Events
Schreyer Institute programs are for anyone at Penn State who has an instructional role or is preparing for a future one. Our participants are typically faculty, graduate students, and postdocs. Academic administrators, instructional designers, staff members, and undergraduates in instructional roles are also welcome.
10+ Strategies for Supporting Neurodivergent Students
Jennifer Pusateri, PhD, Universal Design Consultant, University of Kentucky
Wednesday, 10/8/2025, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Jennifer Pusateri, author of Transform Your Teaching with Universal Design for Learning: Six Steps to Jumpstart Your Practice, will demystify the concept of neurodivergence by sharing introductory information about the strengths of neurodivergent students and the challenges they are likely to encounter in an academic setting along with 10+ "use tomorrow" strategies for supporting the neurodivergent students in your courses.
As a neurodivergent person herself, Dr. Pusateri speaks of evidence-based teaching strategies that support the learning of neurodivergent students, as well as from her personal learning experiences.
Registration will close one hour before the workshop begins. Registrants will receive a Zoom link at least one hour before the event begins.
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