Creating a more inclusive classroom for neurodivergent students About 20-30% of college students are neurodivergent. In this Teaching Tables gathering, we invite you to share your experiences with neurodiversity in and outside the classroom and discuss how we can all better support our neurodivergent students. Resource: Autism Goes to College Podcast. Episode 42: What professors need [...]
Anywhere between 10-30% of college students identify as neurodivergent. Come join us at this Interactive Lecture to learn from Dr. Yasamin Bolourian, Director of Outreach and Dissemination at UCLA Tarjan Center and co-developer of NeuroPREP, a faculty training program on neurodiversity. Dr. Bolourian will share some strategies on how to better support neurodivergent students in [...]
How can we support students in reviewing or learning the necessary math to succeed in college STEM courses, such as introductory physics? We will review some relatively simple promising interventions and our education research study supporting their effectiveness. Inequities in student access to trigonometry and calculus are often associated with racial and socioeconomic privilege, and [...]
Paper we will discuss on Nov 5: Costello, Robin A., et al. “Highlighting Counterstereotypical Scientists in Undergraduate Life Science Courses.” CBE—Life Sciences Education 24.2 (2025): es1. About Journal Club: Are [...]
Cultivating attention amidst distraction Laptops and cell phone use is extremely common in college classrooms now and there are growing concerns about students’ attention spans. What are some ways we [...]
Paper we will discuss on Dec 3: Yuriev, Elizabeth, et al. “Integrating Generative AI in Chemistry Education: Enhancing Career-Ready Writing Skills in Pharmaceutical Science.” Journal of Chemical Education 102.5 (2025): [...]
Reflecting Together on the Fall Quarter Come celebrate the end of the quarter with us and share your wins as well as the challenges you experienced in the Fall quarter. [...]
Paper we will discuss on Jan 7: Chrin, S. R., & Nardo, J. E. “(Dis) Ability and Accommodation: Exploring the Accessibility of General and Organic Chemistry Course Designs”. Journal of [...]
Topic: Supporting Neurodivergent students in STEM courses lab/group work About Teaching Tables Teaching Tables is a space for all UCLA instructors to come together each month and share their joys [...]
Feb 4 - Teaching-as-Research Lightning Talks: Caitlyn Fick, Chemistry & Biochemistry: Enhancing Student Confidence and Engagement in Chemistry Through Real World Topics and Student Choice in Writing Nicholas Hu, Mathematics: [...]