ unique needs.
• From Inclusion to Belonging – Explore the critical concept of belonging as it relates to inclusive education for all students.

PIE Online Module Grant Details

• Applications are due by February 21, 2025.
• Applicants may select more than (1) module per application.
• Grant winners will be announced by March 1, 2025.
• There are a limited number of grants available.
• If awarded a grant, access to the online modules will begin in the April 1, 2025.

Apply for a grant to cover the costs of the PIE Online Module(s)