Professional Learning
Overview:
Includes all four components of the Prepped 4 Learning School Program - the eBook, Parent Information Section, Pyramid of Intervention are free with the Professional Learning online workshop
Features interactive modules, videos, and downloadable resources to help school staff learn about self-regulation (and more!) and discover simple ways to help students calm their minds and bodies to be in their “just right place” for learning
The Professional Learning features interactive modules to help school staff learn about self-regulation, gain an understanding about how past experiences influence present behaviour, emotions, responses, and discover simple ways to help their students calm their mind and body in order to be ready to learn in school.
We will discuss ways to support school teams, how to involve parents, and how to build capacity from a systems perspective. Teacher efficacy is described and staff is given the opportunity to privately examine their own levels of efficacy. We review education theories in a fun and interactive way allowing staff to understand the neurobiology and importance of having students relaxed and ready to learn. Staff members are given the opportunity to reflect on the pilot studies that have been done with these materials in different parts of the world and much more….
Individual staff members may select to do the Professional Learning to implement the program in their classroom. Individual schools or entire school divisions may select to do it together to create common language and a stepped mental health intervention in their schools with a focus on helping students become relaxed and ready to learn.
Meet Your Instructor
Dr. Judy Moench is a Registered Psychologist in Edmonton, Alberta, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Alberta. Importantly, she began her career as a classroom teacher, giving her a grounded understanding of the realities, pressures, and complexities of school environments from the educator’s perspective.
She now works extensively with children, adolescents, adults, and school systems, supporting both individual and organizational responses to stress, trauma, and complex classroom needs. Judy regularly consults with school divisions and has extensive experience working alongside educators and administrators to translate psychological and trauma-informed practices into practical, classroom-ready strategies.
In addition to her school-based work, she has provided consultation and training to organizations such as Alberta Health Services, Fire and Police Services, UNHCR, and Doctors without Borders. She is a former President of EMDR Canada and has trained professionals nationally and internationally in trauma-informed approaches.
Judy’s work is consistently focused on making complex psychological concepts accessible, practical, and applicable in real-world school settings, with an emphasis on supporting both educator wellbeing and student success.
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