Elizabeth's career in special education spans beyond 25 years in grades K-12 along with undergraduate and graduate level courses. She is a National Board Certified Teacher currently working as a Universal Design for Learning Instructional Coach in Long Island, New York. Elizabeth is a CAST cadre member and a contributing writer to Education Week and other publications.  She is the author of books on special education practices as well as UDL. Elizabeth's most recent publications include: Elevating Co-Teaching Through UDL (CAST Professional Publishing, 2016), and Two Teachers In the Room: Strategies for Co-Teaching Success (Routledge, 2017).  Elizabeth is a doctoral student at Molloy College's Educational Leadership for Diverse Learning Communities Program.