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2 Slow Gardens Monthly Webinar May 17, 2016 School Garden Education for Children Experiencing Behavioral and Mental Health Challenges

© Slow Food USA | April 29, Housekeeping We will mute participants to reduce background noise To make a comment or ask a question, please use the chat function To access Slow Food USA resources: check out gardens.slowfoodusa.org gardens.slowfoodusa.org This webinar will be recorded and available on the Slow Food USA school garden website: webinars webinars

© Slow Food USA | April 29, The Creeks School Garden Schuyler Dinsdale Science Teacher, Burlingame Creeks School & OSU Master Gardener Suzanne Briggs Employee Wellness Co-Coordinator & Albertina Kerr Subacute Education Assistant Joni Hamilton Tolon School Psychologist & Principal Arata Creek & Burlingame Creek Schools

© Slow Food USA | April 29, Education program for students K – 21 All students are identified as needing specially designed instruction to meet his or her social, emotional, behavioral, and communication needs. Students on an IEP have until 21 years of age to graduate with either a standard, modified, or certificate of attendance. Our Students at the Creeks Schools

© Slow Food USA | April 29, Tonya DeCrose Speech Language Pathologist Jerry Hunter Multnomah CROPS Farmer

© Slow Food USA | April 29, Meera Hays Multnomah CROPS Volunteer Schuyler Dinsdale Science Teacher OSU Master Gardner

© Slow Food USA | April 29, Free Appropriate Public Education In Least Restrictive Setting FAPE - The Ultimate Goal for All Children

© Slow Food USA | April 29, Diversity and Stress Teen- aging Lack of mental & physical safety Diversity Actual & perceived differences Poverty Not a culture, but a chronic condition affecting the mind, body & soul Stress Triggers

© Slow Food USA | April 29, © Slow Food USA | April 29, Poor Executive Functioning weak pre-frontal, frontal lobe. Concrete, Rigid, Inflexible Thinkers Weak Limbic System, which is our self-regulation system Poor Auditory Processing Strong Visual Memory Strong Kinesthetic Learners Difficulties with Social Communication Difficulties with Initiating, Sequencing and Organizing Difficulties with Being Alert and Attentive Common Characteristics Of Emotionally/Behaviorally Challenged Students

© Slow Food USA | April 29, © Slow Food USA | April 29, “When I was a child and a teenager, I thought everybody thought in pictures.” “I had no idea that my thought processes were different.” “I credit my visualization abilities with helping me to understand the animals I work with.” One of Our Heroes! Temple Grandin

© Slow Food USA | April 29, © Slow Food USA | April 29, A "5" Could Make Me Lose Control! An activity- based method for evaluating and supporting highly anxious students

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© Slow Food USA | April 29, © Slow Food USA | April 29, What We Have Learned We have to “Think about Thinking” – what makes sense for these students Pre-Teach, Teach, Review, Repeat Physical activity is fun and rewarding! School Gardens teach many positive life and leadership skills The School Garden is the highlight of the staff’s day!

© Slow Food USA | April 29, © Slow Food USA | April 29, Engage School Psychologists, Speech Therapists and Special Ed Professionals in your garden program Advocate that statewide school garden programs and policies include Education School Service Agencies. Additional Teaching Resources on this topic: onthly-webinars onthly-webinars “Auditory is Fleeting, but Visuals are Forever!” – Judy McClain, ASD Specialist

© Slow Food USA | April 29, Contact Suzanne Briggs Multnomah Education Service District Contact Slow Food USA: (718) Andrew Nowak (ext. 128) Lauren Howe (ext. 129) gardens.slowfoodusa.org Q+A and Thank You