Sadie Welch
Early Childhood Education Instructor · Great Oaks Career Campuses
Sadie Welch is an Early Childhood Education instructor at Scarlet Oaks Career Campus and active on several committees. With over 15 years of experience in education, she is passionate about preparing the next generation of educators through hands-on, work-based learning experiences. Sadie is actively involved in teacher leadership, mentoring new Career-Technical Education instructors, and advising FCCLA and SkillsUSA student organizations. She enjoys sharing practical strategies that help teachers create engaging, student-centered learning environments and strengthen career readiness skills in their classrooms.
Speaking At
Aligning IEP Goals and Next Ready Skills in the Classroom
Monday, July 20 · 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM · Easton C
Career and Technical Education classrooms are uniquely positioned to prepare students for both workforce readiness and lifelong learning; yet educators are often asked to balance rigorous career readiness expectations with the individualized supports outlined in students’ IEPs and 504 plans. This session explores how those goals are not competing priorities, but complementary ones. In this interactive, peer-led session, presenters from the Great Oaks Career Campuses will demonstrate how IEP accommodations and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) practices can be intentionally embedded into daily instruction, labs, and lesson planning, without lowering expectations. Participants will examine real classroom and lab-based examples that show how students develop professional behaviors such as communication, adaptability, accountability, and critical thinking while receiving appropriate supports. Using Next Ready Skills which is our district’s shared language for college and career readiness, as an organizing framework, this session helps educators see how accommodations naturally support the same employability skills valued by employers and postsecondary partners. Through guided scenarios, reflection tools, and practical planning strategies, participants will leave with concrete ideas they can immediately apply in academic and CTE settings. This session is designed for educators across content areas and experience levels and emphasizes collaboration between general education, career-technical, and intervention specialists to improve access, equity, and student success.