Joan Agosta, M.Ed, OCT, NLP, MNRI
M.Ed.
Master of Education Degree in Educational Leadership
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
OCT
Ontario College of Teachers
An Ontario teaching certificate is a license to teach in Ontario. Only qualified teaching professionals who have been certified by and remain in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers can use the abbreviation OCT – Ontario Certified Teacher – next to their name.
NLP
Neuro Linguisitic Programming, Master Practitioner
certified by the London School of NLP, London, England
NLP provides tools and skills for the development of states of individual excellence, but it also establishes a system of empowering beliefs and presuppositions about what human beings are, what communication is and what the process of change is all about.
MNRI
Core Specialist, Masgutova Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration
certified January 2012.
The Masgutova Method of Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration (MNRI) was developed by Dr. Svetlana Masgutova, developmental psychologist and researcher, originally from Russia. The program was created to foster brain development and enhance human potential for children and adults with challenges. It is designed to facilitate the emergence, maturation, and integration process of primary reflex motor patterns for anyone, regardless of condition or age.
Brain Gym®
Brain Gym instructor and consultant since 1996
Brain Gym is a series of simple, easy to do movements which activate the neurological connections in the brain leading to whole-brain learning. Created as a result of years of research by Dr. Paul Dennison, Ph.D., Brain Gym is a brilliant synthesis of applied kinesiology, left/right brain research, acupressure, developmental optometry and neurolinguistics.