Cari Ebert - Building Executive Function Skills (AM) and Making Sense of Sensory (PM) X

AM: Participants will gain strategies to integrate language and executive function skills - one cannot develop without the other.  Educators will learn how to facilitate the development of executive function skills. Being able to plan, organize, inhibit responses, follow multi-step directions, stay focused, complete tasks amid distractions, be resilient, engage in non-preferred tasks, delay gratification, and be a flexible thinker are skills that set young learners up for success in school and in life.  ---Research shows an emphasis on executive function is critical for optimal growth and development. 

PM:  Making Sense of Sensory: Creating a sensory room often checks the box for providing sensory, but educators desire more confidence and competence as it relates to understanding that sensory input drives motor and behavioral output.  Participants will learn strategies that help young learners take in, process, and respond to sensory information to positively impact learning, development, and behavior.  

Participants will:

1.      Contrast how sensory over-responsivity, sensory under-responsivity, and sensory-seeking behaviors affect attention, participation, and behavior in young language learners.

2.      List the sensory systems and describe the relevance of the three power senses.

3.      Summarize how to create sensory-rich learning opportunities to support young children with sensory differences who struggle participating in therapy and classroom activities. 

 

Participants can attend 1/23 Evening for no additional cost:  The Power of Play in a High-Tech World from 6 pm to 8 pm.

Participant Cancellation Policy: You must contact CESA #3 at least one week prior to the scheduled event to cancel and receive a full refund of your registration fee. Cancellations not received at least one week prior to the registered event will be charged the full registration fee. CESA #3 reserves the right to cancel any workshop due to insufficient enrollment. Participants will be notified by e-mail or phone if a workshop is cancelled. If a participant is a 'no show' the school will be billed for the registration fee, or loss of the 'free' attendance slot. Accommodations: If you need an accommodation to participate including interpreter services (sign language or other spoken language) please email the workshop contact to set up these services. A two-week notice is appreciated. CESA #3 is handicapped accessible.