Learning Goals and Objectives:

Students will create / use a HW/calendar Journal
Students will Identify tools to manage time better.
Students will identify resources that facilitate academic success and social functioning

Students will identify the importance of color theory and visual organization for prioritizing tasks.
Students will demonstrate the ability to set priorities and identify order of importance
Students will learn tools / strategies for a reminder system that works for their mind.

Students will develop self-awareness and self-management skills to achieve. 
Students will describe emotions associated with specific experiences
Students will identify factors that cause stress both positive and negative
Students will evaluate ways of dealing with upsetting situations 
Students will reflect on the possible consequences before expressing an emotion
Students will learn self-awareness and self-knowledge skills to focus on internal controls. 

Students will learn they have ownership, choice and control. 
Students will learn to about the Growth Mindset.
Students will learn with use of active awareness. 
Students will learn to set time-goals and achieve through hyper focus.
Students will learn how to track and strategize for sustained attention.

*Featured Teacher selected by Outschool - see the Blog: https://blog.outschool.com/danell-lynn-teaching-and-living-the-free-and-eclectic-life/)

I have a Masters in Cross-Categorical Special Education with an emphasis in high-incidence needs and a Bachelor of Psychology with specific courses in Motivation and Emotion, Physiological Psychology, and Principals and Learning, which guide my teachings and tools for students and adults with ADHD.

I have over 11 years in the standard classroom setting (K-12) and over 2 years ESL online teaching. I have been honored to be a special education director, dean of students and work as a trainer of other district staff at the state department level. 

Areas of specialty: Special education [Autism-Asperger (social & communication), ADHD, and SLD], Art - (fine art classes, studio art & art therapy), Fashion design (sewing technique & couture training). I will be offering a range of classes in these areas for K-12 and updating often so be sure to check back for new courses.

You can learn more about me please see the teacher bio below.Thank you for taking this course.