Mindfulness Practices Within the School Day
Studies suggest that teaching students techniques to calm their minds and bodies can reduce negative effects of stress and increase their ability to stay engaged in the classroom. In this session, attendees will learn strategies and benefits of mental wellness and mindfulness practices. They will then discover how to use these strategies within the context […]
Structuring Students for Social and Academic Success
Students who demonstrate appropriate social skills in the classroom are better positioned to benefit from academic instruction. Setting clear expectations and routines, positive reinforcement and feedback, and high rate of opportunities are empirical ways to improve social and academic success in the classroom. In this session, attendees will learn a variety of evidence-based classroom management […]
Teaching Social Skills
With limited class time, it can feel overwhelming to add social skills instruction to a tight schedule…but it doesn’t have to be. In this session, attendees will strategize how to infuse social skills instruction into daily schedules and will build a toolbox of social skills instruction ideas to easily incorporate into their classroom.