4/20/15 1
#SPEDAhead
The New Science of Learning: Effective Approaches for Older Students with Autism and Attention Disorders
Presenter: Martha S. Burns Ph.D. Scientific Learning Corp & Northwestern Univ University Moderator: Clay Whitehead Co-CEO and Co-Founder, PresenceLearning
April 21, 2015 #SPEDAhead
- Dr. Shari Robertson
How to Become a Change Agent for Better Readers With Early Collaborative Partnerships
Trip Hawkins & Janice Toben, M.Ed.
How Games Can Help Children with Special Needs Develop Critical Life Skills
Watch the webinars at plearn.co/change-2015
- Dr. Frances Stetson
Five Easy Ways to Fail in Education
WATCH WEBINAR ONLINE
May 21
10AM PT 1PM ET
Special Agents of Change Spring 2015 Webinar Series
- Dr. Martha Burns
The New Science of Learning: Effective Approaches for Older Students with Autism & Attention Disorders
WATCH WEBINAR ONLINE
Apr 21
10AM PT 1PM ET
#SPEDAhead
Martha Burns PhD
aa
- ! Over 40 years practicing speech
language pathology
- ! On the faculty of Northwestern
University, department of communication sciences and disorders
- ! Consultant to The Rehabilitation
Institute of Chicago for 35 years
- ! Dr. Burns is a Fellow of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- ! Dr. Burns has authored 3 books and
- ver 100 book chapters and articles
#SPEDAhead
The New Science of Learning:
Effective Approaches for Older Students with Autism and Attention Disorders
#SPEDAhead
Why This Topic is Important
New brain science helps us understand how and why:
- ! Brain maturation differences among some students
affect learning
- ! Attention and self regulation pose primary learning
challenges in the adolescent
- ! Educational services can be individualized to meet
each student’s unique needs
#SPEDAhead
The Latest Brain Science
How does the latest brain science inform us about how we can …?
- ! Individualize services
- ! Help our students
- ! Pay closer attention to oral instruction
- ! Develop self-regulation skills
- ! Complete assignments on time
- ! Meet educational goals