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.

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3 Months / 1 Course Hrs
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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
  1. Understanding & Supporting Students with ADHD Course Content
    1. The video and article will provide you with an understanding of students with ADHD and then provides you specific strategies to choose from to help you support your students. The course also includes some "Reflect or Discuss" prompts to help you connect with the course content and ends with a "Try This Task" to guide you explicitly on how you might implement the ideas into the classroom.
  2. Quiz
    1. You will answer questions related to students diagnosed with ADHD. Quizzes are automatically scored and provide feedback on answer choice rationale.
  3. Implementation Reflection
    1. The reflection prompt requires you to plan for use of the "try this task" by either reflecting on the content yourself or discussing them with the colleague. You will then discuss a new concept you can attempt to implement in the future based on something you learned in the course.
  4. Considerations for Implementation
    1. This short statement helps you reflect on your ideas and assess whether you might be successful in your implementation of strategies for students with ADHD.
  5. Videos and Further Reading
    1. Additional content suggestions are provided to enhance and expand your understanding of students diagnosed with ADHD.
Self-Study

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.

Your course begins immediately after you enroll.​

You have 3 months of access to the course. After enrolling, you can learn and complete the course at your own pace, within the allotted access period. You will have the opportunity to interact with other students in the online discussion area.

There is no time limit to complete each lesson, other than completing all lessons within the allotted access period. Discussion areas for each lesson are open for the entire duration of the course.

Because this course is self-guided, no extensions will be granted after the start of your enrollment.