| PRESENTATION 1. Boys will be Boys- Why Gender Matters In the Classroom |
| -Measurement of androgyny- masculine or feminine teaching styles |
-Brain development differences between male and female |
-Male and female traits |
-Biological differences in boys and girls that affect learning |
-Whole-brain teaching- why its important at any age |
-Learning styles/ multiple intelligences and giftedness |
-Example of how effective whole-brain teaching is - audience participation |
-Ideas to engage students and enhance lesson plans |
-Importance of Collaboration- getting ideas from other teachers |
-Clip on learning past and present and the direction we need to move towards |
This is about a 2hour session with audience participation and video clips- mainly teachers but parents would benefit also |
| PRESENTATION 2: Art Therapy |
| -Brief outline of what art therapy is |
-Personal case study to demonstrate the value of art therapy |
-Technique used to identify children at risk |
-How you can use this tool with the children you work with |
This is about a 45min session with video clip- teachers, guidance counselors, care-givers and parents would benefit most |
| PRESENTATION 3: Emotional/ Behavioural/Learning Disorders in Children and Youths |
| -Overview of the effect of emotional/behavioural problems |
-The most common disorders outlined, Conduct Disorder, A.D.H.D, Autism, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
-Each disorder in more depth, red flags, symptoms and insight |
-How and why some disorders occur |
-Which learning challenges can affect behaviour |
-The most common learning disorders briefly outlined, dyslexia, discalculia, dysgraphia, dyspraxia, auditory-procesing, visual-processing disorders |
-What is it like to have undiagnosed dyslexia? - two simulations |
-How to make an educated decision on whether the child has a learning or behaviour challenge, which one is causing what? |
-Group practical, case-studies |
-Daily strategies that alleviate classroom disturbance for you and help all your students |
This is about a 2hour session, with participation and video clips - mainly for educators and guidance counselors |
| PRESENTATION 4: Behaviour is a Language (Middle/High school) |
| -Understanding behaviour and what it means |
-Why puberty changes behaviour |
-Why teenagers behave the way they do |
-What is happening in the brain that creates these behaviours |
-How we can learn the language |
-What to look out for, triggers, symptoms |
-An overview of behavioural disorders, A.D.H.D and Conduct Disorder |
-How we can support children with these behaviours positively |
This is about a 1hr session with video clip- teachers, care-givers and parents would benefit most |
| PRESENTATION 5: Our Growing Children- Boys and girls/Toddlers to Teens |
| -Differences in boys and girls development |
-Traits and characteristics |
-Ages and stages in boys, 4-7, 7-10, 10-13 |
-Issues with girls |
-Why teens do what they do |
-What we can do to support our growing children |
This is about a 1hr session with video clip- guidance counselors, care-givers and parents would benefit most |
| PRESENTATION 6: Why the classroom environment is so critical to learning? |
| -Aspects of the physical environment |
-Aspects of the interactive environment |
-Group collaboration: identify aspects, what and why in your classrooms and present ideas |
-Understanding the psychological evidence-based reasons of the what and why and how it could change the learning experience in your classroom tenfold |
This a 1 1/2 hour session with participation ,video clips- teachers and senior staff would benefit most |
| PRESENTATION 7: The Importance of Positivity in Your Classroom |
| -Positive psychology |
-What studies have shown us |
-Positivity on motivation |
-Positive re-enforcement |
This is a 45min session with video clip- teachers and senior staff |
| PRESENTATION 8: The Importance of Play in Your Classroom (Primary/Middle school) |
| -Why play is critical to children |
-Why do we discourage play after grade 2 |
-How we can incorporate play in lessons |
-Whole-brain teaching |
-Example- audience participation |
-Ideas to engage students and enhance lesson plans |
-Importance of Collaboration- getting ideas from other teachers |
-Clip on learning past and present and the direction we need to move towards |
This is a 45min session with video clip- teachers and senior staff |
| PRESENTATION 9: How Psychology has Helped Children and Teachers in Schools |
| -The scientific tools that have given us critical insight, which ones and how |
-What insight have they shown us |
-What can we learn from this and how to utilise this information |
-How education should move forward. |
This is 45min session, mainly for school governors, principals and senior staff to understand the value of bringing a psychologist into school and regularly educating their staff with up-to-date information |
| Also available are mini-talk sessions: |
| -Building self-esteem, (20mins) |
-Nutrition, (20mins) |
-How does our overtly-sexual society affect our daughters, (20mins) |
-What about the empowerment of our boys, (20mins) |
All the above sessions can be mixed and blended to suit the audience and the time constraints but these mostly benefit parents at parents teachers meetings and some can be adapted for childrens' Boys and Girls Day |
All presentations have handouts, which I supply the original for you to copy prior to the presentation |
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