Processing Thinking: Resilience and Flexibility (CESA 10)

Students who exhibit behavior that is challenging to adults often struggle with cognitive flexibility and resilience. When the brain lacks access to its ability to gain and send out certain information, it may result in behavior that can look very rigid. In turn a student who is struggling with adapting to adversity may be struggling with resilience. In this training, participants will learn about the components of flexibility, resilience, and how their practice can influence a student's growth in these areas. We will look at the effects of a system that struggles to naturally cope with adversity and how to teach methods to be flexible when our brain wants to be rigid.

About the Presenter: Katie Berg MA Ed., Supporting Neurodiverse Students Statewide Coordinator

Katie has been educating students for over 20 years. She has worked in the private sector, public education and now statewide through an IDEA Discretionary Grant.  From her experiences providing one on one therapy, classroom teaching, district training and now statewide work, Katie has had opportunities to engage learners in a range of subjects related to students with neurodiverse needs.  Many years were spent focused on working with students with autism and students experiencing mental health differences. Katie focuses on Social and Emotional Learning skills to support students and educators in problem-solving challenging behaviors. 


The Supporting Neurodiverse Students Professional Learning Grant CFDA# 84.027A acknowledges the support of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction in the development of this material and for the continued support of this federally-funded grant project. There are no copyright restrictions on this document; however, please credit the Wisconsin DPI and support of federal funds when copying all or part of this material.