Module 1075
Getting Through to Students: Increase Attention Spans in the Classroom
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Tuition: $225 complete
What You'll Learn Keeping the focus of an entire classroom is easier said than done. There are many reasons why students have attention problems, including depression, language deficits and delays in maturation. There are proven strategies for educators to get to the core of these issues to enhance the learning of their students. This module will help you:
Understand why your students are struggling with attention span Create a classroom environment that caters to different learning experiences Hold students accountable for their behavior in the classroom without punishing them Highlights 5 Key Steps to Improving Your Students’ Attention in Any Classroom 3 self-evaluations students can use to reflect on their behavior Simple quiz to test how well you are doing at recognizing and accommodating your students’ deficits How to positively motivate students by using positive reinforcement Creating Student "Buy-In" through Goal-Setting How to make them see you as a mentor or coach to help them reach their goals Powerful worksheets that will make goal-setting easy Proven techniques to get them to keep on target Holding a 7-Step Meeting with Students to Create a Positive Change How to create intrinsic reinforcers for long-lasting behavioral effects 3 Self-management strategies students can use to stay under control Comprehensive behavioral contract to help students understand what is expected of them Your Instructors Lezley Holmes is a Licensed Educational Psychologist who earned her BA in Psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her MS and PPS credentials from California State University, Sacramento. Holmes has worked in urban school districts, community colleges and rural districts for the past fourteen years.
Her experience includes assessment and identification of disabling conditions that affect learning from birth to age 20. Her behavioral experience encompasses typical developing children as well as children with ADHD, PDD Spectrum Disorders, Emotional Disturbance and Language Disorders.
Holmes has served in the SJUSD district as a PENT (Partners in Education Network of Trainers) representative where 200 psychologists in the state of California were chosen due to their behavioral specialties and expertise. Holmes is the founder of Parent Help Live, a web-based premiere resource for parents and educators of children aged 3 to 18. For more information, go to www.parenthelplive.com .
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Materials & Assessment
Lectures
Your lectures, delivered by one of the nation's leading, recognized experts on
this topic, are presented in multiple parts to make listening and tracking your
progress easier. You can listen to each as often as you like by playing it on your
computer, downloading it to your iPod or other MP3 player, even burning it to CD.
Listen wherever it is most convenient for you: at home, in your car; at the park;
and whenever you like: before or after work, at night or on
weekends. Many educators can complete a module in only a week.
Text Resources
Virtual text resources are downloadable and expand on the material covered in your lectures. They may include articles, web links to related materials and web sites, definitions of important terms and concepts, and a bibliography. All materials can be viewed on your computer or downloaded and printed.
Assessment
To receive your Certificate of Completion or Certificate of Attendance and earn Professional Development/Continuing Education units/credits/hours, you will need to complete all assessments and submit all final projects.
Virtual Teachers Lounge
To gain Professional Development credits or hours for any of these three modules, you must participate in the Virtual teachers Lounge discussion for that module. If you are not seeking credits or hours, participation in the Lounge is not mandatory, but you are still welcome to connect with and share your thoughts, questions, insights and experience with your peers at any time.
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