Now Accepting Applications for the Enhancing Social and Emotional Skills in Students with IEPs (ES3) Three Year Grant
Participants will learn the importance of teaching students about how their brain works. Information about the emotional part of our brain, the social part of our brain, and how those two parts can affect academic access, engagement, and progress will be provided.
Empower Students: Teaching Students About Their Brain SNS slide deck
Printable - Empower Students: Teaching Students About Their Brain SNS handout
Conference Sectional - Full slides, Slides with note-taking lines
The Incredible Five Point Scale by Kari Dunn Buron and Mitzi Curtis
The Interoception Curriculum by Kelly Mahler MS, OTR/L
Starving the Anger Gremlin by Kate Collins-Donnelly (also author of the Anxiety Gremlin)
Coming soon
Dig deeper with these additional resources
Media:
Mindfulness in Schools: Mindfulness and the Brain for Children
Sentis (Youtube Channel)
SevenSlideSeries
Websites:
Books:
The Incredible Five Point Scale by Kari Dunn Buron and Mitzi Curtis
The Interoception Curriculum by Kelly Mahler MS, OTR/L
Zone of Regulation by Leah Kuypers, MA Ed. OTR/L
The CAT Kit by Tony Attwood
Feelings Book by Communication Crossroads
The ALERT program by Mary Sye Williams, OTR/L and Sherry Shellenberger, OTR/L
Listen to My Body by Gabi Garcia (multiple books by Gabi Garcia could be used)
Bubble Gum Brain by Julia Cook
Conscious Discipline by Dr. Becky A. Bailey
The Mind Up Curriculum by the Hawn Foundation
Starving the Anger Gremlin by Kate Collins-Donnelly (also author of the Anxiety Gremlin)
Paulita Peoples (The De-Escalation Dream Team: Building resilience in School) Dr Judith R. Harrison
Articles:
Understanding the Effects of Maltreatment on Brain Development
Using 1-Minute Timings to Help Students with EBD Self-Manage Behaviors
Research:
Modules:
SNS Module Empowering Students: Teaching Students About Their Brain
Iris Center - SOS: Helping Students Become Independent Learners
Instructional Materials:
Ready to Learn: Interoception (Government of Southern Australia)
Pathways to Success - https://www.thepathway2success.com/
Life Skills Advocate - https://lifeskillsadvocate.com/
General Materials - Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
General Materials - National Resources
*Resources not developed by DPI, and they do not endorse any product or business. These are free resources pertinent to the topic and provided for your review. We encourage you to do your due diligence to determine if these resources are consistent with your district’s vision and mission.
