Podcasts about floreo

Autism self-advocate, author, and speaker Sam Farmer discusses replacing internalized ableism with self-acceptance. Sam Farmer is an information technology consultant, neurodiversity community self-advocate, writer, author and public speaker. Identified later in life as autistic, he writes articles, records podcasts and presents at libraries, conferences and for corporations and autism community organizations, sharing stories of lived experiences and his opinions on a variety of topics of relevance to the neurodiversity and disability communities. A Long Walk Down a Winding Road - Small Steps, Challenges, & Triumphs Through an Autistic Lens is his first book. Hei is also Lead Self-Advocate at Floreo, which uses virtual reality to teach social, communication, behavioral, and life skills to neurodiverse individuals and others who can benefit from practicing these skills. For more about Sam's work and his new book: https://www.samfarmerauthor.com/ For more about Floreo: https://floreovr.com/ Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ https://www.instagram.com/diffbrains/ Check out more episodes of Exploring Different Brains! http://differentbrains.org/category/edb/

Your weekly dose of information that keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the field of technology designed to assist people with disabilities and special needs. Special Guest: Vijay Ravindran – CEO and Founder of Floreo Website: www.floreovr.com Stories: Vocal Device Story: https://bit.ly/4attEp6 More on Bridging Apps: www.bridgingapps.org —————————— If you have […] The post ATU670 – Floreo with Vijay Ravindran first appeared on Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads.

Cette semaine, je te partage ma discussion avec deux humoristes qui ont beaucoup de choses en commun comme par exemple d'avoir un grand talent pour me faire rire, d'être tous les deux hors standup, d'être père de famille, de venir de l'impro, ... J'espère te faire découvrir deux talents de la scène belge à ne pas manquer . Simon Lepers : insta : https://www.instagram.com/simonlepers/Spectacle « Le soulèvement des beaufs »le 31/01 au petit kings www.lekings.be Salva Di Bennardo : Insta : https://www.instagram.com/comment_salva/ Me suivre/ soutenir le podcast : https://linktr.ee/canonregis Dans cet épisode, on a abordé beaucoup de choses comme : Les styles de l'un et de l'autre Les podcasts : géopolitique , tueurs en série, 4 comiques dans le vent , 2h avant la rupture Le.role de Mc : la soirée de Simon au trac 1 x par mois , la soirée de Salva a Braine l'alleud 1x par rois tous les premiers samedis du mois https://www.whatthefun.be/ Creer et équilibrer un line upLe spectacle de Simon : le soulèvement des beaufs . Comment ça s'est créé grâce au beauf comedy club de Mehdi BTB au Comedy Ket Projet de spectacle La bd de salva : les chroniques ...Leur enfance L humour dans leur vieLes Prmeiieres influences humoristiques : Valérie Lemecier , Jamel Debouzze, Frank Dubosc , François Pirette , Gad Elmaleh, Anthony Kavanagh, les robins des bois, les snuls, les nuls, ... Leurs études L'improvisation Comment ils ont commencé le standup Le Marc l'ambiance comedy show avec kostia et Denis puis l'open mic de Bilal pour Simon - Le duo avec Hicham au Floreo pour SalvaAllier vive de famille et humoriste Meilleure et pire scène Ce qu'ils aiment et ce qu'ils n'aiment pas dans ce métierLa suite de leur carrière ... On a dit également beaucoup de bien de nos collègues : Freddy tougaux , Mehdi Btb , Flight of the concords ,Florent losson , Gaêtan Delferiere , Les inconnus , Denis Richir, Nate Bargatze, Ricky Gervais, Youri Nawara , Lisa démoitiez, Hugo Simon , llona Dufrêne , Roman Frayssinet , Sarah Lele , Lorenzo Mancini, Oldelaf, Kévin Robin, Jeremy ippet , ... Soutenez ce podcast http://supporter.acast.com/humeurs-humoristiques. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

In this episode, we hear from Vijay Ravindran, founder and CEO of Floreo. Floreo allows therapy to be more engaging and happen anywhere, assisting people in practicing critical social skills at their own pace through immersive experiences, starting with adolescent Autism spectrum disorder. In this episode, we cover: The founding story of Floreo Market for autism and neurodiversity The child and caregiver experience using Floreo Funding journey and key milestones User and caregiver experience using Floreo Scientific hypothesis and evidence generation journey Scaling virtual reality in healthcare Guest Links and Resources: Connect with Vijay Ravindran on LinkedIn Visit floreovr.com Host Links: Connect with Eugene Borukhovich: Twitter | LinkedIn Connect with Chandana Fitzgerald, MD: Twitter | LinkedIn Connect with YourCoach.health: Website | Twitter Check out Shot of Digital Health with Eugene and Jim Joyce: Website | Podcast App HealthXL: Website | Twitter | Join an Event Digital Therapeutics Podcast would not be possible without the support of leading DTx organizations. Thank you to: > Presenting Partner: Amalgam Rx > Contributing Partners and Sponsors: LSI | Bayer G4A | Lindus Health Follow Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Follow Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

Accessible technology to practice social skills and explore the community, yes, please! I interviewed Vijay Ravindran, founder of Floreo, about using virtual reality to help neurodiverse children learn new skills in a creative way. Floreo provides immersive practice for real-world skills like street crossing in a safe, engaging environment. This innovative technology is already enhancing outcomes in over 50 school districts! Links Mentioned In This Episode: Learn More About Floreo:  https://floreovr.com/ Download Your IEP Resource Guide to Ask for Virtual Reality at Your School: https://www.masteriepcoach.com/blog/virtual-reality-in-ieps-it-s-happening Earn Your IEP Leadership Certificate Program https://www.masteriepcoach.com/course Start Your Own IEP Coaching Practice https://www.masteriepcoach.com/mentorship       YouTube Music License: XK8LAUZNVDBWYBQA

With different types of technology becoming more and more accessible, today's guest has found the surprising and amazing benefits of virtual reality on neurodivergent individuals. As the father of a child on the autism spectrum, Vijay Ravindran discovered first hand what the technology can provide for those who think and learn differently. Vijay's positive experience led him to create Floreo, a research-based and effective therapy that uses virtual reality (VR) to teach social, behavioral, and life skills to neurodivergent individuals. This technology is not only effective, it is also engaging and exciting. Floreo is available to anyone to use and in today's episode you'll learn more about the technology and what it offers learners.   Show Notes: [2:07] - Vijay's inspiration for Floreo came from his experience as the father of a child on the autism spectrum. [3:24] - Virtual reality is special because it is fully immersive and accessible. [4:45] - The environments created are very engaging. [6:17] - Virtual reality is a technology that allows someone wearing a headset with screens built in to feel a sense of presence in a different place. [7:33] - Floreo's VR content is designed to help develop skills. [9:04] - They recreate scenes with animations and supervision to have social interactions as an intervention. [11:21] - This platform incorporates lessons on a vast number of skills including those for adults. [13:01] - Floreo offers the program through video conferencing and telehealth therapy. [15:22] - Floreo provided so much support for children in need of services during the COVID-19 pandemic. [18:24] - Situations can be recreated for individuals with anxiety to practice before experiencing them in person. [20:15] - Floreo is focusing on partnering with health care providers and special education administrators. [24:45] - Visit Floreo's website to see what it is all about.   About Our Guest: Inspired by his experience as an autism father and his child's first experience with VR, Vijay Ravindran founded Floreo. Vijay started his career as an engineer and leader at Amazon in its early retail days before dedicating himself to impact-oriented leadership opportunities that have taken him from building key voter technology used by the Obama campaign in 2008 to Chief Digital Officer at The Washington Post Company. Vijay lives in Washington DC with his wife, two Star Wars obsessed kids, and hundreds of Transformers robots which he doesn't let his kids play with. Outside of work, when he's not rooting on his beloved Oklahoma Sooners, you can find him on the tennis courts.    Connect with Vijay: Floreo for Providers Floreo for Education Floreo for Families   Links and Related Resources: Episode 80: Turning Kids' Passions and Enthusiasms Into Superpowers with Barry Prizant Episode 63: Supporting Youth with Autism and ADHD with Holly Blanc Moses   The Diverse Thinking Different Learning podcast is intended for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or legal advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Additionally, the views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are not considered treatment and do not necessarily reflect those of ChildNEXUS, Inc or the host, Dr. Karen Wilson.

What does Sam Farmer mean by possibly the label of being disabled as a "regrettable necessity?" Recent events have changed his viewpoint on the meaning of the word, as we discuss how we and society perceives the label in a way many don't necessarily expect. Sam Farmer is a neurodiversity community self-advocate, writer/author, public speaker and consultant for Floreo, a company that leverages virtual reality technology in teaching social, communication and other life skills for neurodiverse individuals. Diagnosed later in life as autistic, he writes blogs and articles, records coaching videos and podcasts, and presents at conferences and support groups, sharing stories and thoughts as to how one can achieve greater happiness and success in the face of challenge and adversity. A Long Walk Down a Winding Road - Small Steps, Challenges, & Triumphs Through an Autistic Lens is his first book. Learn more about Sam Farmer at: http://www.samfarmerauthor.com/ To learn more about the podcast host, visit: www.ChristopherCasson.com Support this podcast via Patreon at: www.patreon.com/thruautisticeyesofficial --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thruautisticeyesofficial/support

I'm fascinated by the intersection of digital health and behavioral healthcare. After all, if more of our lives are moving online, wouldn't our therapy trend in that direction too? Vijay helps me navigate the implications of this through the lens of Floreo, the "first behavioral therapy metaverse." It's a powerful supplement to therapy for skills that can be hard - or of high consequence - to teach neurodiverse learners: crossing the street safely and police interactions to name a couple. Welcome to the future, kind listener!ResourcesVijay on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijayravindran/email: vijay@floreotech.comBuilding Better Businesses in ABA is edited and produced by KJ Herodirt Productions Intro/outro Music Credit: song "Tailor Made" by Yari and bensound.com Give us a rating at Apple Music, Spotify or your favorite podcast channel: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/building-better-businesses-in-aba/id1603909082 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0H5LzHYPKq5Qnmsue9HTwn Check out Element RCM to learn more about billing & insurance support for Applied Behavior Analysis providers Web: https://elementrcm.ai/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/element-rcm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elementrcm/ Follow the Pod: Web: https://elementrcm.ai/building-better-businesses-in-aba/ LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/buildingbetterbusinessesaba/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buildingbetterbusinessesa...

Bei Zwischen den Wellen handelt es sich um Anaïs Volpés Regiedebut. In diesem erzählt sie von der Freundschaft zwischen Margot und Alma, zweier Schauspielerinnen, deren Beziehung durch Krankheit und Konkurrenz belastet wird. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

Wir starten mit drei Kurzfilmen von Edward Owens in das neue Jahr. Owens ist ein Schwarzer, Queerer Experimentalfilmer aus den 60er Jahren, der bereits im frühen alter von 17 seinen ersten Film auf die Leinwand brachte. Wir besprechen seine Filme Autre fois j'ai aimé une femme, Private Imaginings and Narrative Facts und Remembrance: A Portrait Study. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

Sam Farmer is a neurodiversity community self-advocate, writer/author, public speaker and consultant for Floreo, a company that leverages virtual reality technology in teaching social, communication and other life skills for neurodiverse individuals. Diagnosed later in life as autistic, he writes blogs and articles, records coaching videos and podcasts, and presents at conferences and support groups, sharing stories and thoughts as to how one can achieve greater happiness and success in the face of challenge and adversity. A Long Walk Down a Winding Road - Small Steps, Challenges, & Triumphs Through an Autistic Lens is his first book. From the unique perspective of someone on the autism spectrum comes a book about working to carve out a better life in the face of challenge and adversity. Interwoven with true stories of personal hardships and triumphs, A Long Walk Down a Winding Road offers ideas and insights aimed at inspiring and empowering the reader to enhance the quality of life. It also exposes what it can feel like to be autistic, as told by somebody who actually walks in these shoes. Don't miss this special session where we will discuss Sam's book and his path through what we call the Green Zone.  Sharing inspiring stories such as these is part of our mission to show our community that no matter what challenge we are presented with, there is always a path to happiness, hope, and empowerment! 

This week on Tech Talk, Jess hears how Floreo is being used in Irish classrooms to help young neurodiverse people. Derek Reilly has some top tips to help your EV in freezing temperatures. We hear from some of Ireland's small businesses and Karcher for our final gift guide!

Die Folge sprechen wir über den Film Mutter Johanna von den Engeln. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

Die Folge sprechen wir über den Film Duvidha. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

Keine Angst, bei uns geht es nicht um die aktuelle WM, sondern um Khyentse Norbus Film. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

Diese Folge sprechen wir über Bubble Bath, einen ungarischen Animationsfilm mit Musicaleinlagen aus den 70ern. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

Happy Halloween! Diese Folge sprechen wir über Lucile Hadzihalilovics Film Earwig. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

Diese Folge sprechen wir über Mahamat-Saleh Harouns Film Lingui. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

Diese Woche reden wir über die Filme "The Girl chewing Gum", "The Black Tower" und "Blight" von John Smith.  Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

Nach einer kurzen Pause melden wir uns mit einem obszönen Horrorfilm aus den 60ern zurück. Ed Woods Drehbuch, zweifelhafte Tanzeinlagen und schauriges Schauspiel sind nur einige der Dinge, die Orgy of the Dead zu einem, nun sagen wir mal..., ganz besonderen Film machen. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

Cette semaine, j'ai eu la chance de discuter avec Juan et Nikoz pour parler d'humour et revenir sur tout leur parcours !Pour soutenir/suivre le podcast : https://linktr.ee/canonregisOn a abordé beaucoup de choses comme :- Le stress de la scène- Jouer un 20 minutes et les temps de scènes- Le spectacle « venez svp » de Nikos https://www.kocc.be/agenda/- Le festival d'Avignon avec le projet « les Belges à Avignon » en collaboration avec Hub Brussels, le What the fun, le Kings of Comedy club et "la vie est une fête"- L'idée du projet Kot Comedy tour avec le What the fun et le bilan de la saison 1 : https://www.whatthefun.be/- La saison 2 qui reprend le 04 octobre à Alma co-organisé par le Kot-et-Scene- La saison des 20-20-20 en terre wallonne- Leur enfance et leur entourage ainsi que leur rapport à l'humour- Les premiers contacts avec les humoristes Gad Elmaleh, Kev Adams, Dubosc, Foresti, Jamel Debouzze, …- Le théâtre et l'improvisation- Les études- Leur première scène et leur début dans le standup sur une scène du What the Fun , respectivement au Floreo et à l'os à moëlle (coucou Rudy Lejeune)- Le concours du Next prince au Kings of Comedy club (perdu face à Fanny Ruwet, Denis Richir et Igor)- Les festivals d'humour et les auditions pour ces concours- Les chroniques radios- Les différences de public entre Belgique, France, Suisse (on mentionne deux comedy club : le panam art café et le redline de montpellier)- Leurs meilleures et pires scènes- Le rôle de MC pour le what the fun: Nikoz à la brouette sur la grand place de Bruxelles et Juan au Black Sheep- Ce qu'ils aiment le plus et le moins dans le standup- …Et comme à l'accoutumée, on a dit énormément de bien de nos collègues :Florent Losson , Adib Alkhalidey, Guillermo Guiz, Roman Frayssinet, Fary, Gad Elmaleh, Kev Adams, Hannah Gatsby, Baptiste Lecaplain, Richard Prior, Alex Lutz, Redouanne Bougerabah, Felix , Pascale, Serine Ayari, Jules Degrave, Bénin, Fanny Ruwet , Gaëtan Delferière, Oriane Garcia, Sarah Lélé, Talip, François Fk, … Soutenez ce podcast http://supporter.acast.com/humeurs-humoristiques. Notre politique de confidentialité GDPR a été mise à jour le 8 août 2022. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Diese Folge sprechen wir über Chris Markers Essayfilm Sans Soleil. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

Vijay Ravindran, Founder and CEO of Floreo, shares the amazing technology of virtual reality learning he has helped develop to aid neurodiverse learners to succeed in school and in life. It is a tool for therapists, schools, and parents alike. It teaches a wide variety of skills from socialization, to coping with bullying, to navigating your neighborhood. It is a fun and accessible device that is available through many affordable avenues.

Diese Folge besprechen wir die erste Ausgabe des von Mubi herausgegebenen Notebooks. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

In this episode we are diving a little outside out comfort zone with a discussion on Geo Engineering. Thought people like to discard it as conspiracy theory, it is no theory, it is science at work; sadly against our wellbeing and nature's. Nikki shares her research and findings and the work she does through BeeHeroic.comFor visual prevention event you can check this video (I suggest listening to the podcast first) About Nikki Nikki Florio is the founder/director of Bee Heroic; an adult focused climate/pollinator/sustainability project.  She grew up in the San Joaquin valley and move you Lake Tahoe as a young adult where her passion and activism for the environment was sparked. After college she designed the region's first, fully integrated sustainable business, lifestyles and education project for communities, businesses and schools, the Tahoe Regional Environmental Education (TREE) Program. About 10 years in, she began to notice drastic changes in weather, and environment and moved to Colorado where she founded Bee Heroic. She currently works throughout the western states.About Bee HeroicBee Heroic was established from the necessity of saving the bees and other pollinators from projected extinction. The bee is one of the roughly 900,000 documented species of  insects, but scientists estimate there are about 20 million yet to be documented.  Bees - wild and domesticated - are part of the Hymenoptera order of insects which includes among them wasps, flies, ants and others that make up cornerstone insects; but we need all insects for healthy eco and food systems; upon which, human health, economies, and lives, depend.   Bee Heroic is an adult focused pollinator and climate project that hosts and joins events throughout the US.  Earth's current mass extinction event is rarely mentioned in mainstream media. Because of this, many people do not realize our ecosystems and agriculture are in peril.  Current pollinator and ecosystems problems will not wait another generation.  As an adult focused project, we work to inform community members -  and especially parents - of the primary factors influencing pollinator losses what we can all do to help alleviate and even stop them. Bee Heroic provides information on both the known and unknown factors impacting our pollinator losses and provides resources on how to take meaningful, concise, and immediate action.LEARN ABOUT 5G AND THE BEES LEARN TO REALLY SAVE THE BEESSave Hirloom seeds BioChar for detoxification of soil and body  For Any questions and or if you wish to have her amazing  presentation skills for your community , friends, family, schools etc . please get in touch with Nikki: beeheroic@gmail.comZeolite and Bentonite Clay  for Europe The Need to Grow Documentary Stay up to date with Nikki's course at EHI       

Dorothy´s Dämonen ist ein Film über die Leiden junger Filmemacher*innen. Eigentlich müssten wir uns damit ja mindestens ein wenig identifizieren können. Hört rein und findet heraus ob dem so ist. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

Wir sprechen diese Folge über Andrea Arnolds ersten drei Kurzfilme Milk, Dog und Wasp. Ob die Filme ähnlich eintönig wie ihre Titel sind erfahrt ihr in unserem Gespräch, das ein wenig chaotischer als gewohnt ausfällt. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

Gesichter und Orte sind sicherlich zwei Dinge, die in Agnes Vardas Filmografie stets ihren festen Platz hatten. Somit ist der Titel ihres zweitletzten Films eigentlich nur konsequent. Sollte man jedenfalls meinen. Doch unerwarteterweise konnten wir der Dokumentation über Vardas und JRs künstlerische Reise weniger abgewinnen als erwartet. Warum? Das erfahrt ihr in unserem Podcast. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

Eigentlich wollten wir ja über den ersten Teil der Nightmare-Detective-Reihe von Shinya Tsukamoto sprechen. Aber wegen eines Fehlers sahen wir uns gezwungen direkt zu Teil Zwei zu springen. Ob das unserem Verständnis zuträglich war? Hört rein und findet es heraus. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

Nach ein paar Wochen praktikumsbedingter Pause melden wir uns zurück und sprechen über den Kurzfilm Dustin, der 2020 in Toronto als bester internationaler Kurzfilm ausgezeichnet wurde. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

This week we welcome neurodiverse community self-advocate and author Sam Farmer BACK to the podcast to talk with us about masking and self-awareness. Sam first joined our podcast back on episode 27 where we discussed his path towards autism awareness and acceptance. He has since joined us for episodes # 52 where we discussed bullying and #60 where we discussed workplace success. If you don't already know, Sam is an author of a book titled “A Long Walk Down a Winding Road.” From the unique perspective of someone on the autism spectrum comes a book about working to carve out a better life in the face of challenge and adversity. Interwoven with true stories of personal hardships and triumphs, A Long Walk Down a Winding Road offers ideas and insights aimed at inspiring and empowering the reader to enhance their quality of life. It also exposes what it can feel like to be autistic, as told by somebody who actually walks in these shoes. Sam has a wealth of knowledge and first-hand experience to share. Sam's Farmer's Bio: Sam Farmer is a neurodiversity community self-advocate, writer/author, public speaker and consultant for Floreo, a company that leverages virtual reality technology in teaching social, behavioral, communication, and life skills for neurodiverse individuals. Diagnosed later in life as autistic, he writes blogs and articles, records coaching videos and podcasts, and presents at conferences and support groups, sharing stories and thoughts as to how one can achieve greater happiness and success in spite of the obstacles which try to interfere with these pursuits. A Long Walk Down a Winding Road is his first book. To learn more, visit: samfarmerauthor.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autism weekly is now found on all of the major listening apps including apple podcasts, google podcasts, stitcher, Spotify, amazon music, and more. Subscribe to be notified when we post a new podcast. Autism weekly is produced by ABS Kids. ABS Kids is proud to provide diagnostic assessments and ABA therapy to children with developmental delays like Autism Spectrum Disorder. You can learn more about ABS and the Autism Weekly podcast by visiting abskids.com.

Yellas Umzug bringt Autounfälle, Finanzkonkurse und andere Probleme mit sich. Im letzten Film seiner Gespenster-Trilogie lässt Christian Petzold parallele Welten kollidieren und schaff so neue Einblicke in sie. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

Zum Ostermontag verkünden wir die frohe Botschaft über Japón, Carlos Reygadas Regiedebut. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

Diese Folge werden wir von Katharina Mücksteins österreichischen Coming-Of-Age-Film L'animale in unsere Abizeit zurückkatapultiert. Doch ist Coming-Of-Age überhaupt ein passender Begriff, oder zeigt der Film nicht viel mehr auf, dass es sich beim Heranreifen um einen nie enden wollenden Prozess handelt? Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

In unserem neuen Format, das noch keinen richtigen Namen hat, sprechen wir einmal im Monat über die Kurzfilme einzelner Regisseur*innen. In der ersten Folge widmen wir uns Alexandre Koberidze und seinen Kurzfilmen Colophon und Linger on some pale blue Dot. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

Nach vier Wochen der Tristen Öde werfen wir uns nun in das bunte Treiben der Straßen Rocheforts, um über Gesang, Tanz und gute Filme zu sprechen. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

Ein (vorerst) letztes Mal lassen wir den Zufall entscheiden, über welchen Film wir in unserem Podcast sprechen. Nino Martinez Sosas Film Liborio, so viel sei gesagt, lässt uns sehnsüchtig den nächsten Wochen entgegenblicken. Denn nach vier Wochen klingt für uns die Qual der Wahl nach dem deutlich geringeren Übel. Aber so ganz wollen wir den Zufall auch nicht aufgeben. Welche positiven Aspekte er mit sich bringt und wie wir ihn auch zukünftig in unsere Folgen involvieren wollen erfahrt ihr in unserem kurzen Fazit gegen Ende der Folge. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

In der dritten Woche unseres kleinen Experiments werden wir mit unserem bisher längsten Film konfrontiert. Knapp drei Stunden betrachten wir in Pedro Pinhos The Nothing Factory die Kluft zwischen Theorie und Praxis, die sich für Arbeiter*innen einer Aufzugsfabrik, bei dem Versuch diese zu vergesellschaften, auftut. Hört rein und erfahrt in welchem Stockwerk sich unsere Laune nach dem dem Film angesiedelt hat. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

Lange ist es her, dass wir so wenig positives an einem Film gefunden haben. Wir reden über Ceasefire, schießen jedoch scharf. Schaltet ein, wenn ihr wissen wollt, was uns an Emmanuel Courcols Film über Kriegstraumata, die goldenen Zwanziger und Kolonialismus so bitter aufstößt. Ihr findet uns auf Letterboxd unter Criscross und Floreo und auf Instagram gibt es uns auch.

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Laura Lee Smith is the MTSS/PBIS Behavior Coach for the Pioneer School District, as well as a Brain-Aligned Social Emotional Learning Consultant. She teaches the Applied Educational Neuroscience framework to help schools and districts best serve all students, including neurodiverse learners.   Resources: Connect to Floreo, the Virtual Reality platform that delivers behavioral therapy and helps teach social skills for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Reach out to Laura Lee Smith at Laura Lee Smith Educational Consulting: Brain Aligned Behavior Response  Discover Universal Design for Learning The Out of Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz What Happened to You? by Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey     Episode Transcript (electronically generated):   Floreo: [00:00:00] Today's episode of The EdCuration podcast is sponsored by Floreo. Floreo's virtual reality, platform, delivers behavioral therapy and helps teach social and communication skills. For individuals with autism spectrum disorder, their research. Backed evidence. Based learning program is used in classrooms across the country as well as other prestigious organizations, like the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The flexible VR technology. It can be used in and outside the classroom, Floreo's research is supported by the National Institutes of mental health, small business, technology, transfer program. Visit education.com to find Floreo and learn more about their immersive lessons.   INTRO   Kristi Hemingway: [00:01:46] This Kristi your host and that Today's guest, Laura Lee Smith.  Laura Lee has spent 15 years as an educator exploring the growing field of Neuroscience and its impact on classroom practices leading her students in reflection and connection during the last 10 years. She led the North Mason School District in creating systems for proactive Behavior Support, and she currently serves as the MTS, spb is behavior coach for the Pioneer School District. Her role includes leading trauma-informed, practices and designing multi-tiered systems of support as a brain aligned, social emotional learning consultant. She teaches Educators to use the applied educational Neuroscience framework to create authentic regulation and Readiness for learning by designing. Sensory friendly learning environments and experiences. That is a whole lot of big words and titles, which were going to unpack together. But first back to Laura Lee's childhood dream of being a teacher.    Laura Lee Smith: [00:02:54] I remember being a kid setting up each of my rooms in my house as different subjects and when you came to my house to play, we played school and it coincidental totally of course, it kind of makes this whole full loop. I remember at the beginning of this pandemic. I was like this feels like I'm going back to my childhood again as I'm setting up This learning experience for my seven-year-old daughter at home.    Kristi Hemingway: [00:03:15] That is hilarious that you put content areas in the different rooms of your house. It's always lovely to Hear that someone went into the teaching profession because they had such good teachers.    Laura Lee Smith: [00:03:29] I've had the gift of 15 years in a classroom and every single one of those students have made an impact on me, and I'm grateful for that. And I hope that I've made the same impact for them.    Kristi Hemingway: [00:03:39]  Laura Lee Eventually became an instructional coach in order to help other teachers create that same kind of learning environment. She now draws on that coaching experience as a consultant helping teachers and districts move toward more. More inclusionary practices. This drive and passion was born out of 2  key life experiences.    Laura Lee Smith: [00:04:01] I was in a traumatic car accident. When I was 20 years old, I suffered a traumatic brain injury and I had to experience what it was like to relearn how to learn and I did not know that there was more than one way to learn. I always thought that my effort was what equated my success in school until I learned that what I was doing before my traumatic brain injury was no longer working. I was in my freshman year of college when that happened and that just gave me more drive to be a better educator. I wanted to be able to lean into at that time What I thought was neurodiversity    Kristi Hemingway: [00:04:43] Laura Lee focused her master's thesis on learning for all Learners multiple intelligences, learning styles and integrative experience has her biggest motivation to move this field forward came in 2013.    Laura Lee Smith: [00:04:58] I had my beautiful daughter and she was diagnosed with sensory processing disorder. So the door opened again of how much I didn't know. So I've also very much learned as an educator as I started to apply some of her accommodations that she needed in my own classroom and saw the radical change of more regulated learners. More self-aware and supportive students. I was just like, okay,    Kristi Hemingway: [00:05:28] So I'm curious if you can make it more explicit for me and for our listeners, what those kinds of accommodations look like. And what neurodiverse, learning, what, what differentiates, it. I mean, right now there's a lot of focus on trauma. Informed instruction and social-emotional learning. How does this act or overlay those practices?   Laura Lee Smith: [00:05:56] I think it's really important for us as humans. Not just Educators to really understand that term neurodiversity. And so, I want to start with just finding a neurotypical. That might be a starting point for that. And neurotypical is typically an individual who's not affected by a developmental disorder and Exhibits, typical neurological development. And as Educators, we can often name this as that. At midline in our data points, where we feel that. Okay. This is where most of my students seem to fall. And now to Define neurodiversity, which is much more. It's a rich definition. There's so many things that are still unfolding for this because it's still a new Neuroscience terminology. And so the basic definition of neurodiversity is the variation in brain functioning within the human. And so there's a beautiful statement that I have written here. What's really valuable to me is different people think differently and it's not just because of their differences in culture or life experiences, but it's because their brains are wired to work differently. And so it is a word that Embraces all of the neurological uniqueness, all rhythms of neurodevelopment and all the forms by which humans can express themselves and contribute to the world.    Kristi Hemingway: [00:07:22] Would it be that there's a spectrum like the autism spectrum that there's also a neurodiversity or neurodivergent spectrum that students are on and can we assume that we probably have a lot more neurodiverse or neurodivergent Learners in our classrooms. Then we recognize or then have been labeled or identified.    Laura Lee Smith: [00:07:47]  Oh, that's beautiful. I would say, I think that's a great conclusion in this. That's what I hear when you say this also, it's kind of like the onion in a sense. I want to think about layers to this too because you asked the question about trauma-informed and all of the different kinds of systems in the things that we're getting to know about our students and selves, and so, I truly feel like it's layers. And again, if That's what makes it complex. But the more that we can understand what those layers are in itself. The more I feel it will be like a blanket of support rather than a stressor of identifiers.    Kristi Hemingway: [00:08:30] You talked about this idea that we all learn differently and we all need different modalities. So, is that what neurodiverse instruction looks like is just providing multiple modalities for students?    Laura Lee Smith: [00:08:46] I love that question because it leads me directly to thinking about how Universal Design for Learning is a framework that will help identify those different modalities and those different needs Universal Design for Learning. It's a neuroscience approach that really helps us with just the structure in the framework and itself, it creates accessibility and being able to create those different modalities. And what that looks like to me is, is it? In a learning experience, some of us prefer to sit in a nice comfy chair. Some of us prefer to stand to process its base, you know, think about how you process your learning. What helps you be most engaged and engagement may look like. Again, like I'm just saying going back to standing and writing or the sitting crisscross and you know, having a clipboard or whatever. That looks like. It is adaptable to what brings them most engagement. And so I think of my daughter here for a moment and her neurodiversity if she has to sit in a chair and sit and get she doesn't hear the words. The teacher is saying because her nervous system is paying attention to the fact that she has to stay still and when she stands up, this is one of her accommodations when she stands up and is able to even walk in circles, when she's explaining something in front of the class. She can tell you the most rich and dense story and summary to all of her learning. It's such a beautiful thing. And in my mind, I'm thinking, of course, we go to the traditional classroom and think what are the other kids going to think about that? What are the other? How are the other kids going to process what's happening for her, but this is where I think there's that beauty and having that shared understanding of what diversity looks like, in a new way, is to say the kids are going to go. She's processing her learning.  She's using her thinking. It's not that. What is she doing? Oh, my gosh. Why is she walking in circles? So just to change that Dynamic and itself in recognizing that we all have different needs. As we are processing or information representing our learning. And again, I want to go back to the fact that I think udl is the beautiful framework that can create that for our Educators.    Kristi Hemingway: [00:11:09] So, how did that look in your classroom? What were some of the things that You did to accommodate all of those different kinds of Learners in your classroom.    Laura Lee Smith: [00:11:21] Oh my gosh, and that's the evolution of education and evolution of instruction because truly, an absolutely each group of students got had a different makeup of what that looks like this. So I'm going to go back to my last and most recent non virtual classroom, and it looked in the sense that the first Of universal strategy that I had was to have a conversation. I made sure that we as a class understood Nervous System Dynamics. I made sure that we had lessons on brain science and so that we were able to identify the behaviors and accommodations that were needed for each as being that and not as an entitlement or a distraction. And so we definitely absolutely had a menu of options. We use the zones of Regulation. That sounds of Regulation. Where is a really good color Dynamic for us to be able to refer to its again? Using that self-awareness of like I'm noticing that I'm fidgeting with my pen and I'm not doing my work. Maybe I need to stand up and just you know, give me they gave me like a I think it was the 3 nonverbal signal of. I'm eating a brain break or a breath break. And so when they did that, if they walked around the classroom and didn't disrupt any of the other learning experiences and they came back to their learning. They have a successful accommodation for themselves and it took exploration. It took experimentation, but setting that precedents in that if this is not interrupting other Learners, if this is helping you focus, then you are choosing to use the right tool for you to be able to be successful. That was our beautiful community.    Kristi Hemingway: [00:13:09] For those listeners unfamiliar with the zones of Regulation. It's a framework and curriculum developed by occupational Therapist, Leah Kypers, it helps students. Develop awareness of internal States and to identify emotions. They learn to use a variety of strategies and tools for regulations, self-care, pro-social skills and overall wellness. It's pretty much what all of us in our 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s are working on in therapy. Each of the zones is color-coded.    Laura Lee Smith: [00:13:39] The green zone is really where you want to be and that green zone represents your regulated. You're ready to learn. You're comfortable. You're rested your Well, like, I'll in everyone's green box kind of can be described in a different way. You know, when you're in your flow.   Kristi Hemingway: [00:13:55]  It's for you to figure out which zone you're in based on the descriptors.    Laura Lee Smith: [00:13:59] Yeah. Okay. Absolutely. Thank you for that clarification. Because absolutely. Yes, I can't say. I can't look at you right now and go. You're in the green zone.   Kristi Hemingway: [00:14:06] Yeah. Because you can see I    Laura Lee Smith: [00:14:08] Because you can see I  mean Of course, behaviors can demonstrate that? You know, my    Kristi Hemingway: [00:14:11] order time in? Okay,    Laura Lee Smith: [00:14:14] and with the green zone, there's the variances. Of course. The Blue zone is when you're kind of more tired and you're just need a little bit more of a, you know, kind of an ump to get you into the green zone. And the yellow zone is like, you're starting to kind of escalate your kind of feeling like you're agitated or your irritated, where the red zone is the zone that you want to visit the least. We don't want to act like there is Red Zone, but we want to make sure that you know, you visited the least and you are actively trying to get back to the green zone and the red zone as you can probably guess is the Zone where you're angry or you're frustrated, you're feeling out of control of your behavior a little bit more and you need to try to gain that Center of control. So that's sums up Regulation.    Kristi Hemingway: [00:14:57] Yeah, so that's helpful and it gives students words around what they're experiencing and it normalizes it for them. Like we're all in the Red Zone sometimes. And it's Okay, you talk about helping students and supporting Learners to get to their cortex. What do you mean by that?    Laura Lee Smith: [00:15:18] So, you know, when you get in the flow, this is kind of a great connection to the green zone that we're talking about here. So I guess think about in that green zone again. So when you know, when you get in your flow, and you could be when you're reading a book, you're just focusing on that one thing and you're just caught in that mix and you're just getting so much joy from it. What created that for you? Where you rested? Were you comfortable? were you feeling regulated connected to What you're doing? You zone out all the sensory triggers around. You like, you don't hear your dog barking behind you or you don't hear anything and that is because you have your highway to your cortex. You have access to your learning and your reasoning brain because you're not emotionally triggered. Your basic needs are Met. And so we want to, I want to support Learners get to their cortex feel those fields of Engagement authentically regularly and when they need it most and the way that I explain this kind of it matches with Bruce Parry, he is a researcher behind what he calls the neuro sequential model and it explores how our brain communicates from the bottom up. So, our reasoning part of our brain is actually the last place of our brain to get the information, your brain stem, which is the bottom of our brain, that's linked to our nervous system. It actually gets its input of information from our sensory systems and because of that, it's critical to understand how our senses are providing input to our nervous system and brain. So we can have, I want to say, control over it or awareness over it so that we can again, create the Highways, and not have these barriers because these sensory stimulus or sensory triggers are getting in the way of that. And so essentially getting to the cortex is about teaching the brain and teaching about the brain and interweaving that knowledge and our Reflections and our interactions and our engagement.    Kristi Hemingway: [00:17:29] So it's really about each learner figuring out what they need and their own ways of learning best and their own ways of being comfortable. And being able to maximize their own learning.    Laura Lee Smith: [00:17:43] Absolutely. And I think that all of us want to build that resiliency and lifelong learners ness and that capacity to take on adversity and challenged by the like on their own. That's our investment as Educators for our students   Floreo: [00:17:50] Helping students find ways to maximize their own learning, sometimes, requires Innovative tools like the virtual reality platform from Floreo creative for students with autism spectrum disorder.  This is Vijay. I'm a father of a child with ASD and the founder of Floreo. A virtual reality platform for teaching social communication and independent living skills. We're proud to sponsor this episode of The EdCuration podcast at Floreo. We Empower neuro-diverse students that giving them an environment that is safe, controllable, repeatable and dignified in which to practice the skills that will make their lives more fulfilling and enriched. You'll  find Floreo this highly effective and easy to implement tool at EdCuration.com.    Kristi Hemingway: [00:18:37] One of the neuro-diverse challenges that we will see, probably in our students, is the challenge that your daughter has, which is the sensory processing disorder, which seems to me like, this is a fairly recent diagnosis. It's not something that I learned about or that we talked about when I was actually going through teacher training.  it was not one of the things that we accommodated for it wasn't something that we really had a label for or understood. I don't think maybe you can correct me on how long we've known about sensory processing disorders, but it impacts learning and I'm curious how it impacts learning and how to create a more friendly environment for students with that particular Challenge.    Laura Lee Smith: [00:19:35] And I have to say that this is I feel like sensory Processing is a very new science, very new descriptive and I did not learn about it in any of my schooling at this. The knowledge that I've gained in application in my educational career has come from seeking to understand how to best support my child as well. And as an avid researcher, it just the alignment is just so beautiful and support to all Learners from any age, really, so, I'm advocating strongly for to somehow be a monk. It's the training for teachers as General Ed teachers as well. You know, you get that book. The things that they didn't teach you in college. Yeah kind of one of those lessons that I feel like the things that they didn't teach you in college.    Kristi Hemingway: [00:20:20] Well, and I'm way older than you but I'm not sure. Anybody knew about it when I was in college or they just didn't have a name for it.   Laura Lee Smith: [00:20:28]  And Neuroscience is such a growing again and growing science and it's just the way my mind. So to better describe. What sensory processing is a kind of in connection to that whole getting to the cortex idea is, again, that understanding that really, our brain stem is using our sensory organs, which is our eyes, our ears, our nose, and our taste to really process the level of danger and safety around us. That's like an automatic and automatic system that's going in process. And so to know that our senses are what's creating that chemical response in ourbody is to help us be more aware. It helps us be more aware of our environment and experiences like as humans and adults when our, when our blood pressure starts to rise or like a heartbeat starts to go a little faster. It's that whole like wait a minute. What's creating that for me right now. Is it that loud noise over here?  Is it My dog barking over here? Like recognizing that It's actually what we hear see taste and feel is what's creating that response for us. I think is foundational and We could teach our kids that stuff.    Kristi Hemingway: [00:21:40] You know, I know you weren't taught that way. I mean, we had to realize that as adults, that when we're starting to feel triggered to be able to stop and say, what what is happening for me right now. Why is it happening? Where is it coming from? Give myself permission to sit for a minute and think and breathe. I'm telling you, laura Lee  These are things that I have learned maybe in the past decade, right? Right, we were taught this and it wasn't modeled for us. So it's are learning as well.    Laura Lee Smith: [00:22:14] I love what you say there because there's a reality, you just were very clear about a true reality of There's a lot of unlearning. There's a lot of unlearning for us that are leading the way. And that's really vulnerable for us as Educators because we have to unlearn it while we're also teaching it. And we're doing that in many areas and education, but that's also a benefit to us. As we are teaching these skills to them. It's also helping us become and grow, you know, into a better human being.  Kristi Hemingway: [00:22:48]  So get really concrete with me for a minute and describe a sensory friendly learning environment. I mean, physically,    Laura Lee Smith: [00:22:57] so there is a beautiful description that starts with our awareness to be able to figure out what to do to create the sensory friendly learning environment as well as getting to know our students. And so when you go to a professional development session, what are you looking for to be authentically engaged? What do you do? Do you have your water bottle next to you? Do you have you know, are you sitting crisscross applesauce? Do you have your slippers on now, like our professional development sensory friendly environment for our engagement? Because again, it's for our engagement. We do different things that create sensory input that helps us be centered. And so in order to do this. For our students. I think it is very important for us to recognize like literally tomorrow or today when you walk into your classroom just look around and looking around to see putting yourself in that. The student situation of going are am I providing options for them to feel comfortable or sensory centered so that they are able to engage in their learning. And some of the look fors could be the lighting,The modality again, like you spoke of, are you only asking them to use a pencil at all times? Because sometimes having markers and sometimes having the dry erase markers or the pens, help them process and apply their learning. What am I asking them to do when they sit? Am I giving them variable options? And so when you walk into your classroom, think about, am I providing an environment for engagement based off of this sensory input for my children.   Kristi Hemingway: [00:24:41] That's a challenge. I mean, when you think about the average high school, there's nothing comfortable. Fluorescent lights. The rooms are cold or hot. The chairs are horrible. And most of the time students are asked to just sit for long periods of time. I mean, I think we're giving, we're being a little bit more intentional and were evolving and how we Design schools and learning spaces, but just economically, it's not that. You can rebuild every school and make it a friendly learning environment. And there's a lot of old school's out there and they're just not ,just so uncomfortable. You don't feel good when you walk in.    Laura Lee Smith: [00:25:24] No, and the unfortunate reality is, as it seems that if a teacher really wants to provide, shall we say flexible seating? It's at the cost of the teacher. It's not at the cost of the school and that's where again, I feel like In batting this approach needs to be developed within the system of support and if udl or the Universal Design for Learning is going to be as a core framework for a school district, as ours is becoming is it's really important to also say, well this cannot be this doesn't look the same as what the environment is designed for in this space. And so I want some, we need support for adaptability to that. Because again, it needs to be enhanced designed and not streamlined. Yeah, I think that it's streamlined right now.    Kristi Hemingway: [00:26:18] So Universal Design for Learning, say more about that,   Laura Lee Smith: [00:26:21]  Universal Design for Learning is to create accessibility for Learners based off of Engagement ,representation and action and expression. And so it's how they process their learning how they show their learning. And how they are engaged with their learning. And the process of that is, is you get to know the standard and you get to know the standard of the students are going for and you provide the variability for them to be able to meet that standard. So let's just say a social studies standard and they can choose to do a written report on it. A presentation. They could do a performance just in different ways for them to demonstrate their  learning and of course and the educator mind you go. Okay. How does, how do I create that? I would love to have that kind of idea, but that's where the focus is getting to know your standard as well as providing clear assessment rubrics to go along with that. And from there, having those two pieces. You can be able to create opportunity for your children, or  your students, to be able to perform and meet that standard. So the whole idea of teaching has been in metaphorical comparison. Is, you don't want to go to a dinner party That's just serving tuna casserole. Because this casserole because tuna casserole will only maybe make a couple people Happy people will still come but their enjoyment level are there actual engagement and take away. They're going to go home and stop, you know, stop along the way on the way home. Katie Novak explains that she's a key person in this whole process. That she says that instead of doing a tuna casserole, you do a buffet of Of options. And so, you know, you have a pasta bar and you have the different kinds of pastas, you know, whole wheat pasta, you know, this and have that option of being able to select to create your own experience. That's Universal Design for Learning.   Kristi Hemingway: [00:28:25] Thank you for clarifying that I think that'll be helpful. It's not something I knew much about. So can you talk about what kind of training and resources? Does a teacher need to be? Successful with neurodiverse Learners who maybe hasn't had the training and been able to do the amount of research that you've done, where can a teacher start?    Laura Lee Smith: [00:28:49] Well, I think the first place to start is the knowledge within your building and I say this because often times you do not get to learn from or intentionally collaborate with the special ed teachers. The occupational Therapist knows a lot of great things that can help generate. Neural Educators as well as the SLP this speech language pathologist. And so, my first thought is again, a systematic approach of intentionally planning for or in the schedule have that time in collaboration with those Specialists and not just with an IEP at the center of the meeting, just to create those again, Universal practices and choices for students. So that's my first thought, because they are rich with knowledge. I did a case study with some neurodivergent Learners and their parents, and I asked what their Edge, what they would want Educators to know as well. So asking within their like really collaborating with the students and the parents and families, because it's amazing what that they'll share. So, listen to the parents, because they are just like, myself engaged in wanting to give the best to there kiddos.    Kristi Hemingway: [00:30:06] I can imagine that it would be really a firming to any occupational therapist in any building to have a teacher come and say, hey, could you just come in my classroom? Give me a couple tips recommendations. What can I tweak? What can I fix to Just make it a more nurturing learning environment. For for all of my learner's, not only my neurodiverse ones that what's good for special needs kids is good for every kid. In addition to those tips, laura Lee offered some book recommendations. First on her list is the out of sync child By Carol crown of wits, it's full of tools, exercises, and intentional supports. Another is what happened to you by, Bruce parry and Oprah Winfrey. It's a conversation of trauma and resilience through Understanding of the nervous system. You'll find links to both of these books in the episode notes. I'm wondering if you can share a success story either from a student in your classroom, or maybe a teacher that you've worked with as a consultant.    Laura Lee Smith: [00:31:08] I have a story about a student that I had in my classroom, that forever changed me because I was able to see the progression of my practice and my evolution of implementation, so I'm going to do my best to explain the story without getting choked up.   Kristi Hemingway: [00:31:23] Honestly, I have teachers all the time who get really emotional sharing stories about their students and it's a reflection of how much we love them. Oh, feel free to cry.    Laura Lee Smith: [00:31:34] It's our heart work, isn't it? Not, we're definitely doing hard work, but there's definitely some heart In our work. Oh, so this dear child, she had developmental trauma. And so is this a fourth grade student And so she had learned to function with just the unfortunate stress response system. So what that looks like was, is that she would have unpredictable intense behavior, meltdowns in my classroom, like, everything would seemingly be fine and dandy and then All of a sudden it was throwing of chairs ,flipping of desks yelling and screaming and it just became obviously impacted the whole classroom environment and learning.    Kristi Hemingway: [00:32:20] And how often did this happen?   Laura Lee Smith: [00:32:22] Almost every day. And of course, following the behavior response plan and the disciplinary practices were not changing the behavior. And it was only making it worse. And the thing that was really complex is that I felt that it was impacting my Rapport and relationship with her because I was always the one who was having to follow that plan and during this time while she was in my class was also, when I was learning about what my daughter was diagnosed with. And so I'd have the intensity of this behavior in my classroom and then come home and have the behavior intensity in my home of very similar behaviors, and I'm like, my child does not have developmental trauma and she does. And these behaviors are very similar. And so I've had to figure out what that commonality was of creating the same similar behaviors in two different circumstances and for two very different reasons. And so I began to experiment with a very well-rounded counselor. That worked with me as a nervous system navigation protocol instead. Our Behavior response plan and so we developed these periodic check-ins where it wasn't intrusive. It wasn't, I guess she didn't have to elaborate, she could just give a nonverbal, we use the zones of Regulation. Like I spoke of earlier at the very beginning of the day, she checked in as what color she was in. I could give her a thumbs-up or I could just come check in with her and see how she was doing. So we moved into Proactive move. And we did. We created a tiered response system to this. So our Tier 1 and then we created a calm down Corner started with her design of like, she experimented, you know, if it was a stress ball shoes, squeeze something. Or if it was something that she needed to feel like pet, like have a blanket or if it was a weighted blanket. Like she had to experience, what was bringing her the most calm. And so in class she would just look at me and just give me a five and that would just be her singal  giving her five minutes to just kind of reset and return. And of course, this took a little bit of training and feeling and growing    Kristi Hemingway: [00:34:46] and how old was this child?   Laura Lee Smith: [00:34:47] fourth grade? So she was nine. Okay. And from there, we were just able to it was such a beautiful end of the year. I cried. I think the whole last week of her being in my classroom because it was that whole transferring on the transferable. You got this, you got this, right? You've been showing me, you got this, you can do this because by the end End of like literally a month within. We had turned it into a community thing where the universal supports in the check-in system became a classroom protocol. It became a nervous system navigation, classroom practice. And so, because she was not the only one dealing with the hard things, other people had learned to also masks that they were doing the hard that going through something hard. And so it was a beautiful community and it was So impactful to see how when we develop that common language of that behavior is actually communicating something and to learn maybe what that something is created resolution and community.    Kristi Hemingway: [00:35:52] So, you know, it's comforting to hear you talk about this is that So I ask you this question at the beginning of how does this correspond or overlay trauma-informed Practices and good solid Social emotional learning practices and And they're almost all the same. These are the same things. It's the creating the space. It's having the conversations. It's allowing students to have voice and agency in their own learning. Those are the things that I'm hearing from from trauma-informed experts, and social-emotional learning, experts and coordinators. That these are not, it's not one more thing. It's all the same.    Laura Lee Smith: [00:36:34] Exactly. You just said it right there.    Kristi Hemingway: [00:36:37] Yeah, so and I think that that is comforting to teachers to because they're being asked to attend to so many different standards and so many different objectives when they come into a classroom Beyond just their content, right? So they have like a social, emotional learning objective and then they have 10 kids who need accommodations in their classroom. And these kinds of practices are an umbrella. They're just going to nurture everyone.    Laura Lee Smith: [00:37:04] I think it's a beautiful thing of what you just said, right there are In a body connection is going to be the center point to being able to meet all of the systems that you are growing in As Educators.    Kristi Hemingway and Floreo: [00:37:15]  You can find Laura Lee at Laura, Lee Smith Consulting, linked in the episode notes. Along with our social media feeds and all the resources and books mentioned. In this episode. Her website is a banquet of resources, including her podcast, her blog, a sensory systems checklist to use with students. And her online courses and Consulting opportunities. If you'd like to know more about how to use foundational nervous system knowledge to develop authentic regulation and sensory awareness Laura Lee is happy to work with your school or district.    And while you're thinking about adaptations and accommodations for diverse Learners, you're going to want to check out. Today's sponsor Floreo virtual reality for students with autism spectrum Disorder KellyHargreaves, special education teacher at Staley Middle School in Texas said I have never had students. So excited about learning before introducing them to Floreo Now. My students can't wait to come to my class because of this awesome program. It brought tears, to my eyes. Just seeing how much excitement they had to continue their learning even during their summer break. I absolutely love Floreo because it allows the kids to experience Hands-On different learning environments, which really helps them to generalize the information. You can find Floreo at Ed creation.com. And while you're there check out. Our upcoming webinars, are certified at trustee program that allows you to try before you buy our micro professional learning, Explorations our blog and all of our other podcast episodes. If you liked this episode, please follow or subscribe to the podcast on your platform of choice. 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This week we welcome Vijay Ravindran to the podcast. Vijay is the CEO of Floreo, a virtual reality company specializing in developing software to help children with Autism Learn.  He is also a parent of a child with Autism and has day-to-day first-hand experience helping his own child learn new skills. Download the podcast today to learn more about this exciting new technology!  Learn More About Floreo: https://floreotech.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Autism weekly is now found on all of the major listening apps including apple podcasts, google podcasts, stitcher, Spotify, amazon music, and more. Subscribe to be notified when we post a new podcast.  Autism weekly is produced by ABS. ABS is proud to provide diagnostic assessments and ABA therapy to children with developmental delays like Autism Spectrum Disorder. You can learn more about ABS and the Autism Weekly podcast by visiting abskids.com. 

A special BioTalk with former Crab Trap winners from the BioHealth Capital Region Forum. David Narrow, CEO of Sonavex, Bruce Lichorowic, President & CEO, Dave Saunders, CTO & Co-Founder of Galen Robotics, and Vijay Ravindran, Co-Founder & CEO of Floreo, Inc. give updates on their companies since winning the Crab Trap competition in previous years.

Hoy tuvimos a 2 grandes exponentes del floreo en la actualidad. Ricardo Zamudio y Ricardo Yañez quienes nos platicaron un poco de su experiencia y la innovación que han traído al floreo de Soga.

Vijay Ravindran is the creator of Floreo, an app to help kids with Autism understand social interactions. Vijay’s son inspired the app. Combines iPhone with VR headset VR therapy. help in 2 ways. 1. Opportunities to create fun characters. Therapy can get patronizing and monotonous; we make it better. Don’t have a lot of practice in giving kids One of the fascinating things is that professionals use the scenes in ways that we haven’t predicted. Student who is afraid of going outside. Never seen child interact in traditional therapy. Big emphasis around research. Research partners Celebrate the Children, CHOP Center for Autism Research. Work on eye contact with students. NIH Fasttrack grant - helped fund groundbreaking research around Autism. What are the barriers you face? Helping families and professionals think about how you can schedule and integrate when they are already scheduled to the max. VR is still not commonplace. We carry the burden of being the first time adults and children experience VR. Support iPad via tele therapy sessions. floreotech.com for more information. Subscription plans for the software for homes and schools. How to be a transformative principal? Starting with understanding the unique situations that families are in right now. Start with the customer and work backwards. Knowing how much potential these kids have and knowing what’s possible if these Today’s Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, amplifies world-class voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized globally for their fresh perspectives and proven strategies to drive success in modern schools and classrooms. John Catt’s mission is to support high-quality teaching and learning by ensuring every educator has access to professional development materials that are research-based, practical, and focused on the key topics proven essential in today’s and tomorrow’s schools. Learn more about professional development publications that are easy to implement for your entire faculty, and are both quickly digestible and rigorous, by visiting https://us.johncattbookshop.com/. Learn more about some of the newest titles: Michaela: The Power of Culture by Katharine Birbalsingh Teaching WalkThrus: Visual Step-by-Step Guides to Essential Teaching Techniques by Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli Putting Staff First: A blueprint for revitalising our schools by John Tomsett and Jonny Uttley The Teaching Delusion: Why Teaching In Our Schools Isn’t Good Enough (And How We Can Make It Better) by Bruce Robertson Stop Talking About Wellbeing: A pragmatic approach to teacher workload by Kat Howard John Catt is also proud publisher of the new book from Transformative Principal host Jethro Jones: SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves Visit this page to learn more about bulk orders and how to bring John Catt’s research-based materials to your school: https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors

Your weekly dose of information that keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the field of technology designed to assist people with disabilities and special needs. Show Notes: https://floreotech.com Democratic Website Accessibility Update: http://bit.ly/30hm0cK Samsung Good Vibes Story: http://bit.ly/30e61w7——————————If you have an AT question, leave us a voice mail at: 317-721-7124 or email tech@eastersealscrossroads.orgCheck […] The post ATU434 – Floreo with Vijay Ravindran appeared first on Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads.

Today on Autism Live Shannon covers Joint Attention in her Jargon of the day, followed by a Skype interview with Vijay Ravindran, CEO and Founder of Floreo. Then an interview from the Executive Director of the Southern California Chapter of Autism Speaks, Tracey Macdonald. https://floreotech.com/ https://www.autismspeaks.org/

We’re in the game room today talking about teaching social skills through virtual reality. My guest, Vijay Ravindran was inspired by his own son to create a therapeutic virtual reality program dedicated to teaching social skills to those on the autism spectrum, and with related issues. In this episode you will discover: How this autism […] The post ABP Episode 51: How To Teach Social Skills Through Virtual Reality | A Conversation with Vijay Ravindran of Floreo appeared first on Puzzle Peace Counseling.

Vijay Ravindran is the co-founder & CEO of Floreo - a groundbreaking research and venture-backed virtual reality therapy system to aid parents and professionals working with children with autism. He is an accomplished entrepreneur and technology executive with experience in online retail at Amazon and the news media industry for The Washington Post Company. Ravindran's career spans digital commerce and news media. He joined Amazon in 1998 when the company sold books and music. He later served as director of the ordering department at Amazon and led the team that launched Amazon Prime. As Chief Digital Officer for The Washington Post Company, he founded WaPo Labs and oversaw the development of over a dozen products in digital news and launched Washington Post Social Reader and Trove, a personalized news web application. He is an engineering graduate of the University of Virginia and serves on the Board of the Lenfest Institute, which develops and supports sustainable business models for local journalism. You'll hear How Vijay's position at Amazon opened the door for him to pursue his passion. The inspiration behind FLOREO and the incredibly cute "first employee".  Floreo's first steps and their partners and supporters who helped get the product off the ground. The affordability and accessibility of Technological Therapy vs Human Therapy. The fears and challenges that come with along with his venture being a creator of the first product of its kind in the world and a parent of a child with autism Determining Real World Progress FLOREO where the product stands now, ten years from now, their cutting edge technology and dreams to change the world of Virtual and Augmented reality training tools.  

In this episode, we talk with Vijay Ravindran. Vijay is Co-founder and CEO of Floreo, a company that leverages the power of virtual reality to develop a supplementary method of teaching social and communication skills for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  And now. here is our conversation with Vijay Ravindran.  Music "Flying High" by FREDJI

Vijay Ravindran is the co-founder & CEO of Floreo, a startup building virtual reality autism therapy. In prior roles, he has been the chief digital officer of a major media company, chief executive of a news startup, and co-founder of a political technology company that was active in the 2008 presidential campaign. He started his career as a software engineer and was at Amazon from 1998-2005 in a variety of technology roles. From February 2009 to December 2015, Ravindran was senior vice president and chief digital officer at Graham Holdings Company (formerly The Washington Post Company). In this role, Ravindran most recently was the CEO of a news startup, Trove, and led investments in early stage companies for GHCo. In 2005, Ravindran joined with former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Harold Ickes to launch the political technology startup Catalist. As its founding chief technology officer, Ravindran led all the technology aspects of developing the company’s software and data products. During the 2008 election cycle, Catalist clients included the Obama for America and Hillary Clinton presidential campaigns. Prior to Catalist, Ravindran was a technology director at Amazon.com. Ravindran joined Amazon in 1998 as a software engineer and held a variety of engineering and management roles. From 2003 to 2005, he led the Ordering group, which was responsible for consumer purchasing on all Amazon properties, including Shopping Cart, Checkout, 1-Click and Your Account. In this role, he also oversaw the launch of Amazon Prime and built the original team for the program. Before joining Amazon, Ravindran was a software developer at American Management Systems in Fairfax, VA, and Dusseldorf, Germany. Ravindran graduated from the University of Virginia with a BS in systems engineering.

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