Lectures, Webinars and Adult Demonstrations
Below is a complete listing of videos and the pages they can be found on at the Active Learning Space website. You will note that some of these videos appear on more than one page and may illustrate more than one principle or skill. If you are using these videos for training purposes our hope is that this listing might make it easier for you to find videos you want to use as easily as possible.
Feel free to link to these videos, but please do not re-record them for your own use.
Principles
Introduction to Active Learning Techniques, by Patty Obrzut – Overview
Penrickton Center for Blind Children in Taylor, Michigan from Detroit News 4– Overview
What Is Play? – Principles – What Is Play?
Pathways to Learning– Principles – Pathways to Learning?
Overview – Dynamic Learning Circle – Principles – Dynamic Learning Circle
Stage 1 Dynamic Learning Circle – Aware and Interested – Principles – Dynamic Learning Circle
Stage 2 Dynamic Learning Circle – Curious and Active- Principles – Dynamic Learning Circle
Stage 3: Learning Completed or Habituation- Principles – Dynamic Learning Circle
Stage 4 Dynamic Learning Circle – Ready for New Challenges– Principles – Dynamic Learning Circle
Patty Obrzut Talks about When Things Go Wrong– Principles – When Things Go Wrong
Patty Obrzut Discusses Social and Emotional Development– Principles – Social and Emotional Development
Developmentally Appropriate Activities – Principles – Social and Emotional Development – Developmental Appropriate Activities
Effects of Anxiety and Stress– Principles – Social and Emotional Development – Effects of Stress and Anxiety
Emotional Development versus Intellectual Development– Principles – Social and Emotional Development – Emotional Development and Self-Identity
Self-Identity– Principles – Social and Emotional Development – Emotional Development and Self-Identity
Stereotypical Behavior – Principles – Social and Emotional Development – Stereotypical Behaviors and Self-Stimulation
Self-Stimulation – Principles – Social and Emotional Development – Stereotypical Behaviors and Self-Stimulation
What Is Active Learning? 5 Key Points – Principles – Key Points Overview
Coffee Hour Discussion: Active Learning – May 18, 2020 – Principles – Key Points Overview
Patty Obrzut on the Five Phases of Educational Treatment Overview – Principles – Five Phases of Educational Treatment – Patty Obrzut on the Five Phases
Non-Verbal Communication – Principles – Five Phases of Educational Treatment – Communicating with the Learner
Talking During an Activity – Principles – Five Phases of Educational Treatment – Communicating with the Learner
Final Thoughts on the Five Phases – Principles – Five Phases of Educational Treatment – Final Thoughts on the Five Phases
Assessment
Patty Obrzut Discusses the Functional Scheme Assessment
These webinars focused on the Functional Scheme Assessment:
Program Planning
Active Learning Study Group – November 2017 – Transition Services
Documenting Progress
Active Learning: From Assessment to Curriculum – From Assessment to IEP to Instruction
Cognitive Skills
Constructive Play presented by Patty Obrzut and Jessica McCavit 1/24/2019 – Constructive Play
Implementation
Active Learning Study Group: CVI and Active Learning – January 2018 – Implementation – CVI and Active Learning
Pedaling & Paddling at Narbethong Special School – Implementation – Recreation and Leisure
Alec Duncan Ideas to Promote Water Play and Music Play on Child’s Play Music website – Implementation – Recreation and Leisure
Deafblind Insights with Dr. Joe Gibson on the Importance of Recreation and Leisure – Implementation – Recreation and Leisure
Active Learning Classroom Tour – Implementation – Setting Up the Classroom
Strategy to See CVI Quick Tip: Mardi Gras Bead Curtain – Implementation – CVI Strategies
Motor Skills
Working in Prone Using a Resonance Board – Motor Skills – Moving in Prone
Supine Play on the Resonance Board – Motor Skills – Moving in Supine
Supine Play in a Platform Swing – Motor Skills – Moving in Supine
Playing on a Piano Bench – Motor Skills – Pulling to Stand, Crawling, and Cruising
Bucket Activity Using Hands – Motor Skills – Scratching, Batting, and Banging
Bucket Activity Using Feet – Motor Skills – Scratching, Batting, and Banging
Rubber Bands on Trays and Buckets – Motor Skills – Scratching, Batting, and Banging
Rubber Bands on Buckets with Water – Motor Skills – Scratching, Batting, and Banging
Scratching on Pots and Pans – Motor Skills – Scratching, Batting, and Banging
Kicking or Batting Hanging Cans – Motor Skills – Scratching, Batting, and Banging
Banging Pots and Pans – Motor Skills – Scratching, Batting, and Banging
Sitting on a Therapy Ball – Motor Skills – Sitting Independently
Sitting on a Resonance Board – Motor Skills – Sitting Independently
Sitting in a Chair with Skates – Motor Skills – Sitting Independently
Materials
Position Board Case Study – Design – Materials Examples of Selecting Materials for a Position Board
Using a Hair Scrunchie as a Buncher – Equipment – Buncher
Equipment
TSBVI Coffee Hour for November 19, 2020 – Equipment: Little Room – Equipment – Little Room
Related Services and Therapies
Deafblind Insights with Dr. Joe Gibson on the Importance of Recreation and Leisure – Related Services and Therapies – Adapted PE / Recreation and Leisure
Adaptive PE Games for Blind and Visually Impaired Students by Elina Mullen– Related Services and Therapies – Adapted PE / Recreation and Leisure
Penrickton Center for Blind Children in Taylor, Michigan from Detroit News 4 – Parent Training and Support
Family
Using a Hair Scrunchie as a Buncher – Family – Daily Living
Laundry Basket Throw – Family – Family Room Activities
Kneeling at a Banister – Family – Family Room Activities
Indoor Obstacle Course – Family – Family Room Activities
Scratch Board – Family – Kitchen Classics
Learning About Brushes – Family – Kitchen Classics
Laundry Basket Throw – Family – Kitchen Classics
Kneeling at a Banister – Family – Kitchen Classics
Indoor Obstacle Course – Family – Kitchen Classics
Scratch Board – Family – Kitchen Classics
Plastic Bags – Family – Kitchen Classics
Tipping Tray with Ping Pong Balls – Family – Kitchen Classics
Tipping Tray with Golf Balls – Family – Kitchen Classics
Rubber Bands on Trays and Buckets – Family – Kitchen Classics
Rubber Bands with Water in Containers – Family – Kitchen Classics
Kicking Hanging Cans – Family – Kitchen Classics
Banging Pots and Pans– Family – Kitchen Classics