Ep102: Rebecca Rolnick, Inviting Conversation About Neurodiversity in EE
Rebecca Rolnick is a naturalist, writer, and educator. She is the founder of Forest School-to-You and leads in-person and online programs for both K-12 students and adults. Rebecca also leads conversations about neurodiversity in environmental education.
What is neurodiversity?
Why is Rebecca inviting environmental educators to conversations about this topic?
Let’s find out.
About me
Rebecca Rolnick: Naturalist | Writer | Educator
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Other Resources That I Like
Panel Discussion “Supporting Neurodivergent Students & Educators” NAAEE 2021
With Rebecca Rolnick, John Muir Laws, Sylvia Collazo, Katrina Thomas
Books mentioned in the podcast
The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan by Ben Foss
Coyote's Guide to Connecting with Nature by Jon Young, Ellen Haas, Evan McGown (forward by Richard Louv), Wilderness Awareness School
Autism Resources
Youtube Channels
Mottron, Laurent. 2011. “The Power of Autism.” Nature 479 (7371): 33–35. https://doi.org/10.1038/479033a.
“...people with autism need opportunities and support more than they need treatment. As a result, my research group and others believe that autism should be described and investigated as a variant within the human species.….By emphasizing the abilities and strengths of people with autism, deciphering how autistics learn and succeed in natural settings, and avoiding language that frames autism as a defect to be corrected, [scientists] can help shape the entire discussion.”
ADHD
ADHD “Under the Sea” Parody by The Holderness Family
Dyslexia
ARM Reports "Hard to Read: How American Schools Fail Kids with Dyslexia"
Additional Resources
Neurodiversity: On the neurological underpinnings of geekdom (Harvey Blume, The Atlantic)
Episode 33: John Muir Laws, Community Building
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