Activities that Reach and Teach
Course Description
This course teaches the importance of active learning and techniques for selecting and implementing quality activities that insure student learning and retention of content. It features strategies for activity selection that considers age appropriate content, as well as, engagement of a diverse student population. It explores what is necessary for creating a safe and caring educational environment that encourages interaction, understanding, team building, communication, problem solving, and conflict resolution. It provides several examples of successful activities that can be used to assess learning across subject matter. It is focused for educators, SLPs, SLPAs, OTRs, and anyone else who works in an educational environment.
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SignupObjective
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
About Presenters
Gale Gorke
EdD, EdS
Gale has been a public school educator nearly 30 years, teaching at both the elementary and secondary levels. She currently is the Executive Director of Kids Kan Inc., an organization that specializes in staff development, activity selection and program implementation. Gale has served as an adjunct professor in the School of Education for both La Sierra University and Chapman University. Her Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction focused on academic intervention in after school programs and her Ed.S. is in School Psychology. She effectively models teaching that accommodates for all student’s ability levels and reflects a keen awareness of adolescent development and brain-based learning principles. Her enthusiasm is contagious! Gale believes that the best way to learn is through play and the way you show up for the game is the way you show up for life.
Additional Information
This course is offered for 0.30 ASHA CEUs (Introductory Level, Professional Area)
Course Timeline
| Timeline |
|---|
| 30 min: Why use activities? Purpose behind activity selection and use. |
| 30 min: Activity Selection - Filter Development - Begin with end in mind. |
| 30 min: Continue: Activity Selection - Filter Development - Begin with end in mind. |
| 75 min: Activity Implementation - Safe and Effective Learning Environment - Unpacking the Learning - (examples) |
| 15 min: Question and Answer |
Course Disclosure
Disclosure Statement for Gale Gorke
| Financial | Gale Gorke received compensation for this presentation from SpeechTherapyPD.com. |
| Nonfinancial | No relevant nonfinancial relationships exist. |