As a Doctor of Physical Therapy working with students in over 12 school districts, I synthesized each students academics into their physical workouts. I noticed that MY students weren’t just catching up physically, but academically as well. Upon request, I started to create a user-friendly resource for teachers that turned into a full curriculum. I started with MY kids home school and plan to grow
I have created a professional development and consultation model where teachers and administrators are part of the creative process and work to improve the kid and staff friendly learning culture in their educational environment. How To Be A Kid helps to organize and synthesize resources into categories (Movement, Stillness, Focus, Collaboration, Child Led Learning (ChiLL ™ ) Time, and Mindfulness) so that it is easy to understand and implement in ANY subject or situation based on the need of the child, class and teacher. There is a strong foundation in SEL culture embedded within the program. There is overwhelming, well-documented evidence supporting movement and multi-sensory learning and its relationship to education as well as overall well-being. Children LOVE to learn, they don’t always love school….How To Be A Kid ™ is here to bridge the gap and empower educators to use creative, kid-centric methods in their teaching. It can be seamlessly integrated into any existing curriculum.
How To Be A Kid ™ started out as a way that I helped my special needs students achieve their IEP goals beyond just Physical Therapy needs. In collaborating with teachers to help students reach academic goals using multi-sensory, developmentally appropriate, full-body methods, I was able to help my students, as well as reach beyond and help others. As the program has developed, I am now providing professional development to teachers, administration and consultation services to help other schools implement this revolutionary approach. While the program has just begun, the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and I have been invited back to continue to train the staff in the entire district. I am looking to expand to as many schools as I can to help facilitate this education revolution!
I can be contacted directly at info@howtobeakid.com to schedule a meeting or conversation. Currently, I provide professional development and consultation in small cohorts, but I am always working with each individual district to meet the needs of their school and community.
