• uses an authentic assessment method, and builds learning profiles on students who are struggling.
• discusses consulting skills needed to bring reluctant colleagues into the change process.
• presents case studies and actual student examples that model a new process for assessing student learning and behaviour, and for developing IEPs and interventions in universally designed, inclusive ways.
• stresses the importance of putting less emphasis on traditional practices of pull-out remediation and modified programming and more emphasis on supporting students within the inclusive classroom.
• creates compassionate learning communities through coaching, consulting, and collaborating with classroom teachers on inclusive instructional best practices, and redesigning IEPs and service delivery models.

Using a Response to Intervention (RTI) model, Dr. Katz shares knowledge and skills necessary for resource teachers to provide the kind of support that all students require to be socially and academically successful.