Description
Use your inside voice. Zip your lips. Keep your seat in the seat. Ssssshhhhhh! As teachers, we are always looking for strategies to help keep our students voices and bodies under control. But many of those strategies wont work for students with a psychomotor overexcitability. in “Don’t Say Use Your Indoor Voice,” Sarah Wisemen offers tips for managing students’ incredible, boundless energy.
In this course, participants will:
- Develop a better understanding of psychomotor overexcitabilities
- Help students with psychomotor overexcitabilities harness their intensities by using classroom structures that respects their talents
- Provide these students with tools to navigate a variety of academic and social situations
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Presenter Bio
Sarah Wiseman, M.Ed., teaches G/T Integrated Language Arts in Frisco ISD. She also writes curriculum and presents professional development for G/T and social studies. Ms. Wiseman earned her bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Oklahoma and her Master of Education degree, specializing in G/T curriculum and instruction, from Southern Methodist University.
Michele – CARLISLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
Good information that I need to think about with older students.
MARIA A – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Good course on overexcitable students.
ADA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It gave me a lot to think about as I reflect on my current students and my teaching practices.
Elsa – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative, straight forward. Topic was well explained.
Keelie – BETHEL LOCAL (verified owner) –
loved how this relates directly to teachers and she helped me to make connections by adding in a story and song. Great course.
Adriana – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great topic! Information was presented well and I really appreciated the strategies that were given in the presentation.
MARK A – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome
Jennifer – ANDREWS ISD (verified owner) –
There are some good strategies for meeting the needs of your psychomotor students.
Claudia – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Loved it.
David – Private Pay (verified owner) –
The course was great. It’s important to embrace our “overactive” students and harness their abilities.