Ms. Lori Cooney

Lori Cooney, M.Ed., is a Program Director of Inclusive Education & Curriculum Design, at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston. She has over 25 years of extensive experience in designing and delivering professional development on universal design for learning (UDL), artificial intelligence (AI), instructional design, learning plans, curriculum development, accessibility, course design, technology integration, college and career readiness, differentiated instruction, personalized career and academic portfolios (PCAP), and assessment strategies for pK-16 students and educators. She is the Co-PI of Future Quest Island-Explorations and is a local and national technical training specialist for the Education & Transition Team at ICI/UMB. Lori's notable achievements include receiving a Pathfinder Award, a Technology Humanist Award from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and is recognized as a Christa McAuliffe Teacher by the Challenger Learning Center at Framingham State University.