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.
Jenil – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
good
Jane – BENJAMIN LOGAN LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great information!
Marta – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Angie – ALVARADO ISD (verified owner) –
Provides creative ways to get students attention without saying “be quiet” or “voice levels on 0”, etc.
Juan – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
I like how she used the book in the beinning and at the end.
Sherry – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Some good ideas.
Ida – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course.
Julie – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
Helpful reminders of what to do with students who need accommodations for their overexcitabilities.
Alicia – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Excellent presenter
Jose – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
It was very positive