Supporting Neurodivergence in Early Childhood Education

Please join us for a day of engaging, interactive learning! This day-long workshop for early childhood educators will explore how to support neurodivergent learners through sensory regulation, classroom design, and motor development.

Where a child learns is just as important as what they are being taught! The brain's readiness for learning is greatly impacted by the environment in which the learning takes place. When the brain becomes overstimulated, it may quickly become dysregulated. In a child, dysregulation often leads to many "challenging" behaviors. Oftentimes, by shifting our focus away from the behavior and instead looking for possible environmental triggers, we find ways to more intentionally set up our learning spaces for student success.
Participants will:

• Discover how the physical design and layout of their classrooms can impact the brain’s readiness for learning
• Review the principles of sensory integration and examine potential environmental triggers that lead to dysregulation and challenging behaviors in your students
• Learn ways to be more mindful and intentional when setting up your learning spaces to increase student attention and engagement in classroom activities, while supporting the development of emotional regulation and impulse control
• Leave with immediate tools to create a learning environment that is warm and inviting, without being over-stimulating or dysregulating

From using classroom tools to playing on the yard, motor skill development lays a foundation for school success. For many children, the impact of COVID-19, combined with increased exposure to technology, has contributed to a lag in overall motor skills development over the past 4 years. For neurodivergent learners, there may also be additional impacts on overall motor skills development. As educators, we can help bridge these gaps through the integration of motor skills building activities into our daily programs.
Participants will:

• Learn how a child’s fine motor, gross motor, and visual motor systems typically develop in early childhood
• Understand the foundational motor components of tool use and handwriting
• Identify possible red flags indicating challenges in the areas of fine motor, gross motor, and/or visual motor skills
• Leave with immediate tools and strategies to help build and support your students’ motor development

This program is designed for early childhood educators.
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CANCELLATION POLICY
Life happens. We understand that there will be times when you cannot attend a workshop that you have registered and paid for.
Registration may be transferred to a different person up to 7 days before a session. However refunds will not be given, and a session missed for any reason will not be refunded.
Below we have outlined our cancellation and refund policy, which we have in place to ensure the most accurate numbers when we secure well in advance locations, catering, and facilitators. Thank you for understanding.
For our ongoing programs or one-day intensives, refunds are available (less a $50 processing fee) up to 22 days before the scheduled starting date. We are unable to provide refunds for cancellations made 21 days or less prior to the first day of a workshop. A missed session that is part of an ongoing program is non-refundable and non-transferrable. For our summer institutes refunds are available (less a $50 processing fee) up to 30 days before the scheduled starting date. We are unable to provide refunds for cancellations made 29 days or less prior to the first day of a summer institute.
Please contact us by email as soon as you know you cannot attend a workshop. This will allow us time to contact our waitlist and hopefully fill your spot.

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