What we do
At the Engaging Every Learner Foundation, we provide educators with the tools, strategies, and support needed to foster deep student engagement in today’s classrooms. Through our professional learning experiences and personal coaching sessions, we help teachers, coaches, and school leaders implement evidence-based practices that make learning accessible, meaningful, and inspiring for every student.
We Innovate
Through research-backed frameworks like Universal Design for Learning (UDL), we transform classrooms into spaces where every learner thrives.
We Equip
We design cutting-edge professional learning to equip educators with the tools to engage students, regardless of background, circumstance, or ability.
We Partner
As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, we partner with organizations to support needs-based initiatives, because financial barriers shouldn’t limit access to great teaching.
We Coach
Beyond training, we offer personalized coaching to help educators turn theory into practice—because lasting change takes support.
Numbers with Impact
Our team at the Every Learner Foundation is committed to supporting teachers and school leaders with the resources, tools, and understanding needed to make a difference for students. Here’s how we’re making an impact:
UPCOMING EVENT
FROM INNOVATION TO TRANSFORMATION: EMPOWERING EVERY LEARNER
14TH -16TH JULY 2026
Nicole Tucker-Smith will be a Featured Speaker at the California MTSS Professional Learning Institute.
Guest Speaker
Nicole Tucker-Smith
JOIN THE FOLLOWING BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Activating the Full Potential of Universal Design for Learning 3.0
This interactive session explores, models, and guides how to apply the UDL 3.0 updates to ensure access to inclusive instruction that fully honors variability, removes barriers, challenges exclusionary practices, and facilitates multi-tiered systems of support. Identify next steps for co-designing learning spaces that support student agency and value collective learning. Take away resources to assist immediately putting these insights into action.
5 Research-based Leadership Practices for Cultivating Educator Joy
Many school improvement initiatives whither and stall due to leaders’ lack of attention to the role of educator joy in professional learning and ensuring inclusive instruction. Joy in learning is a “must have” not a “nice to have” in order to sustain longterm change and improvement. This session explores the practical application of 5 research-based leadership strategies for incorporating joy in adult learning and school improvement. Gain ideas and resources for inspiring action, fostering educators’ sense of self-efficacy, and maintaining momentum for implementing effective multi-tiered systems of support.
Day 3 Innovation Lab
Elevating Student Voice to Strengthen Inclusive Practices & MTSS
As educators planning school improvement initiatives and designing professional learning opportunities, how are we considering and learning from students who are most likely to be marginalized by inflexible instructional practices, systems, and structures? Putting into practice this quote by Ivory Toldson, “People should be used to understand data, not data used to understand people,” this innovative lab focuses on a step-by-step process for examining data and creating space for student perspectives, especially students with disabilities, students of color, and multilingual learners. Learn how to turn shared insights into actionable professional learning opportunities informed by the UDL 3.0 Guidelines. Develop and take away an action plan to learn from and honor the perspectives of students most likely to experience learning from the margins.