Attention on ADHD for Teachers
About the course
Attention on ADHD - Teacher Edition is a comprehensive professional learning course for teachers who want to improve their understanding of ADHD to deliver more inclusive and compassionate educational experiences. Covering identification and assessment considerations, evidence-based therapies, classroom strategies and adjustments, and behaviour management, this course provides a clear roadmap for supporting students with attention difficulties in the classroom.
Why this course matters
- Teachers observe students every single day and building diagnostic literacy can support confident referrals
- Misinformation and inconsistent teaching approaches leads to confusion and limits access to learning
Your Guide to Teaching Learners with ADHD
Understand how students with ADHD learn and the most effective strategies for supporting attention, memory and executive functioning.
What you'll learn
This course brings together the latest evidence and best practice strategies to support students with ADHD to learn. You'll gain a greater understanding of:
- What ADHD looks like in children
- How ADHD is diagnosed
- Evidence-based treatments and guidelines
- Teaching approaches and lesson structures that support attention
- Technology and visual supports that support learners with ADHD
- Environmental supports and adjustments to promote attention in the classroom
- Executive functioning challenges in students with ADHD and strategies to navigate these
- Effective behaviour management strategies
What's included:
- 8+ hours of video training: enhance your understanding of ADHD across 5 learning modules
- Comprehensive professional learning guide: support your learning with more than 50 reflection prompts and activities
- Bonus content: learn about the overlap between sleep disorders and ADHD from a paediatrician
- Unlimited access*: complete the course at your own pace and revisit the content as many times as you need to keep up to date with the latest evidence and guidelines
*For the duration that Learning Links offers this course
If you have any questions about the course, please contact us on workshops@learninglinks.org.au
A money-back guarantee is offered to those who find that the course material is not suitable for their needs (subject to terms and conditions).
Meet Your Guide
Dr Samantha Hornery
Dr Samantha Hornery is a primary and special education teacher with over 25 years’ experience and a PhD in Dyslexia Interventions.
Sam is a sought after speaker and regularly presents for ADHD organisations within Australia, supporting both families and teachers. She appeared in an ABC documentary mini series, Kids on Speed?, as an educational advisor.
Sam is passionate about evidence-based practice and improving outcomes for children with learning difficulties.
