PAL offers a variety of outreach presentations and educational programs led by experienced faculty, staff, and student speakers. Our team brings extensive expertise in supporting neurodivergent learners and guiding students and families through the transition from high school to college. Topics may include navigating the legal and practical shifts from secondary to postsecondary education, understanding the range of support programs available in higher education, developing self-advocacy skills, and identifying strategies that promote academic, social, and personal success.
We also offer student panels featuring neurodivergent college students who share their firsthand experiences navigating college life, accessing support, building independence, and developing the skills that have contributed to their success.
Our presentations are tailored to a variety of audiences, including students, families, guidance counselors, educational consultants, educators, and community organizations. Whether participating in college nights, transition-focused events, professional development opportunities, or family education programs, PAL is committed to sharing practical knowledge and evidence-based strategies that support successful college transitions and outcomes for students who benefit from personalized academic and social support.
Changing Lives Through Metacognitive Relationships: LD/ADHD and College Success - DOWNLOAD A COPY Senior Editor - Laurie Fox, Ed.D.,ET/P Editor - Lisa Ijiri, Ph.D.
"Changing Lives... explores the value of consistent metacognitive relationships that are less likely to occur in typical college program models. It describes processes that inspire a ‘changed life,' picking up where texts and advice guides leave off."
Book Contents:
Working from the Soul - Lynn Abrahams, M.Ed.
Reigniting the Light for Lifelong Learning - Paula Cocce, M.Ed.
We Make the Road by Walking: Transformative Learning in the Adult Center at PAL - Diane Goss, Ed.D.
Safe Passage - Jeanne Vandenberg, M.Ed.
Reading Ourselves - Michelle Gabow,M.F.A.
Meta-Metacognition: A Wave Unfurled - Patty Kean, M.Ed., ET/P
On Painting and Teaching: Analogies - George Herman, M.A.
The Professors' New Shoes: Finding the Right Fit in Classrooms Full of Differences - Diane Webber, Ph.D.
Executive Functioning: Doing Something Right All Along - Laurie Fox, Ed.D., ET/P
How We Proceed - Lori Lubeski, M.A.
An Inclusive Model for Articulating Curriculum in Higher Education - Maria Bacigalupo, Ed.D.
Learning Conversations That Foster Metacognitive Development: A Magician's Work - Susan Pennini, Ph.D.
The Locker - Andrea Baldi, Ed.D.
PAL for Multilingual Students with Learning Disabilities - Pat Mytkowicz, Ed.D., Grace Rooney, M.Ed., M.A.
Metacognition and Mandarin - Jeannette Landrie, M.Ed., Sanne Dinkel, M.Ed.
Changing Lives with Assistive Technology - Marie Saulnier, M.Ed.
Testing for Accommodations - Not a "Done Deal": An Exploration of Testing and Accommodations for Post-Secondary Level Education - Nancy Winbury, Ph.D.
Adults Transforming Their Lives: The Adult Center at the Program for Advancement of Learning - Jane Adelizzi, Ph.D., ATR, BCET
From High School to College: Preparing Students with LD/ADHD - Lori Lubeski, M.A., Jeannette Landrie, M.Ed.
The Change Process - Laurie Fox, Ed.D., ET/P
The profession's thinnest textbook for those who like things simplified and short. Created for faculty and helpful to parents and others, too. Provides definitions, common accommodations, sources of processing difficulty, common types of LD & ADHD, strategies and more. An 8 ½ x 11 inch brochure to keep as a handy desk reference ($2). Authors are Lisa Ijiri, Ph.D. and Laurie Fox, Ed.D., ET/P.
A Curry College publication, this book is a collection of personal accounts by teachers and students describing their teaching and learning experiences. The authors are teachers and learners from the Curry College Program for Advancement of Learning (PAL), an internationally renowned support program for college students with learning disabilities. They are highly skilled educational specialists at the leading edge of the learning disabilities field. Collectively, they bring a wide spectrum of experience and perspectives to this work.
A Closer Look is a valuable resource for:
Faculty members teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses in special education
Counselors and therapists
Adults with learning disabilities
Secondary and post-secondary teachers
Those interested in the study of teaching, teacher lore, and effective educational practices
Parents of young adults with learning disabilities
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