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Beyond the Textbook: Active Learning for Long-Term Retention
Master the Classroom for Massage Educators

Beyond the Textbook: Active Learning for Long-Term Retention

Author(s): Donna Schriver

1CE credit 4 Lessons Video

In this session, delve into how to use creative lesson planning to help students retain information long term. We will explore engaging activities that aid different learning styles and strategies to preserve classroom knowledge for a lifetime.

At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

  • Identify ways to be creative with class lesson planning.
  • Describe specific learning activities to present in the classroom.
  • Explain the importance of retaining information and not only memorizing the information.

  1. Beyond the Textbook: Active Learning for Long-Term Retention Video 1
  2. Beyond the Textbook: Active Learning for Long-Term Retention Video 2
  3. Beyond the Textbook: Active Learning for Long-Term Retention Video 3
  4. Beyond the Textbook: Active Learning for Long-Term Retention Video 4

Donna Schriver, LMT has been a massage therapist for 25 years. She became a massage instructor in 2007 and started teaching continuing education courses in 2010. Currently, Donna is the Massage Therapy Program Director at The Lodge at Woodloch and is the Massage Instructor at Lackawanna College in Hawley, PA.