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Teacher Training Workshop 3: Sensory Savvy Classrooms
Wed Mar 6, 14:30 - Wed Mar 6, 17:30
The Browns' School
ABOUT
Target groupTeachers, classroom facilitators, school-based therapists, education support staff.
Objectives
- Understand the influence of the physical learning environments on the human brain
- Obtain a practical checklist to measure and understand learning spaces
- Practical tips and tools to limit distractions, reduce stress and enhance learning within the classroom
Content
- The senses, the brain and learning environments
- Sensory stimulation in the classroom:
- See and hear – how the brain takes this information for information learning
- Touch, smell and taste – how the brain takes this information for social learning
- Movement – how the brain takes this information for self-regulation
- Sensory input and how to calm, organize and alert the brain in the classroom
- Sensory overload and sensory distractions – where and when is it too much
- A sensory audit for the classroom – a checklist to determine the level of overload
- Practical tips and tools for classroom adaptations
- Seating for success – how to seat children for best learning
- Quiet spaces for the classroom – how and why they are important