Supporting Neurodiversity in the Classroom
This session will review characteristics of student with neurodiversity including ADHD and Autism.
Event Details
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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
This session will review characteristics of student with neurodiversity including ADHD and Autism. It will then discuss how symptoms can affect education performance and other expectations at the postsecondary level. It will conclude with case studies where the audience will work together to generate ideas for how to support students of diversity.
Meadow Schroeder, PhD, R Psych is an Associate Professor in the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. She has been teaching and mentoring graduate students in educational psychology for over a decade. She has taught school psychology and counselling courses in assessment, intervention, and ethics. Her main research interests include how students with disabilities are supported in the educational setting, diagnostic decision-making, and self-regulated learning.
Date: October 1st, 2025
Time: 10am – 1pm
Location: Zoom
Accessibility in Teaching and Learning
For the 2025-2026 Academic Year, the Trent Teaching Commons is thrilled to offer an Accessibility in Teaching and Learning Speaker Series funded by our Distinguished Visiting Teaching Scholar's fund. From the K-12 context, to supporting neurodiversity, to Universal Design for Learning and digital accessibility, the TTC has sourced scholars from across Canada to bring their research and expertise to campus. This series will be offered fully online and is open to all faculty and teaching support staff who are excited to learn more about making their classrooms more inclusive and accessible.