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$750.00
Hybrid Format
A hybrid course format provides rich, on-demand content plus five, 90-minute Zoom sessions per course.
Two Zoom Times
Choose between two Zoom meeting options on Tuesdays to fit your schedule: 7am & 7pm Eastern (New York).
Revisit and Catch Up
Catch up if you miss a session or revisit the conversation with Zoom meeting recordings and transcripts.
About the Course
Over the past decade, independent and international schools have welcomed a wider profile of learners than ever before. In that time, we’ve learned a great deal about how to support students with a range of learning differences. It’s time we elevate our practice and ask the next question: How do we move school culture beyond including and providing support to neurodivergent students, to valuing neurodiversity as an asset—and designing whole-school spaces, policies, and daily practices that draw on the talents and capabilities of neurodivergent students and staff? This course invites school leaders and teacher leaders to explore what it takes to lead a neuroaffirming school culture. Drawing on the most current literature and on neurodivergent voices and lived experiences, we’ll explore questions like: 💬 How do our beliefs, language, and daily practices shape school culture for neurodivergent students? 🚫 What does ableism look like in school policies, routines, and traditions, and how can we dismantle it? 😌 How can we reduce the need for masking and prevent burnout? 🏫 How might our classrooms change if every student could engage, contribute, and manage their energy in ways that truly work for them? 🤝 How do we co-create school systems with neurodivergent voices so that belonging isn’t just a goal—it’s the lived experience? We’ll discuss emotion regulation, monotropism, masking, sensory elements of the environment, and how neuroaffirmation can be reflected in classrooms, policies, interactions, and even school websites. Through case stories and perspectives from neurodivergent young adults, you’ll leave with the tools to build a whole-school culture where belonging is the default, psychological safety is the norm, and every learner’s talents are recognized and valued.
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$750.00
Instructor: Dr. Lee Ann Jung
Dr. Lee Ann Jung is a researcher, bestselling author, educational consultant, and a Professor of Practice at San Diego State University. She has authored ten books and numerous peer-reviewed publications focused on inclusive education, assessment and grading, Universal Design for Learning, and multi-tiered systems of support. She has consulted in schools across more than 40 countries. Lee Ann has received competitive funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for autism research and from the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) for teacher preparation. She has chaired the Classroom Assessment Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and is Section Editor for Special Education in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Education. Her work is well known in international school contexts, where she has spent more than 15 years supporting schools as they navigate inclusive systems design within complex cultural and organizational settings. Lee Ann particularly enjoys the messy, meaningful work in the space between research and practice—helping schools move beyond fragmented special education initiatives toward coherent, sustainable systems that serve all learners. In her community, she is a member of Circle of Blue, a philanthropic organization supporting Golisano Children's at University of Kentucky.