Diana Black Kennedy

This course is part of the Fall 2026 Educational Therapy Workshop series.

This class is offered in an online synchronous format. Students are expected to log into this course via Canvas at the start time of scheduled meetings and participate via Zoom, for the duration of each scheduled class meeting.

To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.

You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.

Required Tools & Materials: None

Recommended Tools & Materials: The texts below are not required for the workshop.

Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul
Authors: Stuart Brown M.D., Christopher Vaughan
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Publication Date: 2010-04-06
ISBN: 9781583333785

Play = Learning How Play Motivates and Enhances Children's Cognitive and Social-emotional Growth
Authors: Dorothy G. Singer, Roberta M. Golinkoff, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 9780199733828

The Playful Brain: Venturing to the Limits of Neuroscience
Authors: Sergio Pellis, Vivien Pellis
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publication Date: 2013-10-01
ISBN: 9781780744629

The Power of Play: Learning What Comes Naturally
Authors: Elkind, David
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Publication Date: 2007-12-25
ISBN: 9780738211107

Actionable Gamification Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards
Authors: Yu-Kai Chou
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication Date: 2015-04-14
ISBN: 9781511744041

Handbook of Game-Based Learning
Authors: Jan L. Plass, Richard E. Mayer, and Bruce D. Homer
Publisher: Random House Publishing Services
Publication Date: 2020-02-04
ISBN: 9780262356541

Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction
Authors: Donald R. Bear, Marcia Invernizzi, Shane Templeton, Francine R. Johnston
Publisher: Pearson Education, Incorporated
Publication Date: 2019-05-29
ISBN: 9780135204917

The Logic of English Game Book
Authors: Logic of English (Firm)
Publisher: Logic of English, Incorporated
Publication Date: 2019
ISBN: 9781942154891

Math Games with Bad Drawings: 75 1/4 Simple, Challenging, Go-Anywhere Games and and Why They Matter
Authors: Ben Orlin
Publisher: Running Press
Publication Date: 2022
ISBN: 9780762499861

Games for Math: Playful Ways to Help Your Child Learn Math from Kindergarten to Third Grade
Authors: Peggy Kaye
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Date: 1988-01-12
ISBN: 9780394755106

Math You Can Play Combo: Number Games for Young Learners
Authors: Denise Gaskins
Publisher: Tabletop Academy Press
Publication Date: 2016-08-08
ISBN: 9781892083210

Family Math for Young Children
Authors: Grace Dávila Coates, Jean Kerr Stenmark
Publisher: Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 9780912511276

Family Math II: Achieving Success in Mathematics
Authors: Grace Dávila Coates
Publisher: Equals/Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 9780912511306

What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
Authors: James Paul Gee
Publisher: Macmillan Trade
Publication Date: 2014-12-02
ISBN: 9781466886421

This course is part of the Winter 2027 Educational Therapy Workshop series.

This class is offered in an online synchronous format. Students are expected to log into this course via Canvas at the start time of scheduled meetings and participate via Zoom, for the duration of each scheduled class meeting.

To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.

You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.

Required Tools & Materials: Download Kahoot - You do not need to create an account.  Just be ready to enter the game pin or scan the QR code when we begin to play!

For Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kahoot-play-create-quizzes/id1131203560

For Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.mobitroll.kahoot.andro…

Recommended Tools & Materials:

Assessment in Educational Therapy, Marion Marshall, Routledge, 2019, ISBN: 9781000769937.

Equipped for Reading Success, David Kilpatrick, Casey & Kirsch, 2016, ISBN: 9780964690325.

Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties, David A. Kilpatrick, John Wiley & Sons, 2015, ISBN: 9781118845240.

Assessment and Intervention for Executive Function Difficulties, George McCloskey, Lisa A. Perkins, Bob Van Diviner, Taylor & Francis, 2008, ISBN: 9781135906108.

This is a Hybrid Live-Online class and will use a combination of live-online and online traditional methods. Live-online lectures/meetings are held via Zoom and asynchronous materials/instruction will be available on Canvas per the direction of the instructor.

To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.

You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.

Required Tools & Materials:
Phonics, Phonemic Awareness, and Word Analysis for Teachers, Donald J. Leu and Charles K. Kinzer, Pearson, 2016, ISBN: 9780134169781.

Recommended Tools & Materials:

See course syllabus for complete list of texts to choose from. Instructor will discuss at the first meeting.

This is a Hybrid Live-Online class and will use a combination of live-online and online traditional methods. Live-online lectures/meetings are held via Zoom and asynchronous materials/instruction will be available on Canvas per the direction of the instructor.

Class meets on 1/9, 1/16, 1/30, 2/13, 2/27, 3/6, and 3/13. 

To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.

You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.

Required Tools & Materials: None

Recommended Tools & Materials:  PLEASE SEE COURSE SYLLABUS FOR FULL LIST

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This class is offered in an online synchronous format. Students are expected to log into this course via Canvas at the start time of scheduled meetings and participate via Zoom, for the duration of each scheduled class meeting.

To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.

You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.

Required Tools & Materials: No textbook is required for this class. See "To Watch" and "To Read" pages for assigned articles and videos.

Recommended Tools & Materials: Please see the syllabus for a list of additional resources.