Active Learning Materials and Activities Planning Sheet
An Active Learning Materials and Activities Planning Sheet might be used to gather information for program planning for a student utilizing an Active Learning approach. Gathering information takes a little time, many conversations with caregivers, some trial and error, and a lot of observation.
You may download the Active Learning Materials and Activities Planning Sheet blank forms to use with your student. This form is based on personal notes from a seminar by van Dijk, J. 1985 and information from Dr. Lilli Nielsen in Functional Scheme and some of her other books.
You shouldn’t expect to complete this form at one meeting or in a few days. This form is meant to help a team get started planning together for their student. As the team continues to learn more about the child, information continues to be added.
These children require close observation and team collaboration if our goal is to build a quality program for them. Don’t rush the team just to fill in all the blanks. Active Learning requires a diagnostic teaching approach: assess, develop and implement instructional strategies, document progress, reassess, revise instructional strategies. In other words, your team is looking for instructional strategies that work for the individual child. It is important to remember, as the child grows and learns, instructional strategies may need to be revised. So it is important to understand the Dynamic Learning Circle and utilize it as you work with a child using an Active Learning approach.
This document can be shared with a variety of people who interact with the child or who will interact with the child in the future. It also can be included (in parts) into a portfolio or other records.
Sample Planning Sheet
Download a sample of the Active Learning Materials and Activities Planning Sheet (Example). You may reference this example as you work with your team to complete the form for your own student.