Special Education
Continuing Education

Participants will be able to:

• Identify the 10 Active Learning Principles
  
• Recall examples to transfer the learning principles to school
  
• Recall real world examples of the learning principles
  
• Recognize the educator's role in eliciting the active learning principles
   

Sandra Tattershall is director of the Language and Learning Center in Florence, KY, her private practice for 20 years. Dr. Tattershall received her undergraduate degree at the University of KY with a double major in Speech Language Pathology and Elementary Education. She received her advanced degrees in Speech Language Pathology at the University of Cincinnati with a minor in Linguistics.

Her experience has included working in classrooms for students with severe language problems; with students with hearing impairments; with multihandicapped students; with students having difficulty learning written language and with those challenged by higher level language problems. She has taught at the preschool through college levels and has been an adjunct instructor both in Speech Language Pathology and in Education.

She has explored language-learning connections as a special interest for many years. Dr. Tattershall began to explore classroom collaboration in the early 80's and has recently been focusing on collaborating with students directly for improving language and learning. She has written a book about her "shoulder to shoulder" approach in working with adolescents called Adolescents with Language and Learning Needs: Problem Solving 1st Edition published by Thomson-Singular. As a presenter, Dr. Tattershall draws upon her many professional experiences and her family tradition of storytelling along with conventional references to literature and research.
 

Judy Montgomery Ph.D. C.C.C. SLP - Assistant Professor of Special Education, Chapman University
Melinda Pierson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Teacher education, Cal Poly Pomona
   

OnlineCEUs.com is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) to offer continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology. This program is offered for .1 CEUs (Introductory Level: Professional area). ASHA approval of CE Provider status does not imply endoresement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.

This Course meets the qualifications for (1) hour of continuing professional development credit for Speech-Language Pathologists or Audiologists as required by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board. OnlineCEUs.com is approved as a Continuing Professional Development Provider. Provider # PDP60

CEU's are based on attainment of learning outcomes. Participants must complete the course, pass the assessment test with 80% accuracy and fill out the evaluation form in order to receive their certificate.

Participants' satisfaction is assured. The request for a refund and justifiable reason must be stated in writing within 2 weeks of taking the course at which tuition will be fully refunded.

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• 1: Directions for Taking the Course, Lesson
  • 1.1: Biographical Sketch, Lesson
    
  • 1.2: Introduction - Rational, Lesson
    
  • 1.3: Introduction - Eliciting Examples of Active Learning Principles
  • 1.4: Introduction - The 10 Active Learning Principles, Lesson, Resources
    
• 2: Warming Up for Learning - Probing for Real World Examples, Lesson
  • 2.1: Warming Up For Learning - Transfer to School, Lesson
  • 2.2: Summary of Warming Up for Learning, Lesson
• 3: There's More Than One Way to Skin a Cat - Probing for Real World Examples, Lesson
  • 3.1: There's More Than One Way to Skin a Cat - Transfer to School, Lesson
    • 3.1.1: Brainstorming, Lesson
    • 3.1.2: Mini lessons for various stages in writing, Lesson
    • 3.1.3: Guided Study Hall, Lesson
  • 3.2: Summary of There's More Than One Way to Skin a Cat, Lesson
    
• 4: Separate Wheat from Chaff - Probing for Real World Examples, Lesson
  • 4.1: Separate Wheat From Chaff - Transfer to School, Lesson
    • 4.1.1: Phrases That Point to Important Information, Lesson
    • 4.1.2: Listening for the Wheat, Lesson
    • 4.1.3: Comparing Different Teachers Styles, Lesson
    • 4.1.4: Note taking Skills, Lesson
  • 4.2: Summary of Wheat vs Chaff, Lesson
• 5: What So What - Real Life Probe, Lesson
  • 5.1: Ask What and So What - Transfer to School, Lesson
    • 5.1.1: Study strategies, Lesson
    • 5.1.2: 9th Grade Science Student, Lesson
    • 5.1.3: The Focus on Individual Facts, Lesson
  • 5.2: Summary of What So What Principle, Lesson
• 6: Balance Old and New Information - Probing for Real World Examples, Lesson
  • 6.1: Balance Old and New Information - Transfer to School, Lesson
    • 6.1.1: Don't Assume Students have Background Information, Lesson
    • 6.1.2: Challenging Nonroutine Math Problems, Lesson
    • 6.1.3: Zone of Proximal Development, Lesson
    • 6.1.4: Personal Style - Novelty, Lesson
      
    • 6.1.5: Personal Style - Need for Extensive Old Information, Lesson
      
  • 6.2: Summary of Balance Old and New Information, Lesson
• 7: Ask Questions - Probing for Real World Examples, Lesson
  • 7.1: Ask Questions - Transfer to School, Lesson
    • 7.1.1: Questions for Warming up, Lesson
      
    • 7.1.2: Wrinkled Brows and Questions, Lesson
      
    • 7.1.3: Classroom Opportunities For Questions, Lesson
    • 7.1.4: Questions in the Writing Process, Lesson
  • 7.2: Summary of Ask Questions, Lesson
    
• 8: Test Your Level of Knowing - Probing for Real World Examples, Lesson
  • 8.1: Test Your Level of Knowing - Transfer to School, Lesson
    
    • 8.1.1: Demonstrate How to Test Themselves, Lesson
    • 8.1.2: Parents Testing Students, Lesson
    • 8.1.3: Understanding Performances, Lesson
      
    • 8.1.4: Ohiogezeimus, Lesson
      
  • 8.2: Summary of Test Your Level of Knowing, Lesson
• 9: The Tutor Learns More Than the Tutee - Probing for Real World Examples, Lesson
  • 9.1: The Tutor Learns More Than the Tutee - Transfer to School, Lesson
  • 9.2: Summary of The Tutor Learns More Than the Tutee, Lesson
• 10: Know The Topic and the Point - Probing for Real World Examples, Lesson
  • 10.1: Know the Topic and the Point - Transfer to School, Lesso
    • 10.1.1: Facilitating Comprehension of Paragraphs, Lesson
    • 10.1.2: Hierarchial Meaning of Paragraphs, Lesson
    • 10.1.3: Constructing a Web, Lesson
  • 10.2: Summary of Know the Topic and the Point, Lesson
• 11: Problem Solve - Probing For Real World Examples, Lesson
  • 11.1: Problem Solve - Transfer to School, Lesson
    • 11.1.1: The Diagnostic Process, Lesson
    • 11.1.2: Identifying, Planning and Implementing, Lesson
      
  • 11.2: Summary of Problem Solving, Lesson
• 12: Summary, Lesson
  
• 13: Course Assessment, Assessment
• 14: Course Evaluation, Assessment
• 15: Course Completion, Lesson