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.
ALYCIA – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
Excellent Course! Great ideas.
Marissa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very Informative
robin – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Practical and great info
Sara – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
I think it was very informative and it explains why some students need to be louder than others. It shows us examples of how they are overexcited.
Angelica – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
awesome!
Diana – EVERMAN ISD (verified owner) –
Because the instructor has personal connection with the type of student she is discussing, it gave so much more insight.
Sharon – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas on handling students who are overactive
JAMES – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
Great course