Understanding and Supporting Students with ADHD
In partnership with Model Teaching, an industry leader in supporting educators, this course will help you learn about the definition of ADHD, types of ADHD, and signs and symptoms of ADHD you may observe in your classroom. Model Teaching's Mission is to improve student performance by directly supporting teachers with quality content and resources. You will be provided with various strategies to support your students using the CALM (Culture, Accommodations, Learner-Centered, and Mindfulness) approach in this course.
Understanding and Supporting Students with ADHD
Details + Objectives
Course code: T14760
This teacher professional development course will teach you about your students diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by providing you with the definition and types of ADHD you may see in your students and by allowing you to analyze the signs and symptoms of ADHD in the classroom. You will explore what support for students with ADHD looks like in the classroom and also consider what it looks like when a teacher does not understand ADHD. You will learn about the CALM ( Culture, Accommodations, Learner-Centered, and Mindfulness) approach for students, providing you with numerous ADHD teaching strategies to consider as you work to support the students in your classroom.
The course also comes with a downloadable PDF of the content and a CALM approach resource for later reference.
What you will learn
- Understand the definition and types of ADHD
- Analyze the signs and symptoms of ADHD
- Evaluate ADHD classroom strategies you can choose from to support your students better
How you will benefit
- Your better understanding of your students with ADHD will allow you to look at student behaviors and academic progress in a new light as you consider some root causes of their struggles
- You will be able to better address students who may be struggling in your classroom because of ADHD, and you will feel prepared to support students in a variety of ways
- Your students diagnosed with ADHD will improve academically and behaviorally, and because these strategies can even benefit all students, the rest of your classroom will also improve
How the course is taught
- Self-Guided, online course
- 3 Months access
- 1 course hours
Instructors & Support
Requirements
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites to take this course.
Requirements:
Hardware Requirements:
- This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
Software Requirements:
- PC: Windows 10 or later.
- Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
- Microsoft Word Online
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
- Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
- Editing of a Microsoft Word document is required in this course. You may use a free version of Microsoft Word Online, or Google Docs if you do not have Microsoft Office installed on your computer. Model Teaching can provide support for this.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.