SEHS - Professional Development
Art and Autism


Online with two Saturday sessions at the Livingston ESA in Howell, July 16 and August 6, 2011
SAIL registration for current OU graduate students or contact us


Overview

Consider that 65% of the population are visual learners and 90% of the information that comes to the brain is visual. In Visual Literacy: Learn to See, See to Learn, Burmark suggests that utilizing a variety of visual aids in the classroom may improve learning up to 400%.

The focus of this course is to understand and apply the visual teaching template in all instructional areas to benefit all learners.




Key Topics

  • Gain awaremess of what is involved in becoming a visual teacher while fostering the creative nature of each individual student 
  • Understand and apply the visual teaching template in the fine art areas of instruction in order to meet the needs of all learners
  • Aid educators in a variety of strategies to foster creativity
  • Provide strategies to engage the diverse needs of a mixed-ability classroom
  • Introduce six modes of photography
  • Develop visual awareness through encoding and decoding skills 

    Instructor
    Gloria Rzadko-Henry, MA - biography


    Location and Schedule

    June 27 through August 13, 2011 online plus two Saturdays at the Livingston ESA in Howell
    Saturdays, July 16 and August 6, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.  |  Map



    Brochure

    Art and Autism [PDF]

     
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    Cost
    SE 590 CRN 33746 (two graduate credits) - Special Topics: Art and Autism
    Two graduate credits, Tuition rates, Payment Plan


    Graduate Credit Registration
    SAIL online registration for current OU graduate students


    Professional Development and Guest Student Enrollment
    Contact us.


    Contact Professional Development
    Susan Martino, Director of Program Development
    School of Education and Human Services
    (248) 370-4415 phone  |  (248) 370-3137 fax 
    Request Information

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