Understanding and Supporting Students with ADHD: Strategies for Educators

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  • Date: Day 1, Tuesday
  • Time: 10:45am - 12:00pm
  • Location: Winter Room

Presenters:

Miriam Unruh, Instructor, Academic Coach, University of Manitoba

Session Description:

This workshop explores Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and its impact on students’ learning and behaviour. I will focus on the interaction between emotion, working memory, and attention through the lens of current neuroscience research on ADHD. 

Learning outcomes:

  • Develop a basic understanding of ADHD and executive functions.
  • Learn how impaired emotional regulation can impact a student’s ability to focus and get work done. 
  • Understand how the task-positive network (TPN) and the default mode network (DPN) impact neurodiverse students’ ability to study/learn
  • Gain strategies on positive reframing, student overwhelm, and developing the students’ ability to leverage their interests (vs. importance) when faced with daunting tasks. 

Thank you for taking the time to join our LSAC community today. Before we begin, we would like to pause to intentionally express our gratitude for the land we are on today and to all the Indigenous Peoples past, present and future that have and continue to be stewards of these lands. We recognize that moving forward we are mutually responsible for the caretaking and preservation of this land for future generations.

We commit to co-creating an accountable space. In our LSAC community, we are committed to creating an accountable space where we welcome individual growth, learning, and unlearning. In this space, we recognize and gently remind one another that we are all tender humans with our own stories and experiences, both positive and negative. We aim to lead with kindness, openness, and patience as we identify and break down barriers to create a safer space for us all. 

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