Courses and Common Sessions
Neuroscience of Learning (2 credits, Sapna Prasad)
This course is designed to provide participants with a deeper understanding of the neuroscience underlying the learning process and learning disabilities. By engaging in hands-on activities to understand neurons, the brain, learning, perception and attention, memory and motivation, participants will reflect on how understanding the neuroscience of learning promotes effective teaching. This course will review strategies and approaches for building better classroom climates and for creating systems of support to promote success of at-risk students. With as many as 100 billion neurons in each brain capable of forming trillions of connections with one another, see how many new neural connections you can form just by participating in this course!
Teaching STEM: What works and what doesn't (1 credit, Ibrahim Dahlstrom-Hakki)
Learning STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) content can be challenging for students of all levels of ability. In the past, the need for abstraction and computational efficiency due to time and resource constraints made STEM content inaccessible to a large segment of the population. However, recent advances in technology and pedagogy are making it easier to teach STEM content to all students.
This workshop, aimed at secondary and post-secondary educators, will give an overview of the challenges that make teaching STEM content particularly difficult. The workshop will go over some of the best approaches to delivering STEM content to students of all ability levels and give an overview of some examples of the best technological tools that are making STEM content easier to teach and learn.
Assistive Technology for Struggling Students (2 Credits)
Assistive technology can provide students with the support they need to access information and express what they know about course content. But which technologies work best for students with LD or AD/HD? This course introduces assistive technology solutions that are available to support academic reading, writing, and study skills, along with guidance on how to match the appropriate technology to individual students. Participants will explore assistive technologies during the hands-on component of the course and learn strategies that can promote access and learning to effectively reach students, especially those with LD and/or AD/HD.
Universal Design (2 credits)
This workshop reviewed key principles in Universal Design for Instruction (UDI). Participants will learn about current research findings related to academic success, experience barriers to learning, and explore how UDI addresses these barriers. Attendees saw examples of practices and resources that incorporate UDI, and had an opportunity to develop their own UDI materials.
Teaching Writing (1 credit, Linda Hecker)
Academic writing is one of the most challenging tasks for struggling students. As students progress through high school and beyond, reading and writing assignments increase in length and complexity, placing greater demands on effort, memory, and critical thinking. This workshop will review current research in composition theory and model effective instructional strategies that promote academic success for secondary and postsecondary students with learning disabilities and attention disorders.
Common Sessions:
Keynote Address: Learning Disabilities, ADHD & Related Disorders: Types, Characteristics, Etiology, Prevalence, & Student Outcomes
Student Panel: Challenges & Strategies: Stories of Perseverance
Networking
These sessions are open to all participants and do not require registration.
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