CW Magazine-Winter Edition | Page 33

Essential Functions Educator provides practice sessions for students offering spaced learning opportunities. • address changes that need to be made to the learning environment to help students feel safe and valued. • describe how to help students make personal connections to what is being practiced. • describe the “phases” needed to build the knowledge or skill base necessary for practice. • are “spaced” over a time span. • specify whether practice is “blocked” or “interleaving” or both. • are deliberate (target criteria for improvement). • are dynamic (challenging, novel, and/or in varied contexts). Learning Package Components • Understand the research and core components of space vs massed practice • Determine the types of concepts which best fist spaced practice • Determine the amount of space between repetition or practice of concepts • Apply spaced practice to identified concepts • Plan for classroom application 33