Event Details

CE Program/Activity
 " Using the Sensory Learning Kit":
Provider
 Perkins School for the Blind
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Location
 Watertown, MA
Date(s)
 November 11, 2019 - November 13, 2019
CE Hours
 5
Contact Information
 Betsy Bixler, Project Manager, Educational Programs, Perkins School for the Blindbetsy.Bixler@perkins.org
Registration Information
 N/A This workshop is part of the professional development plan for Perkins' Community Programs. It is open to Perkins personnel only.
Fees
 N/A
Description of CE Program/Activity
 Presentation: Using the Sensory Learning Kit:Presenter: Millie SmithDescription:Students with visual and multiple impairments have very unique educational needs. When their present levels of performance are at the sensorimotor stage, regardless of chronological age, they learn about their worlds and develop basic skills by participating in experiences that allow them to use sensing and acting systems. Barriers to learning imposed by sensory, cognitive, and motor impairments must be overcome by teams of professionals who can use research-based strategies to design highly effective instructional activities. Objectives:1.Participants will identify the characteristics of learning at the sensorimotor stage.2.Participants will identify the specific components of sensing and acting systems related to developing skills.3.Participants will assess educational priorities using tools designed for sensorimotor learners.4.Participants will examine strategies for designing instructional activities that provide the repetition and consistency required for overcoming barriers to learning at these stages.