What is Universal Design for Learning and how can this technique reach all learners, especially neurodivergent students? Come find out about the recently updated UDL guidelines and see what small interventions you can use to make your classes engaging to your students.
In this session attendees will learn about the benefits of using art and creative products as a means to increase student engagement, enhance critical thinking skills, and improve writing skills. By incorporating fine arts into the chemistry content, students engage both the analytical and creative parts of their brains thereby increasing retention, recall, and comprhension of the abstract concepts of chemistry. In this session, I'll be presenting on five art products to be use in concert with whatever pedagocical approach the teacher is already using in their chemistry content. The products align with content standards in density, properties of matter, polarity, reactions, and photons. If time allows, teachers will get to try out one of the art projects with a make-and-take activity.
In this session, educators will learn about "The Not So Itty Bitty Book of Protocols" that identifies and explains strategies for teaching along the Common Instructional Framework. These strategies will help keep students engaged in the material while retaining more of what they are learning. These strategies will help educators ensure students are actively interacting with what they are learning while also interacting with their peers.
Youth Mental Health First Aid is a training program designed to teach adults how to recognize and respond to signs of mental health or substance use issues in young people. It provides practical skills for offering initial support, including how to listen non-judgmentally, offer reassurance, and guide youth to appropriate professional help. The course overview covers a variety of mental health challenges, such as depression, anxiety, and bullying, helping adults become effective, compassionate allies for youth in crisis.
Learn how your body and brain respond to stress and gain tools that will help you be resilient in your classroom even when faced with ongoing struggles.
