EPISODE · Nov 21, 2025 · 30 MIN
Episode 35 - Taking C.A.I.R. - Neuropluralism for the Classroom
from Help Teach · host Mihai Covaser
In this episode, we take a new approach to the challenge of neurodiversity in the classroom and offer a simple solution for teachers to make their students feel welcome: the C.A.I.R. framework.Join Mihai and Gillian Nycum as they discuss the concept of "neuropluralism"; not just inviting neurodiverse people to our table, but being curious about what goes on at theirs. They distill the challenges of balancing a classroom of diverse neurotypes into a simple acronym - the C.A.I.R. framework - designed to help maximize students' potential as learners and teachers' potential as leaders.Authentic Front by Gillian Nycum (soon to be Fields of Potential)Episode 30 with Andrew GaddLeanne Simpson - Land as pedagogy; Nda-nwendaaganag (All My Relations) (primers on the Indigenous approach to reasoning and the Four Faculties: heart, mind, body and spirit)Help Teach Discord
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In this episode, we take a new approach to the challenge of neurodiversity in the classroom and offer a simple solution for teachers to make their students feel welcome: the C.A.I.R. framework.Join Mihai and Gillian Nycum as they discuss the concept of "neuropluralism"; not just inviting neurodiverse people to our table, but being curious about what goes on at theirs. They distill the challenges of balancing a classroom of diverse neurotypes into a simple acronym - the C.A.I.R. framework - designed to help maximize students' potential as learners and teachers' potential as leaders.Authentic Front by Gillian Nycum (soon to be Fields of Potential)Episode 30 with Andrew GaddLeanne Simpson - Land as pedagogy; Nda-nwendaaganag (All My Relations) (primers on the Indigenous approach to reasoning and the Four Faculties: heart, mind, body and spirit)Help Teach Discord
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