FOUNDATION SERIES WORKSHOPS
Addressing the effects of technology on child development
The following Foundation Series Workshops address a growing concern regarding the impact of advancing technology on developing neurological systems, and profiles the science behind the need for all human beings to move, touch, connect and create. The workshops describe The Triple Disconnect, from self, others and nature, and the subsequent impact on workplace and school productivity. All of the Foundation Series Workshops offer participants a variety of innovative, practical tools and techniques to improve mental, physical and social well being, and achieve optimal productivity.
Foundation Series Workshops are designed to be introductory level for therapists, intermediate for teachers and advanced for parents, child care workers and teaching assistants. Foundation Series Workshops course content includes the following AOTA Classification Codes for Continuing Education Activities: performance skills, areas of occupation, evaluation, intervention and outcomes.
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ONE DAY WORKSHOPS
Workshop One - Sensory and Motor Development
- Harnessing Energy
Sensory Tools and Techniques for Responsible Learning - Back To Basics
Printing Skills - The Forgotten Foundation of Literacy
Workshop Two - Our Virtual World
- A Cracked Foundation
How Virtual Parenting is Destroying Children - Mixed Signals
Connection to Technology is Disconnecting Child Development
Workshop Three - Moving is Learning
- Why Can’t Children Sit Still?
The Importance of Movement and Play for Attention and Learning
- Diminishing Returns
How To Increase Profits in the Classroom
Sensory and Motor Strategies
- Zone’in and Move’in
Sensory and Motor Strategies to Improve Classroom Performance
Early Intervention
- Healthy Interactions
Critical Factors in Early Child Development
Corporate Workplace
- Corporate Atrophy
Powerful Strategies to Increase Mental Productivity
THREE DAY WORKSHOPS
- Enhancing Child Development
Foundation Series Comprehensive - Zone’in Instructor Training
Cris also speaks to parents, teachers and professionals in keynotes format, at schools, institutions or community functions. If you are interested in having Cris speak in your community, please contact us.
If you are interested in attending individual Foundation Series Workshops, please see Cris’s upcoming schedule.
WORKSHOP EVALUATIONS
October 6, 2008 - Terrace, BC - Zone’in and Move’in
September 26, 2008 - Prince George, BC - Zone’in and Move’in
September 24, 2008 - Winnipeg, MB - Harnessing Energy - Back to Basics
September 22, 2008 - Calgary, AB - Harnessing Energy - Back to Basics
September 5, 2008 - Grand Forks, BC - Healthy Interactions - Back to Basics
August 27, 2008 - Penticton, BC - Harnessing Energy