ADHD Project - Professional Learning

Session 1, 2 and 3

These sessions were a refresher for me, reminding me of strategies that I was already aware of, but perhaps hadn't used in a long time. One strategy that I have taken and used in my classroom is to include more brain breaks, we are using gonoodle on average 1-2 times a day to encourage the students to get up and get moving. I think it is working well as a break after a period of intense concentration. I also think it is beneficial to encourage our students to move more. They don't have a great deal of physical stamina so for some students it is difficult to go through a 3min workout without stopping. I hope to increase this endurance throughout the year.

I have also begun using colour coding for the students to identify the order in which they will complete their tasks. They do this on a Monday morning as part of our first reading session of the week. As a class, we decided on a colour code, green for first, yellow second and blue for third. Students are then given specific time at the end of the lesson to make sure they have updated the learning log with the tasks they have been working on (even if they aren't finished).

I think this is helping those students who have ADHD or are ADHD like to better manage their time during reading. I will be using this strategy across the curriculum next term.

Tina observed me using this strategy, her notes can be found here.