Active Learning Study Group October 22, 2013 Educational Treatments: Phase 1 Offering Kate Hurst, Statewide Staff Development Coordinator Texas School

Active Learning Study GroupOctober 22, 2013

Educational Treatments:Phase 1 Offering

Kate Hurst, Statewide Staff Development CoordinatorTexas School for the Blind & Visually ImpairedOutreach [email protected]

Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired Outreach Programs, 2013

Housekeeping• Please call 1-888-450-

5996 access code 774006 to receive the audio portion of this webinar

• Handouts and sign-in roster can be downloaded from http://www.tsbvi.edu/attachments/article/3748/WebinarSign-InRoster2013-14.doc

• Please mute your mics unless you are speaking

• Please tell us your name before you speak

• Secret Code Part 1:

121 Please use these 3 digits +

the 3 provided at the end to form a number between 120,000 and 140,000


Phase I

Offering

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Characteristics of Child

• May seem reluctant to do much• Often passive or engaged in self-stimulatory

behaviors• World exists for most part in the confines of

their own body• Seldom seek out interactions with others

except caregiver• Have very limited experiences

Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired Outreach Programs, Chris

Montgomery, 2012

Phase I: Offering - Goals

• Build trust• Observe reactions– Learn likes & dislikes– Find out what frightens– Learn child’s way of contacting

• Determining emotional level• Introduce sound self-activity leading towards

Phase II


Phase I: Offering – Adult’s Role

• Resonance Board, interesting objects/toys• Sit near and offer objects underneath the

hand (this is the way you interact in Phase I)• Observe and take note of what he enjoys or

dislikes, distresses• How does the child explore object?• Does child try to contact? How?


Discussion

1. What did you learn about what the child likes?2. What did you learn about what the child

dislikes?3. Did the child try to contact you and if so how?4. What if anything did you find difficult about the

offering technique?5. Given your observation of the child, did you

think about changing either his programming or the environment or you ways of interacting? If so what ideas did you come up with?


Assignment for November

• Read pages 73-76 of Are You Blind? or read the article, Five Phases of Educational Treatment Used in Active Learning Based on Excerpts from Are You Blind?

• Attempt the technique of imitation with one of your students who seems ready to try Phase 2.

• Be prepared to discuss at the November study group.


Part 2 of the Secret Code

022Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired

Outreach Programs, 2013.

Thank You for Joining Us!Texas School for the Blind & Visually ImpairedOutreach Programs

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"This project is supported by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the position of the U.S. Department of Education."


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Active Learning Study Group October 22, 2013 Educational Treatments: Phase 1 Offering Kate Hurst, Statewide Staff Development Coordinator Texas School