Training Options

Sara's teaching experience has brought a wealth of knowledge in curriculum design and classroom management to support neurodivergent students along with all students! Workshops are available individually or as a package. Workshops can be tailored to Human Resources and Student Affairs staff needs as well. 

1) Neurodiversity Cultural Responsiveness: Improving Communication & Understanding  

Participants in this 90-minute interactive workshop will have the opportunity to share experiences, ask questions, and learn to better understand and communicate with neurodivergent people. We will identify current practices you are already using and answer questions you have coming into the workshop, as well as those that arise throughout. We will explore neurodiversity as a culture, including communication tools for interacting in a culturally responsive manner. Participants will be better able to recognize and respond to communication patterns and needs of neurodivergent people and will come away with tools to apply best practices in their daily lives. Resources for future learning will be shared as well. Faculty, administrators, and staff will benefit from attending. 

2) Pedagogical Practices that Support Neurodivergent Students and Others

Participants in this 90-minute interactive workshop will have the opportunity to share experiences, ask questions, and learn new ways to teach and assess neurodivergent students, as well as provide a flexible environment for all students. We will identify current practices you are already using and answer questions you have coming into the workshop, as well as those that arise throughout. We will explore designing curriculum and assessments to deliver an accessible educational experience to all students, and particularly neurodivergent students, including weaving classroom accommodations into pedagogy. Participants will come away with information they can implement right away that will make a difference in student access and response. Resources for future learning will be shared as well. This session is designed for Academic Administrators, faculty, and instructional designers. 

3) Common Accommodations and Pedagogy: When & How to Refer to Disability Services and When You Can Accommodate Within Class

Participants in this 90-minute interactive workshop will have the opportunity to share experiences, ask questions, and explore common and less common ADA accommodations that are used in college environments. We will discuss proactive as well as responsive ways to ensure not only legal compliance but true inclusion and accessibility. Participants will learn new ways to incorporate common accommodations into pedagogy to support neurodivergent and other disabled students, as well as provide a flexible environment for all students. We will identify current practices you are already using and answer questions you have coming into the workshop, as well as those that arise throughout. Participants will come away with practical tools they can implement right away that will make a difference in student access and response. Resources for future learning will be shared as well. This session is designed for Academic Administrators, faculty, and instructional designers. Disability Service professionals may also wish to attend.

4) Managing Classroom Behaviors 

Participants in this 90-minute interactive workshop will have the opportunity to share experiences, ask questions, and explore proactive and responsive behavior management tools for college environments. We will review past learnings and consider correlations between course design and delivery, and student regulation. Participants will learn how to establish classroom expectations and create relationships at the start that will support student behavioral management and intervention. We will identify current practices you are already using and answer questions you have coming into the workshop, as well as those that arise throughout. Participants will come away with practical tools they can implement right away that will make a difference in the student and faculty experience. Resources for future learning will be shared as well. This session is designed for Academic Administrators, faculty, and instructional designers. Student Affairs professionals may also wish to attend.

5) College Outside the Classroom - Field Trips, Labs, Study Abroad and More

Participants in this 90-minute interactive workshop will have the opportunity to share experiences, ask questions, and explore proactive and responsive tools for environments outside the traditional classroom, including field trips, camping trips, and study abroad. We will review past learnings and consider correlations between communication, environment, situation, and student regulation. Participants will learn how to work with students proactively to set the stage for a successful field experience. We will identify current practices you are already using and answer questions you have coming into the workshop, as well as those that arise throughout. Participants will come away with practical tools to implement right away, including checklists for student preparation, that will positively affect the student and faculty experience. Resources for future learning will be shared as well. This session is designed for faculty, administrators, and others who support students outside the classroom. 

Further Information 

Follow-up questions and challenges are provided for each workshop. These can be led internally or facilitated by presenter following the workshop(s). Application workshops led by the trainer can also be held. 

Workshops can be combined into a full-day workshop if desired, or another combination that works for you. Please inquire! 

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Sara brings their years of experience training teams at Microsoft Corp. and Amazon Web Services, along with dozens of other worksites. A one-hour workshop with follow-up consultations if desired makes a world of difference towards creating a neurodiversity-friendly workplace for all employees. 

For human resources, interviewers, hiring managers, managers, and colleagues of new hires, or someone transferring to a new team. 

1) Neurodiversity Cultural Responsiveness at Work

Examine definitions of autism or the broader category of neurodiversity, including social justice definition, communication needs and interaction tools, autism and neurodivergence as disabilities and as cultures, strengths and potential barriers, and how to provide support and inclusion. 

Available as a 1-hour interactive workshop, or as asynchronous eLearning. Corporate rates available; please inquire.  

2) Neurodiversity Cultural Responsiveness in the Hiring Process

Same as above, with a focus on interviewing, evaluating, and hiring neurodivergent candidates, including accommodations in the interview. 

3) Neurodiversity at Work 2.0 

For those who have attended the first workshop and have worked with a neurodivergent colleague or employee for at least two months. This workshop examines potential scenarios that might arise (tailored to your workplace) and allows more time for problem-solving your specific questions and situations. 

4) Tool Kit: e-Learning Shorts (3-4 minutes each)

Mini-video topics include:

• Conflict Resolution
• Emotion Regulation
• Social Conversations
• Team Building Activities

5) Employee Resource Group Facilitated Topics

Recently facilitated topics include: 

• Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
• Self-Advocacy
• Self-Accommodation
• Disability Disclosure at Work
• Burnout

6) Follow-up Consultations if Desired

Still have lingering questions or sticky situations? Schedule a consultation to talk it through!

More questions? Please Contact Us or Schedule a meeting now!