Conway ConnectED: PD Palooza 2024

Did the fidget spinner era drive you crazy? Us too! In this session, we will discuss the pros and cons of many styles of fidgets, discuss the purpose we are trying to achieve by providing fidgets, and give you suggestions for cheap/free tools you can easily provide to calm the crazy in your classroom environment. We aim to equip teachers with the ability to create fidgets to support students who need additional sensory input. Teachers will be able to understand why students might benefit from fidgets and how fidgets might actually reduce behaviors and classroom management concerns. Teachers will be equipped to evaluate the most appropriate fidgets for their own style and their students' needs. Teachers will have ideas for useful fidgets they can make at little to no expense.