PSCTM Spring 2024 Dinner

Description: We will explore the needs and challenges experienced by postsecondary students identified as “neurodivergent” learners—those with academic challenges related to conditions such as dyspraxia, dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyscalculia, autism spectrum disorder, and Tourette syndrome.

In an effort to center their voices in the conversation, we will discuss lessons learned directly from interviews and conversations with neurodivergent students, along with ideas about serving them, and all students, more effectively.

The DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) Center is dedicated to empowering people with disabilities through technology and education. It promotes awareness and accessibility—in both the classroom and workplace—to maximize the potential of individuals with disabilities and make our communities more vibrant, diverse, and inclusive.

The DO-IT Center strives to

• increase the success of people with disabilities in challenging academic programs and careers;
• promote the application of universal design to physical spaces, information technology, instruction, and services;
• freely distribute online content, publications, and videos for use in presentations, mmm m exhibits, and the classroom; and
• provide resources for students with disabilities, K-12 educators, postsecondary faculty and administrators, librarians, employers, parents, and mentors.

Scott Bellman serves as Manager of the Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology (DO-IT) Center at the University of Washington, and Associate Director of Diversity at the UW Center for Neurotechnology. He is PI of Neuroscience for Neurodiverse Learners, and leads the West Coast Hub of the NSF INCLUDES TAPDINTO-STEM Alliance. He attended the University of Iowa, where he received a master’s degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling. He is the editor of the book Perspectives of STEM Students with Disabilities, and has published several articles that share work promoting inclusion, diversity, and equity.

Schedule:

• 5 pm social
• 5:30 pm dinner
• 6:15 pm: announcements
• 6:30 – 7:30 pm presentation

You may register on this site and pay for dinner or dinner and membership online. $15 for Members, $20 if not. Annual membership costs $8 for elementary teachers, $15 for all others. Members are eligible for the Royal Pennewell door prize drawing.

Free clock hours are provided by Puget Sound Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Please register for them at the door.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Saint Madeline Sophie School, 4400 130th Pl SE, Bellevue, United States