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Learning to Move – Moving to Learn: Muscles, Movement and Learning
Learning is not all academic. The development of the body’s physical system is crucial for learning to take place. Learn why and how movement is a key factor in the learning process. Understand the importance of crossover movement, symmetric tonic neck reflex maturity and physical movement in developing communication, organization and comprehension skills. Learn how to teach your students to be able to transition from the 3 dimensional sensory world to the 2 dimensional pencil-paper world. Learn three key exercises to do with your students to help them to be ready to learn and to take tests.
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The Root Skills of Learning: Developing Young Minds
How does the brain organize to learn? Identify the infant/toddler movements that develop the brain’s ability to think and learn. Experience songs and movements to integrate the senses. Discover the influence of television, stories and spoken language on young children’s concentration, attention and ability to focus. Develop the root skills of learning, namely coordination, perception, auditory processing and visual processing. Learn how to create a nurturing environment to give children their best beginning in their school careers.
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The Root Skills of Learning
What are the root skills of learning? How do you develop them? Discover how movement is a key factor in organizing the brain to be able to do well in school. Learn how balance affects reading, writing and thinking skills. Discover how to increase your child’s attention span. Identify the key reflexes that begin the brain’s organization for academic work and how they impact the learning process. Learn and practice three exercises to improve your child’s memory, concentration and thinking skills for reading, writing and math.
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Setting Teens Up For Success
What do we know about the teen brain and optimum learning? Learn about recent discoveries in brain compatible learning to set teens up for success. Learn why movement is key to learning effectively, how sleep affects learning and which music is optimal for learning. Discover how to develop communication, organization and comprehension skills through learning styles. . Identify three learning style patterns that influence how students learn, comprehend and communicate. Teach students to change from the 3 dimensional world they live in to the 2 dimensional world of pencil paper tasks with one simple exercise. Help your teens be the best that they can be.
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Walking To Learn
Learning is not all academic. The development of the body’s physical system is crucial for learning to take place. Learn why and how movement and walking are key factors in the learning process. Learn how to develop coordination, balance, focus and attention skills through movement. Experience a sensory motor walking program designed to organize the mind to think, read and problem solve.
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Teaching a Brain Exposed to Trauma
Trauma and its impact on brain growth and development is powerful. This session focuses on understanding the effects of trauma on the developing brain. Learn the wisdom of the reflex patterns in protecting the body and their influence on learning. Stress has the power to wire and rewire the brain. Learn four specific techniques to wire the brain for learning.