Feed Your Brain: How to Satisfy the ADHD Brain, Keep Busy and Stay Focused - Teen
Teen learners will make a menu of activities designed to stimulate their ADHD brains and increase executive function.
Bridget Smith M.Ed.
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What's included
1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hoursHomework
If you do not finish your "dopa-menu" in class, I recommend that you finish it on your own time.Class Experience
This class introduces students to the impact that dopamine levels and dopamine transporter density have on the ADHD brain. Students will identify strategies they are currently using to satisfy their "hungry brains". Students will evaluate which of these strategies are healthy and which may lead to distraction and less healthy choices. As a class, we will brainstorm other activities that can keep student brains busy and help them focus. Students will then create their own "dopa-menu", a concept developed by Eric Tivers of the podcast ADHD Rewired and YouTuber Jessica McCabe of the popular channel How to ADHD. This menu will include a balance of healthy choices (entrees), less healthy but extra engaging activities (desserts), quick fixes (appetizers), and extra fun activities (specials). If we have time we will discuss the concept of making "entrees" more accessible and "desserts" less accessible. ****My Refund Policy**** One Time Class: Full refund upon request up to one week before the start of class.
Learning Goals
Through group discussion and personal reflection, students will leave class with a concrete menu of strategies for keeping their brains busy and improving focus.
Other Details
Supply List
Art Supplies: papers- colored or white pens and pencils colored pens, colored pencils, or crayons Download the Menu template posted in class if you wish.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
Inspiration for this class came from Jessica McCabe of the YouTube Channel "How to ADHD" specifically her podcast "How to Give Your Brain the Stimulation it Needs" Parents can watch the link to this video here https://youtu.be/-6WCkTwW6xg to preview the material we will cover in class.
Joined June, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Teaching Certificates
California Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
California Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Master's Degree in Education from University of California, Santa Cruz
Bridget Smith, a credentialed teacher, is a person with ADHD. She is also mom to two kids with ADHD and other learning differences. She has a Master's Degree in Education: Teaching from the University of California Santa Cruz and has worked with learners preschool-adult.Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$19
per classMeets once
45 min
Completed by 192 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-17
3-12 learners per class
