Restore the Emotional Health of Your Students and Teachers
Summary
The “Restore the Emotional Health of Your Teachers and Students” proposal will be structured as a “modeling method.” This method will allow modeling while presenting. Participants will have the opportunity to see the different strategies in action, thus making it easier for them to envision themselves implementing the strategies in their classrooms and with their students and staff members. Within the presentation, I will be modeling the following classroom connection strategies: “Highs, Lows, and In-Betweens,” “Journal prompts,” “Post-it note thoughts,” and “real thoughts.” These connection strategies will demonstrate to participants the various degrees of vulnerability and the importance of cultivating a classroom climate of connection. These fundamental elements are pivotal when building and restoring safe spaces for emotional connections in classrooms and creating an inclusive and trusted classroom community.
Participants will also engage in interactive activities and group discussions such as table talks and easy-to-implement sensory exploration activities that can be duplicated with everyday objects and materials in their classrooms. Participants will be able to see the significance of our senses and how our individual experiences can play a significant role in our self-regulation methods. Quick, sensory-friendly activities will allow students and teachers to discuss and explore sensory strategies such as incorporating sensory breaks and sensory tools daily within the classroom.
Participants will see recent data that illuminates the importance of addressing focus, stress, and anxiety within the classroom setting. Lastly, participants will practice deep breathing techniques and practice “real thoughts,” which represents a space within the instructional setting that allows for transparent and impactful conversations around their true thoughts on various exercises before learning the science behind the exercises they just practiced.
Restore the Emotional Health of Your Students and Teachers
The “Restore the Emotional Health of Your Teachers and Students” proposal will be structured as a “modeling method.” This method will allow modeling while presenting. Participants will have the opportunity to see the different strategies in action, thus making it easier for them to envision themselves implementing the strategies in their classrooms and with their students and staff members. Within the presentation, I will be modeling the following classroom connection strategies: “Highs, Lows, and In-Betweens,” “Journal prompts,” “Post-it note thoughts,” and “real thoughts.” These connection strategies will demonstrate to participants the various degrees of vulnerability and the importance of cultivating a classroom climate of connection. These fundamental elements are pivotal when building and restoring safe spaces for emotional connections in classrooms and creating an inclusive and trusted classroom community.
Participants will also engage in interactive activities and group discussions such as table talks and easy-to-implement sensory exploration activities that can be duplicated with everyday objects and materials in their classrooms. Participants will be able to see the significance of our senses and how our individual experiences can play a significant role in our self-regulation methods. Quick, sensory-friendly activities will allow students and teachers to discuss and explore sensory strategies such as incorporating sensory breaks and sensory tools daily within the classroom.
