The participants then break up into small groups and create their own teaching strategies around instructional objectives of particular interest to them. This workshop is divided into three parts. The second part offers alternative ways of looking at the same behaviors of hyperactivity, distractibility, and impulsivity, that don't require a medical orientation, including perspectives from psychology, sociology, gender studies, anthropology, and education. The third part provides a wide range of non-medication strategies that can help children with attention and behavior problems be successful in school and in life, including interventions that cover biological, cognitive, emotional, interpersonal, and educational domains. They then look at those elements in the classroom, the home, and the media, that serve to blunt or repress this natural genius quality in their students.
Handouts provide outlines of the material covered as well as a resource guide for further study.