472- What Educators Don’t Know About ADHD (and Need To)
ADHD Experts Podcast
ADDitude
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 September 2023
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Given the prevalence of ADHD, every educator should assume they’ll be teaching at least one student with the condition. Evelyn Polk Green, M.S.Ed., highlights myths about ADHD, and the facts and accommodations teachers need to know.
Free Resources on Teaching Students with ADHD:
- Download: “The ADHD Iceberg” Poster for School
- Read: 7 Surprising Ways ADHD Shows Up in the Classroom
- Read: How to Get Students Engaged in Learning
- Email Series: The ADHD Learning Series for Educators
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude Magazine. |
| 0:10.2 | Hello, my name is Melanie Waxman, and on behalf of the Attitude team, I'm pleased to |
| 0:19.5 | welcome you to today's ADHD Experts presentation titled, What Educators Don't Know About ADHD |
| 0:26.4 | and Me Too. Leading today's presentation is Evelyn Pope Green, active in ADHD and mental |
| 0:32.9 | health advocacy for almost 30 years Evelyn has served as a leader representing the family |
| 0:38.8 | and educator voice in the ADHD and mental health communities. She is a past president |
| 0:45.1 | of both Ada and Chad and works as an administrator with the Chicago Public Schools. Given the prevalence |
| 0:52.8 | of ADHD, every educator should assume they'll be teaching at least one student with attention |
| 0:58.5 | deficit, if not more. But for many reasons, few educators receive adequate information about |
| 1:05.2 | training related to this condition. In today's webinar, our expert will equip educators with |
| 1:11.3 | essential ADHD facts and practical solutions so that each one of your students can shine. |
| 1:18.2 | We'd like to begin today's webinar by asking this poll question to our live audience. |
| 1:23.7 | What is the biggest challenge for teachers in supporting students with ADHD at your school? |
| 1:31.0 | Please select your answers and comment in the text box under the video player to tell us more. |
| 1:37.8 | And for answers to comment webinar questions about slides, transcripts, and certificates of attendance, |
| 1:45.9 | click on the FAQ tab of your webinar screen. If you are listening in replay or podcast mode, |
| 1:53.7 | visit AdditudeMag.com and search podcast number 472 to access the webinar resources or simply |
| 2:03.4 | click on the episode description wherever you stream your podcast. And if you support the work |
| 2:09.0 | we're doing here at Attitude to strengthen the ADHD community, we encourage you to visit |
| 2:13.5 | AdditudeMag.com slash subscribe and sign up for Additude magazine for yourself or to share with |
| 2:19.9 | a teacher or a loved one who could benefit from greater ADHD understanding. Click the magazine tab |
| 2:26.7 | on screen to learn more. Finally, today's sponsor is Play Attention. Backed by research conducted |
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