Neuroinclusive STEM Classrooms

During our year together as a Community of Practice (CoP), we will first dialogue about the challenges experienced by neurodiverse students (and other intersecting identities). Then, we will focus on the strengths-based approach to creating a neuroinclusive STEM classroom as provided by the INCLUDE Program at UCONN so that ALL students can thrive!

This CoP is grounded in the 2024 summer institute “Building Neuroinclusive Learning Environments” at the University of Connecticut curriculum. In 2020, the Civil and Environmental Department at UCONN received an NSF IUSE grant to create a “radically inclusive” department which improves retention and learning outcomes for all students.
CoP facilitator, Bree Mathon, attended this institute after noticing the impact of more traditional classroom practices on students with neurodiversity.

This CoP is facilitated by
Bree Mathon, Senior Lecturer, Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Ph.D., University of Vermont, Civil and Environmental Engineering
M.S., SUNY Stony Brook, Earth and Space Sciences

Read more about Bree Mathon on her UVM biography page.
Questions? Bree.Mathon@uvm.edu

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