Susan Hopkins - Speaker
Executive Director
The MEHRIT Centre (Dr. Stuart Shanker's Organization)
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Dr. Susan Hopkins is the Executive Director of Dr. Stuart Shanker's organization, Susan has been a teacher, school administrator, inclusive schooling coordinator, curriculum developer, educational researcher, and educational leader. She has worked in every area of education from the early years to post-secondary, from remote Northern schools to the Department of Education, and across contexts that include Italy and the Northwest Territories.
Susan Hopkins's Sessions
Workshop
Susan Hopkins, Executive Director, will introduce participants to Shanker Self-Reg® and explore how it can enhance early childhood education practice.
Susan will outline the basics of Self-Reg including:
What is Shanker Self-Reg®?
What is Stress?
What is Self-Regulation?
Connections between stress-energy and tension and what that means for understanding children’s behaviour
The Five Domains of self-regulation and stress
The 5 Practices of the Shanker Method®
What does Shanker Self-Reg® look like in practice?
Practical examples of how Self-Reg strategies can be used in early childhood settings including environmental, pedagogical, and in-the-moment strategies
Date: October 28, 2022
Time: 1:15 pm - 2:45 pm