Pam Tupy

Let's Work Together

Pam Tupy

Education Consultant

Pam has been a public school educator for 25 years, having taught in both elementary and secondary settings. As a Studio Art major in college, her passion for teaching began when she developed an art program for adults with disabilities. Seeing how the arts could be used as a vehicle to help marginalized communities communicate and express themselves, she entered the Arts in Education program at Harvard Graduate School of Education. While working on her Master's degree, she focused on learning more about neurodiversity.

In the classroom, Pam taught special education and developed a deep commitment to supporting inclusive practices. Having worked in a variety of learning environments and co-taught classrooms, she began looking for ways to develop as a coach to support general education and special education staff. She has worked at the site, district, county, regional and state levels to support a variety of educational initiatives.

Her work currently focuses on implementation of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Multi-tier System of Support (MTSS), supporting students with disabilities through co-teaching and other models, and supporting struggling readers. Pam lives in Orange County, California with her husband, three children, two dogs and a growing collection of indoor plants.

What are Clients Say...

Ashley Frey

Fourth Grade Teacher, Silverdale Elementary

This year I have been the UDL lead at my building and have been consulting with Pam regularly. Each session provides an abundance of resources that fit the needs and goals of my practice, my students, and my colleagues. She is eager to discuss a diverse range of strategies, solutions, and brainstorm ideas for units of study, assessments, social emotional development, and PD to staff. She has a wide range of research-based information and resources that she generously shares to build my skill set in implementing UDL best practices. Beyond the support and resources she is also organized, professional, and friendly. I have learned and grown so much from her positivity and proactive mindset and it has elevated, inspired, and empowered my pedagogy to remove barriers for all students!

Mary N.

Science Teacher, Sharon High School

What I love about the courses with Pam and Novak Education is that, unlike many Professional Development courses, they quickly move past the theory of UDL and its benefits, and move on to how to implement it in your classroom. They walk the talk by organizing the course in a UDL style, so you can experience it from the student perspective. Unlike other classes where you read theory and write papers that you will never look at again, the assignments have you creating resources and materials that can be implemented immediately in your classroom. Pam has been a thought provoking and engaging facilitator as well. She is prompt and detailed with her feedback and assignments. I have enjoyed the two classes I have taken and feel my students have benefited from the revamped materials offering them more choice in their learning and more scaffolding for their success.

Rhonda Marriott Spencer

Director, MTSS Educational Excellence and Innovation, Vista Unified School District

Pam has a remarkable ability to collaborate and meet people where they are. In true UDL form, Pam recognizes the variability in our schools and educators, identifies strengths, and supports their efforts to remove barriers so students succeed. Throughout this school year, Pam worked with both elementary and secondary teachers and school counselors. With an innate understanding of diverse perspectives and needs, she bridges gaps and fosters connections to resources, encourages goal-setting, reflection, and continuous growth. I look forward to our continued partnership as we strive to fully implement UDL district wide.

Susie Oh and Robin Arend

Coordinators at Ramona Unified School District

We were so excited to have you at RUSD to share your expertise with our staff and had high expectations. You certainly delivered! The wealth of rich resources, along with modeling UDL throughout the training session, drove home your points of using accessible and equitable approaches for all learners. We want to ensure that we remove any barriers from engaging and accessing the content materials. We greatly appreciate the information you shared and will take this single training as an opportunity to reroute our compass for the professional learning that will be focused on, permanently shifting our instructional culture. We will continue to build on and grow in our UDL journey. Thank you for your phenomenal presentations!

Maria Lucas

Learning Specialist and Literacy Coordinator, Foothills School of Arts and Sciences

We loved having you at Foothills School of Arts and Sciences! Pam was receptive to our needs as a small, independent school in Boise, ID. She planned ahead to ensure that she was delivering content aligned with our progressive, project-based and collaborative teaching approach. She modeled the UDL framework within her own training design by providing options for how teachers learned and practiced and offered time for collaborative lesson planning for our own upcoming units of study. She also provided us with a plethora of resources that we continue to refer back to as we continue to bloom in the early days of our journey using UDL school-wide. We also appreciate Novak’s flexibility and responsiveness when helping to find a trainer that would be well aligned with our school philosophy. We look forward to having them back!

Brian Sestito

Principal, St Patrick Catholic School

We had the pleasure of working with Pam Tupy during the course of a school year. She is a wealth of information on all things UDL, extremely supportive of teachers as they grow, and an expert presenter who modeled UDL practices during her PD sessions!

Joan Perez, Ed. D.

Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services, San Gabriel Unified School District

Working with Novak Education’s Pam Tupy was an absolute pleasure and an enriching experience for the San Gabriel Unified School District. Her expertise in delivering comprehensive training on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to our Special Education Educators and K- 5 teachers was truly commendable. Throughout the training sessions, Pam demonstrated an exceptional ability to engage participants effectively while modeling the use of UDL strategies. Her interactive approach and dynamic presentation style captivated the participants, ensuring active engagement and deep learning. By incorporating various instructional strategies and multimedia elements, Pam made the complex concepts of UDL accessible and relatable to all attendees.

Beyond imparting knowledge, Pam skillfully cultivated a culture of collaboration, experimentation, and innovation among our staff. Through collaborative activities and reflective discussions, participants gained insights into how UDL principles could be seamlessly integrated into their teaching practices to meet the diverse needs of all learners. Pam emphasized the importance of fostering a growth mindset, encouraging our staff to embrace challenges, and continuously refine their instructional approaches to ensure equitable learning opportunities for every student.

Thanks to Pam's guidance and expertise, our staff emerged from the training sessions with a shared vision and a renewed sense of purpose. They were equipped not only with practical strategies for implementing UDL but also with the confidence and motivation to drive positive change within their classrooms and beyond.

We are immensely grateful to Pam Tupy for her invaluable contribution to SGUSD’s professional development efforts. Her dedication, passion, and commitment to empowering educators has left a lasting impact on our district, and we wholeheartedly endorse Pam Tupy and Novak Education for any future training or consultancy endeavors with UDL!