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In an era of constant stimulation and fragmented attention, maintaining student focus has become one of the central challenges of teaching. This workshop explores attention not as a student trait, but as a design outcome of teaching.

About the Workshop

Grounded in cognitive science, attention research, and neuroscience, participants examine why students disengage and how lesson structure, task design, and emotional climate influence attention. Contrary to common myths, attention is not fixed but highly responsive to cognitive load, relevance, and emotional safety.

Drawing on current research and insights aligned with Generation Alpha in the Classroom, the session highlights that effective learning environments are those that balance structure with variability and actively manage cognitive demands.

Participants engage in hands-on redesign of classroom tasks and develop:

• short “attention cycles” within lessons,
• strategies to reduce cognitive overload,
• techniques to re-engage attention without technology.

Learning outcomes

Participants will:

• understand mechanisms behind attention loss,
• design lessons that sustain engagement,
• implement practical routines that improve focus immediately.

Teacher Trainer

ALEKSANDRA CICHOŃ is an experienced teacher trainer, ELT methodology specialist, and conference speaker, working with educators across Poland. She specialises in designing and delivering highly practical, research-informed training that supports teachers in responding to the real challenges of today’s classrooms.
Her work focuses on the intersection of communication, student engagement, and classroom relationships, combining insights from educational psychology, neuroscience, and modern language teaching methodology.
Aleksandra has extensive experience leading workshops and conference sessions for both primary and secondary teachers, often in collaboration with leading educational publishers. Her training style is dynamic, interactive, and strongly practice-oriented -participants work with real classroom scenarios, engage in role-play, and leave with ready-to-use tools and strategies they can implement immediately.

Additional Information

• Workshop lasts 180 min. (our teaching hour is 45 min.)
• For groups larger than 30 people, we add PLN 20 per person. Due to the specifics of workshop-method work, the maximum group size is 35 people.
• Additional costs include teacher’s travel expenses and accomodation (if needed).
• All participants will receive certificates.

Questions? Send us an email: szkolenia@instytut-educare.pl or call Dominika Kmera at 667500870.