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.
Roseann – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It will help you to understand the psychomotor excitability students in your class and tweak learning situations for them.
Laura – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
It was very applicable to the everyday classroom.
Tara – DUNCANVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
A different perspective on teaching different voice volumnes in a positive way
Brenda – NORDONIA HILLS CITY (verified owner) –
This was a very interesting class! I never knew that these types of students had a specific “ability”. It was easy to see how people confuse it for ADHD.
Stephanie – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Good to reflect on characteristics of some students with understandings.
Myrna – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
it was informative
Carolina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very well presented.
Kristine – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This was a great course that gave me a lot of practical tools to use with students.
Rosa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting . Can get ideas to use in classroom.
Rebecca – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Good course on classroom environment.