Director, Professional Development & Outreach Services
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Short Biography – Education – Selected Publications
As Director of Professional Development & Outreach Services,Grace Meo manages CAST's programs for preK-20 teachers and administrators. Ms. Meo also oversees a national consortium of schools that collaborate with CAST on researching, designing, modeling, and disseminating universally-designed materials and practices that address the needs of all learners.
Ms. Meo oversees CAST’s professional development initiatives and has expertise in providing professional development to educators in preK–12 and postsecondary settings. As the Director of Professional Development, Ms. Meo leads CAST’s state level professional development in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Michigan, Iowa, and Minnesota. In addition, she leads the on-site institutes at CAST.
As one of CAST's founding members, Ms. Meo has helped shape the organization's mission, structure, and goals; and was instrumental in early fundraising efforts. She has served as Instructional Technology Specialist for the Massachusetts Department of Education and as Technology Coordinator for the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District in Massachusetts.
M.Ed, Early Childhood Education, Boston College Graduate School of Education, Chestnut Hill, MA
Candidate for Master of Arts in Developmental Psychology, Teacher's College, Columbia University, New York, NY
B.A., Psychology, Regis College, Weston, MA
Meo, G. (2008). Curriculum planning for all learners: Applying universal design for learning (UDL) to a high school reading comprehension program. Preventing School Failure, 52 (2)/ Winter 2008, 21-30.
Coyne, P., Ganley, P., Hall, T., Meo, G., Murray, E., & Gordon, D. (2006). Applying universal design for learning in the classroom. In D.H. Rose & A. Meyer (Eds.), A practical reader in universal design for learning (pp. 1-13). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.
Meo, G., Coyne, P., Sandmel, K., & Hart, K. (2006). Improving early literacy for children with cognitive disabilities: A research to practice professional development initiative. Counterpoint, Summer 2006.
Meo, G. (2005). Curriculum access for all: A conversation with Grace Meo. Harvard Education Letter, 21(6), 4-6.
