CELTtalks March 12_2019 - Nan Stevens - Creating a Sensory Smart Post Secondary Classroom

The presentation will provide an opportunity to learn about the Zone'In program created for classroom teachers by Occupational Therapist, Cris Rowan. All students, including adult learners, have diverse self-regulation needs, and postsecondary instructors are not alone when trying to maintain a high level of engagement with their students. Sensory dysregulation describes a state of over or under arousal and when a person is not able to successfully regulate or process environmental stimuli (Cheng, Boggett-Carsjens, 2005). The Zone’N program enables simple tools for sensory regulation, and provides a means for educators to help their students maintain engagement, be calm and alert in their learning, and have a high level of recall (Shanker, 2012, 2014). Adapting methods from K-12 special education and generalist classroom settings, Dr. Nan Stevens will demonstrate how even a lecture hall can become sensory smart for all learners.