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.
Clifford – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
it was very informative
Kim – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
Interesting to listen to, but not a lot of new information.
Karla – AUSTIN ISD (verified owner) –
Ms. Wiseman is engaging, thorough, and knowledgeable.
Doedee – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –
LOVE this
Alison – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Good!
Cortni – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this course was very informative and to the point. I was hooked within the first few minutes because of the book example used.
Jennifer – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
I liked it.
Cynthia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Good
Lara – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (LUBBOCK) (verified owner) –
I enjoyed it because it helped me understand my own son better.
Susan – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting on the characteristics of a psychomotor student and how hand in hand it goes with ADHD kids. It makes me wonder how many students are on meds for ADHD when they do not need it.