<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#000000"><b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><u><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">SPECIAL
GUEST SPEAKER</span></u></b><b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><u><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"> “Affirming
Neurodivergent Learners”</span></u></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"> facilitated by guest speaker
Leslie Bayer, Associate Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the
University of the Pacific.</span><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px;margin:0px">

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Thursday, February 16</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>

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p.m.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"> (No registration is required)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Via Zoom: Meeting info is
on the CTE Moodle site<span style="color:rgb(33,37,41)"> </span></span><a href="https://tinyurl.com/PlattsburghCTE" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://tinyurl.com/PlattsburghCTE</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Academic spaces are
increasingly neurodiverse, but ableist practices and perspectives continue to
marginalize neurodivergent learners. In this interactive session, we will
consider how inherited educational expectations and dominant mindsets around
autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and a range of additional neurological differences
create barriers to student success. We will contrast those views with the asset-based
neurodiversity paradigm and discuss tangible approaches to affirm and support
neurodivergent learners. The teaching strategies we enact with neurodivergent
students in mind will help us better welcome and reach the wide variety of
learners in our classes.</span></p>

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<h3 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Center
for Teaching Excellence Workshops</span></u></h3>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">The Center for
Teaching Excellence invites you to our workshops being held this week. Topic
(for all sessions): 5 Ways to Increase Inclusivity & Learning</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 47.25pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">February 17, 1
p.m. in-person FL 308</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 47.25pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">February 17, 3
p.m. via Zoom </span></p>

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workshops at<span style="color:rgb(33,37,41)"> </span></span><a href="https://facweb.plattsburgh.edu/workshops/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)"> https://facweb.plattsburgh.edu/workshops/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(33,37,41)">. <br>
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">You can always access event info on our Moodle site </span><a href="https://tinyurl.com/PlattsburghCTE" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://tinyurl.com/PlattsburghCTE</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">For all of our
February CTE news, information, and events, view our newsletter online: </span><a href="https://tinyurl.com/Feb23CTENews" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://tinyurl.com/Feb23CTENews</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></p></div></div></div></div></div>