Confident Student believes that providing support and professional development for educators/professional staff is one of our most important responsibilities in the community. Confident Student Seminars offer neuroscience as it relates to education to help improve an educator’s influence when teaching. Whether a refresher or an introduction to new information, participants leave Confident Student presentations with additional tools for greater impact in their class, as well as a greater understanding and respect for brain based learning essentials. All Confident Student presentations include instruction on current brain research and how to utilize it as it relates to common issues and challenges faced in the education arena.
Confident Student Founder Mary Turos says:
“As neuroscientists learn more about the developing brain and what stimulates neural connections, it becomes more and more necessary to weed through the information to find methods to apply to the current “one size fits all” mentality.” Traditional education continues to root itself in philosophy, rather than what science tells us about the brain. As teachers struggle to find ways to motivate learners every day, it seems logical to look to brain research to bridge the gap between science and education.“
What do Baltimore’s teachers say about Confident Student professional development?
“I just wanted to tell you how very much I enjoyed your presentation! It's rare that I get something out of a conference, but I loved your session. I was wondering if you have any more "brain break" ideas that you'd be willing to share. I'm going to start using [them] immediately.”
~ A Baltimore area Middle School counselor
“Thanks so much for taking the time to speak with me yesterday…. Your insights really benefit all learners in the classroom, but especially those who have deficits in executive function areas.”
~ An Independent Maryland School science teacher
Confident Student Seminars 2009-2010
*subject to modification
All seminars and workshops are available in the following formats:
-2 hour presentations
-4 hour presentations
- day long workshops
LEARNING, LEARNING STYLES AND STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS
Study Skills for the Lifelong Learner
Multisensory Instruction: How to Use Your Personal Learning Style to its Maximum Potential
The Master Student: Disarming Tests and Assessments
Note-taking Skills and Strategies
Critical Thinking: Strategies to Enhance the Curriculum
Creating an Independent Reader: Strategies to Motivate Students
Helping Students Organize, Research and Write
Social Skills and its Impact on Learning
Successful Transitions to Middle School
Winding Down the School Year, Winding Up for the Next: Strategies for Building a Confident Student
Re-Booting the “Shut Down” Learner
TEST ANXIETY, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION, AND THE INFLUENCE ON LEARNING SUCCESSFULLY
Reducing Stressors and Anxiety: Educational and Behavioral Strategies
Anxiety and Its Influence on the Ability to Learn
Anxiety-Reduction Techniques Before/During Test Time
Depression and Its Influence on the Ability to Learn
Fear and How it Obstructs the Learning Process
BRAIN DIFFERENCES AND THE EFFECT ON LEARNING
Boys and Literacy
Girls and Learning
Brain and Gender Differences: What Science Really Shows
Learning Challenges and Learning Differences: Strategies to Enhance Student Achievement
Learning Challenges and Learning Differences: Understanding your Child’s Diagnosis
Dyslexia: Practical Applications for Academic Success
Understanding Non-Verbal Learning Disorders
Supporting the Aspergers Learner
Video Gaming Effects on the Brain and Learning
THE ADOLESCENT BRAIN/EXECUTIVE FUNCTION
Why Did You Do That? Understanding the Teenage Brain
The Teenage Brain: The Prefrontal Cortex and its Executive Functions
Executive Functions, and Dysfunction – An Overview
Executive Dysfunction and Evidence-Based Strategies for Success
Combating Executive Dysfunction at any Age
Organizational Strategies for Success
Effective Time Management Techniques
THE COLLEGE TRANSITION
Demystifying the SAT/ACT
College 101: The College Selection Process
College 101: What Every Family Needs to Know for College Success
Making the College Transition: Living Independently and Financial Planning
Successful Transitions from High School to College for Different Learners
PARENTAL SUPPORT AND STRATEGIES
Parenting Magic: Setting Goals to Increase Student Achievement
Grounding the Helicopter Parent
The Perfect Parent: Avoiding the Common Parenting Traps that Lead to Enablement
Differentiation of Instruction at School and In the Home: Fair vs. Equal
How to Read a Psychoeducational Evaluation: Understanding Cognitive and Achievement Batteries
How to Effectively Advocate for your Child at the IEP/504 Meeting
Strategic Support: Positive v. Negative Support Strategies
Interested in something specific? Contact us to discuss your needs and
how we might be able to customize a presentation to better fit your agenda!
Please call 443.986.4289 to discuss your seminar and/or workshop needs.
