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.
Zulma – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Reflective questions would have been nice throughout the course to give a brain break.
Carmela – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Informative.
Rodolfo – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great presentation helps you understand kids better.
Anthony – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed it very much
Judy – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
It’s good to know that all overly excited students aren’t necessarily ADHD.
Kelly – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
good
tina – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
I really liked it. The sound scale is a great idea.
Nicole – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (verified owner) –
I love the subject of Letting your freak flag fly! Embrace our differences.
Angel – New Lexington City Schools (verified owner) –
Good classroom management ideas
Tammy – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
5 stars, it’s a great course