Dr Erin Leif

Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Monash University

Erin is currently Course Leader for the Master of Applied Behaviour Analysis at Monash University. She is passionate about using the science of learning and behaviour to help all kids thrive. Her research interests involve Positive Behaviour Interventions and Supports, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, and Universal Design for Learning. Given the interconnected nature of academic, behaviour, and social-emotional challenges, Erin believes that addressing academic skills, student wellbeing, and student behaviours of concern within a unified, collaborative, and student-centred framework is key for promoting real inclusion for all students.

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Practical, research-informed strategies to teach more inclusively

Sept 08,2021

In today’s article, Dr Erin Leif, Dr Laura Alfrey and Dr Christine Grove describe how teachers can integrate the Universal Design for Learning framework and High Impact Teaching Strategies in a complementary way in the classroom in order to teach more inclusively.

equal education, student welfare, knowledge base for teaching, effective teaching methods, evidence-based practice, reader submission, long reads

Challenges for delivering inclusive education in Australia

Sept 07,2021

What challenges do teachers face when delivering inclusive education? How could we begin to address this? In the first of two articles on the topic, Dr Erin Leif, Dr Laura Alfrey and Dr Christine Grove from Monash University explore these questions.

equal education, school leaders, educational objectives, student welfare, reader submission, long reads

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