Workshops

Many parents and educators wonder how they can help their children become stronger learners. Parents are a child’s first and most important teacher. The first 3 years is vital to the development of the brain as it is forming neurological connections and systems at “warp” speed!

Encourage your preschool director, your elementary school administrator, your community, your organizations…to contact KBM Consulting and schedule one of the workshops available or to have a workshop custom created for your needs.

Our Children’s Brains – Learn how the brain is wired and ready for environmental stimuli. Explore the “Windows of Opportunity” the critical periods of learning so important in the first ten years of a child’s life.

ARKURing Your Lesson Plans for Brain Compatible Learning – this is a workshop especially for the elementary and secondary school teacher. It describes a lesson planning format that slides right into any lesson plan written. It explains the important components of Brain Compatible Learning.

Brain Compatible Methods in the Classroom – this workshop will discuss the importance of processing information, positive and negative transfer, memory techniques, the arts and learning and critical thinking skills.

Children Coping with Stress – this workshop will demonstrate through literature the stressors that young people face, the effects of the stress, and strategies to be used and taught to help children reduce stress and find balance in their routines.

Boys as Learners – this workshop discusses the physical differences between the male and female brains, it presents the facts and the tips and the strategies to help boys enjoy the learning experience and stay motivated to learn.

Sibling Rivalry – this workshop discusses the meaning of sibling rivalry, the causes of some of it, the strategies to use with children to reduce sibling rivalry and offers excellent opportunities for discussion.

NonVerbal Disabilities – this workshop investigates the new classification of learning disabilities that affect so many young people. It defines non-verbal disability, it discusses the effects this disability has on the child and it presents strategies that can be used to help the child with NLD to cope in the classroom, at home, and in social situations.