STEM and Neurodiversity: A Capacity Building Institute for STEM Faculty at Community and Technical Colleges

Participants from a 2019 capacity building institute discuss accessibility for students with disabilities.

What: STEM and Neurodiversity: A Capacity Building Institute for STEM Faculty at Community and Technical Colleges

When: April 20 and 22, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm, PDT

Who: Faculty and Instructional Support Staff

The National Science Foundation's Neuroscience for Neurodiverse Learners (NNL) project and the West Coast Hub of NSF INCLUDES TAPDINTO-STEM project collaborated to host an online national Capacity Building Institute in April.

Interactive sessions and discussions included topics such as the following.

Agenda

Wednesday, April 20:

• 9:00 - 9:10 AM            Welcome and Introductions
                                       Sheryl Burgstahler, Rajesh Rao, Scott Bellman, and Eric Trekell, University of Washington
• 9:10 - 10:00 AM          Pedagogical Approaches for Neurodivergent Learners in STEM (and accompanying document)
                                       Sara Sanders Gardner and Marisa Hackett, Bellevue College
• 10:00 - 10:15 AM        Breakout Room Discussions
• 10:15 - 10:20 AM        BREAK
• 10:20 - 11:05 AM        Real Stories from Neurodiverse Students on How STEM Faculty Can Support Success
                                       Ronda Jensen, Northern Arizona University
• 11:05 - 11:20 AM        Breakout Room Discussions
• 11:20 - 11:25 AM        BREAK
• 11:25 A - 12:10 P        Student Panels
• 12:10 - 12:30 PM        Large group Discussion and Close

Friday, April 22:

• 9:00 -  9:10 AM           Welcome and Introductions
                                       Sheryl Burgstahler, Rajesh Rao, Scott Bellman, and Eric Trekell, University of Washington
• 9:10 - 10:40 AM          Planning for Success: Effective Communication Strategies and Classroom Management for
                                       Neurodiverse Learners
                                       Kathryn Holley, The Autism Center, University of Washington
• 10:40 - 10:50 AM        BREAK
• 10:50 - 11:05 AM        Breakout room discussions
• 11:05 - 11:45 AM        Chat with Disability Services
                                       Panel Hope Stout, Pierce College; Bryan Fauth, Cascadia College; and Craig Kerr, Edmonds College
• 11:45 - 11:50 AM        BREAK
• 11:50 - 12:15 PM        Best Practices from an Online STEM Summer Camp Serving Neurodiverse Students
                                      Tami Tidwell, Eric Chudler, and Scott Bellman, University of Washington
• 12:15 - 12:30 PM        Large Group Discussion and Close

*Note: We are provided links to presentation materials as they come in from speakers and presenters. At this time, some of the materials may not yet be fully accessible--we are working on updating this as we receive materials. Thanks for understanding and being a part of our event!

Questions? Email Eric W. Trekell at ericwt@uw.edu.

NNL is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) grant # 1948591. INCLUDES TAPDINTO-STEM is funded by NSF grant # 2119902.