Join us on July 10, 2025 at 7:00pm CST for a webinar with Jade Rivera, Ed.D. and Marni Kammersell, M.A. This will be recorded and sent to all ticket-holders within a week after the event.
Traditional assessments often overlook the complex profiles of PDAers, focusing on deficits instead of talents and interests. In this session, we’ll explore how strength-based assessment can support the unique capacities, interests, and needs of PDA youth. Drawing from our combined experience across public, private, and homeschooling environments, we’ll share practical tools and insights that support more accurate, affirming, and empowering understandings of PDAers.
About Jade
Jade Rivera, Ed.D. is the Lab Director of the Strength-Based Assessment Lab and Faculty at Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity in Education. In this role, she leads the Lab’s efforts to empower young people, families, educators, and professionals in creating positive and collaborative learning experiences for children facing challenges in their educational environments. Jade researches strength-based assessment and strength-based, talent-focused approaches for twice-exceptional children. A published author with Routledge, she has written numerous influential articles and blog posts and is a sought-after speaker at national conferences. She also leads impactful workshops for educators and parents, providing innovative strategies for supporting neurodivergent children.
About Marni
Marni Kammersell, M.A. is a neurodivergent educator and consultant who helps families find or create empowering, neuro-affirming home and learning environments. Specializing in homeschooling and unschooling PDA children, she brings 15 years of experience in alternative education to her work. Currently a third doctoral student in education, Marni blends insights from research with lived experience. Her greatest teachers are her own three children, who have never been to school. Website: https://wanderingbrightly.com/
