Pedagogical Solutions to Barriers of Invisible Disabilities
Part of our Diverse Classroom Series! √ §
Location
Online
Date & Time
February 25, 2021, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Description
Please join us to discuss pedagogical strategies for cultivating an accessible classroom culture through the lens of invisible disabilities. Nearly 20% of college undergraduates in the United States report having a disability, the majority of which may be "hidden" to the public eye. Yet, there is a disparity between the potential number of disabled students and those that seek formal accommodations through their University. This means that when we proactively design our courses to accommodate a variety of learners, we are likely benefiting a wider audience than we realize. This session is a venue to share approaches and insights that go beyond traditional academic accommodations to further promote inclusion of our neurodiverse students.
Please click "Going" below to reserve your seat for this session,
and we will send you a Google calendar invitation with a WebEx link one
hour before the session. If you register less than an hour before the
session, you will receive the WebEx link when you register. Please email
fdc@umbc.edu
if you have any questions. If you have registered and find that you can
no longer attend, please kindly release your spot so that others may
attend.
√ Counts toward ALIT Certificate
§ Counts towards INNOVATE Certificate
§ Counts towards INNOVATE Certificate
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The Diverse Classroom Series
UMBC's Faculty Development Center continues the Diverse Classroom Series launched in February 2017!
Sessions in this series are designed to help you capture UMBC's strengths in diversity to create vibrant learning environments--environments that effectively challenge and support every student. During interactive sessions, faculty and staff colleagues will help you address challenges and explore key questions, for example,
UMBC's Faculty Development Center continues the Diverse Classroom Series launched in February 2017!
Sessions in this series are designed to help you capture UMBC's strengths in diversity to create vibrant learning environments--environments that effectively challenge and support every student. During interactive sessions, faculty and staff colleagues will help you address challenges and explore key questions, for example,
- How can you learn about your classroom audience to better connect with your students and reflect on their learning needs?
- How can you make your classroom more hospitable for all learners?
- How can you handle sensitive discussions in your classroom?
- How can you ensure that students from different academic and social backgrounds and with different physical and cognitive abilities experience classrooms where they are welcomed, challenged, and supported?
- Faculty and staff who aspire to make their classrooms more inclusive of our diverse student population.
- For additional resources, see https://fdc.umbc.edu/teaching/the-diverse-classroom/
