Programs

  • Neurodiversity Education Research Center

    NEURODIVERSITY EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTER NERC AN INNOVATIVE STEM MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL FOR NEURODIVERSE STUDENTS IN PHOENIX ARIZONA IS EXPANDING ITS MISSION AND IMPACT TO TRANSFORM THE EDUCATION AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS WITH AUTISM OR OTHER DIVERSE LEARNING AND THINKING STYLES. NERC WILL FOCUS ON INCREASING THE SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPATION OF NEURODIVERSE STUDENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS IN THE CLASSROOM AND SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND MATH STEM WORKFORCE AND PROVIDE CRITICAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND INSIGHTS TO EDUCATORS EMPLOYERS AND OTHERS INVESTED IN THEIR SUCCESS. WE ENVISION NERC AS AN ACCELERATION OF THE GOALS STRATEGIES AND APPROACH OF NEURODIVERSITY EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTER. THE SUCCESS OF SCIENCE PREP ACADEMY A PRIVATE MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL FOCUSED ON STEM CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR 6TH-8TH GRADE STUDENTS WITH AUTISM NOW IN ITS FIFTH YEAR INSPIRED US TO CONSIDER NEW STRATEGIES AND PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISM. OUR VITAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EXPERIENCE WITH NEURODIVERSE STUDENTS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CHANGE THE WAY THEY ARE PREPARED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL AND IN THE STEM WORKFORCE. NEURODIVERSE AUTISTIC STUDENTS WHO WANT TO TRANSITION INTO THE STEM WORKFORCE BENEFIT FROM RESEARCH-BASED TEACHING STRATEGIES CURRICULA AND CAREER PREPARATION PROGRAMS. STEM TEACHING STRATEGIES AND WORKFORCE PREPARATION PROGRAMS EMBEDDED WITH SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT REDUCES BARRIERS TO SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT WHICH BENEFITS THE ECONOMY AND OUR COMMUNITY. NERCS STRATEGIC PLAN AND ROADMAP DESCRIBES OUR APPROACH TO STRENGTHENING OUR OPERATIONS AND CAPACITY AND ESTABLISHING A PREMIER EDUCATION CENTER FOR HIGH-QUALITY RESEARCH-BASED PRACTICES THAT EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT NEURODIVERSE STUDENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS TRANSITIONING INTO THE STEM WORKFORCE. WE SEEK PARTNERSHIP WITH ALLIES SUCH AS COMPUTER SCIENCE CURRICULUM DEVELOPERS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES AND OTHER EMPLOYERS VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROVIDERS STEM EDUCATION INSTITUTES AND K-12 SCHOOLS IN ARIZONA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE NEURODIVERSITY EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTER LIVES OUR VALUES EQUITY INCLUSION DIVERSITY POSITIVE THINKING AND SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY IN THE WAY WE SUPPORT NEURODIVERSE INDIVIDUALS IN THE CLASSROOM AND PREPARE THEM FOR THE WORKFORCE. NERC IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT RESEARCH CENTER DEDICATED TO IMPROVING ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR NEURODIVERGENT HUMANS. STAKEHOLDERS IN THE NEURODIVERSITY COMMUNITY RELY ON US TO SOLVE PROBLEMS THAT DEMAND AN OBJECTIVE AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH - ONE THAT INTEGRATES EXPERTISE ACROSS STEM EDUCATION SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
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    $649K