Supporting Neurodiverse Learners

Audience

Open only to UMD faculty, staff, and graduate students

Course Description

This digital course, called Supporting Neurodiverse Learners, will assist you in gaining valuable insights about neurodivergent learners and taking an asset-based approach to teaching and learning. You’ll leave this course with practical techniques to enhance your teaching practice and foster a more inclusive classroom.

Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of this digital course, you will be able to:

• Recognize a variety of characteristics of neurodivergent students.
• Apply an asset-based perspective of neurodiversity to teaching.
• Identify and plan for classroom strategies to support neurodivergent students.

Content

1. Neurodiversity Basics
2. The Neurodivergent Student
3. ADHD and Autism in the Classroom
4. Strategies for Supporting Neurodiverse Learners

Expectations

This digital course consists of 4 lessons, which altogether should take approximately 60 - 90 minutes to complete. Additional resources to explore are provided at the end of each lesson. Each lesson culminates in a knowledge check activity to confirm what you have learned and to enable you to move on to the next lesson.

Digital Badge

By completing this course, you will earn your Supporting Neurodiverse Learners micro-credential. To receive recognition for your efforts, simply explore each page and tackle all assignments within this course.

This badge is an exciting step towards earning your Universal Design for Learning Practitioner meta-credential from the TLTC’s Teaching Academy.

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