Inclusive instructional design uses Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as a tool to help all learners succeed.
Dyslexia Explored Podcast
Supporting students with dyslexia has become a special part of my career as an educator. For over 20 years, I have taught at a private academy for students with dyslexia, in public schools, and as an Orton-Gillingham tutor. Now I am directly addressing who gets to be in STEM at the university level. I was asked to share My Dyslexia Story for the Dyslexia Explored Podcast, from Scotland to the World. Available on Spotify, Podbean, iTunes, and podcasts everywhere.
As a trainer of teachers who train other teachers, Sara Shunkwiler, a professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Education and Orton Gillingham trained dyslexia tutor, finds it hard to access research about dyslexia and related subjects. Even with her professor’s ID, she still gets blocked on research papers in the library. Research papers that could have helped teachers improve education for non-linear thinking students. That is why she made it her goal to look for research papers, distill it down and share it in digestible chunks to make it accessible to fellow teachers and parents. Listen to the rest of the podcast episode to know more about the language of mathematics, how the school districts and the law is resisting dyslexia diagnosis, distance learning, and the COVID-slide.
STEM Positive Disruptor Podcast and YouTube Channel
In this candid conversation, I spoke with STEM Positive Disruptor host Margaret Ajibode about disability inclusion and the positive impact that we can all make on who gets to be in STEM. I have recently begun sharing my own disability story after another engineering faculty challenged me to be a role model for disabled students, faculty, and colleagues. Margaret and I talked about the challenges of disability disclosure due to stigma and bias in STEM and our hope for a different narrative and more inclusive future.