Subscribe to the Free Spirit Blog
Search the blog:
Categories
- Administrators
- Bullying Prevention & Conflict Resolution
- Character Education
- Counselor's Corner
- Early Childhood
- Educational Technology
- Elementary Angle
- Free Spirit News
- Gifted Education
- Learning Disabilities
- Parenting
- Professional Development
- Publishing
- Service Learning & Volunteerism
- Social & Emotional Learning
- Teaching
- Teaching Strategies
- Uncategorized
-
Recent Posts
- Thoughts on Free Spirit’s First Remote Internship, or the Nicest Exposé You’ve Ever Read
- The Importance of Modeling Kindness and Empathy
- The Summer’s Blockbuster Horror Film: Virtual Learning
- 8 Ways to Help Teens Take Local Action on Global Youth Representation Issues
- Problem Finding, Problem Solving, and Decision Making: Critical Skills in Today’s World
- Enter to Win Dream Up Now!
- Happy Labor Day!
- Help Students Manage the Emotions of Going Back to School During the Pandemic
Readers’ Favorites
- 10 Ways Teachers Can Create a Positive Learning Environment
- That’s Not Fair! Teaching Kids the Difference Between Fair and Equal
- Back-to-School SMART Goals for School Counselors
- SMART Goals for Social-Emotional Learning
- Anger Management for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders
- 10 Scenarios to Get Kids Talking About Bullying
- Movement-Based SEL Activities for the Classroom
Archives
Tag Archives: ADHD
4 Ways to Grow Confidence in Struggling Learners
By Ezra Werb, M.Ed., author of Teach for Attention! A Tool Belt of Strategies for Engaging Students with Attention Challenges Are you a confident person? Perhaps you’re confident in specific activities, but with others you feel you don’t have a … Continue reading
Top 19 Posts of 2019
Before we jump into a new year of fantastic advice on the Free Spirit Publishing blog, let’s celebrate the top posts from 2019! We rounded up our most popular posts this year for your (re)reading pleasure. Got a favorite we … Continue reading
Posted in Free Spirit News
Tagged ADHD, books, classroom strategies, conflict resolution, creativity, differentiation, early childhood education, elementary education, feelings, friendship skills, growth mindset, middle school, movement, SEL, self-care, self-regulation, social skills, teacher professional development, teens, thinking skills, trauma
Leave a comment
8 Free Professional Learning Opportunities for Educators
Watch these edWeb and ECI webinar recordings, and you may be able to earn continuing education credits in 90 minutes or less. (All webinars are free, but you may be charged a small fee for continuing education credits.) You’ll find … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged ADHD, character ed, children with special needs, classroom strategies, early childhood education, gifted students, leadership, mental health, mindfulness, PBIS, positive behavior, SEL, special education, special needs students, stress management
Leave a comment
Diagnosis: Awesome! The Benefits of ADHD
By Eric Braun, coauthor of How to Take the ACHE Out of Mistakes This post was originally published on February 24, 2014. For many parents, my wife and me included, the journey toward a child’s diagnosis of ADHD begins with … Continue reading
Posted in Learning Disabilities, Parenting
Tagged ADD, ADHD, Free Spirit author, improve focus, improve focus in children
Leave a comment
3 Visual Teaching Strategies for Students with ADHD
By Ezra Werb, M.Ed., author of Teach for Attention! A Tool Belt of Strategies for Engaging Students with Attention Challenges Classrooms are busy little ecosystems: 20 to 35 students buzzing around, whiteboards covered with notes and reminders, each individual desk … Continue reading