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STEM Career Showcase livestream video with Dr. Temple Grandin!

Every educator should hear what Dr Grandin has to say about teaching students who are on the autism spectrum!

The STEM Career Showcase for Students with Disabilities is an annual educational event where attendees meet role models with disabilities who have thriving careers in STEM fields. The 2017 STEM Career Showcase featured Dr. Temple Grandin as the keynote speaker. Students will also meet other professionals in STEM fields during a panel discussion, including Dr. Amy Bower from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Mike Claes from Cisco, Patrick Williams from the NC Museum of Natural Sciences and Ryan Benson from the Centers for Disease Control.

Dr. Grandin is an amazing speaker with a fascinating career. Dr. Grandin is a professor of animal science at Colorado State University, consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior, and an autism spokesperson. During her keynote speech, Dr. Grandin shares insights from her personal experience of living with autism, how her mind works, and she provides tips on how to teach students with autism.

Editor’s Note: As an educator, I have worked with many students who are visually impaired and on the autistic spectrum. Most students are not able to articulate how their brain processes; Dr Grandin provided insights about autism that made me rethink my teaching strategies. Dr. Grandin’s speech brought up so many practical things that every educator should know! 1 in every 68 U.S. children have been identified with an autism spectrum disorder – every educator will work with students on the autism spectrum. Dr. Grandin’s speech is also very appropriate for students on the autism spectrum and for their families. 

Her dynamic speech talks about famous inventors, insights of the autistic brain, educating students with autism, and more!

Characteristics of people with successful STEM careers

Schools need to keep the hands-on classes – such as woodworking, music, theater, sewing, cooking.

Four Types of Thinking

Students on the autism spectrum are frequently

Dr. Grandin gives practical suggestions around 52 minutes in the video below.

Students on the autism spectrum: sell your work, rather than yourself!

Dr. Temple Grandin begins speaking in the video at 16:25.  The panel discussion comprised of mentors with various disabilities begins about 1:04:00

STEM Career Showcase livestream video

For more information go to Dr. Grandin’s autism website.

The STEM Career Showcase event is hosted by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

By Diane Brauner

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