Events

A young boy plays with Magnetos, a large tin can, and jingle bells on a Multi-Function Activity Table at the Narbethong State Special School in Australia.
A young boy plays with Magnetos, a large tin can, and jingle bells on a Multi-Function Activity Table at the Narbethong State Special School in Australia.

Below is a listing of training events and activities related to Active Learning. If you have an event you would like to share, please email hurstk@tsbvi.edu.

 


October 2023

October 19, 2023 – 3:00 to 4:00 PM CST

Active Learning Book Study: Lilli Nielsen’s ‘Are You Blind?’

Presenter(s): Sara Kitchen and Scott Baltisberger

 

“Are You Blind?” provides foundational concepts and practices for Lilli Nielsen’s Active Learning approach. Participants will engage in discussion of sections of this book in four parts throughout the 2023-2024 school year. Please read the section before the date of the study group. The dates and corresponding chapters are Oct 19th, 2023 chapters 1-5, Dec 21, 2023 chapters 6-9, Feb 15th, 2024 chapters 10-11, and April 18th, 2024 chapters 12-15.

 

Link to register

 

December 2023

December 21, 2023 – 3:00 to 4:00 PM CST

Active Learning Book Study: Lilli Nielsen’s ‘Are You Blind?’

Presenter(s): Sara Kitchen and Scott Baltisberger


“Are You Blind?” provides foundational concepts and practices for Lilli Nielsen’s Active Learning approach. Participants will engage in discussion of sections of this book in four parts throughout the 2023-2024 school year. Please read the section before the date of the study group. The dates and corresponding chapters are Oct 19th, 2023 chapters 1-5, Dec 21, 2023 chapters 6-9, Feb 15th, 2024 chapters 10-11, and April 18th, 2024 chapters 12-15.


Link to register