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Making and Tinkering with AT: Helping Young Children “Do”

Webinar - 01/24/18

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Event Summary: Did you know that the most frequent users of AT are babies? That's right. Infants and toddlers with disabilities use the widest variety of AT supports throughout each day to participate in routine activities. Dr. Sue Mistrett, from The Let’s Participate Project, shared tips for customizing ordinary items and applying DIY and Maker Movement resources to design AT supports for every young child. We know that all children develop and learn by doing…Come and see how AT can help.

Videos: Webinar - Making and Tinkering with AT: Helping Young Children “Do”

Documents:

CTD-CustomizingAT-0-3-Mistrett.pdf,

CTD-AT&YounChildren-Mistrett.pptx

Revisioning Inclusive Classroom Environments with AT

Webinar - 01/17/18

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Event Summary: Learn to create an environment in which students who use AT do not feel as though they stand out in a negative way. Dr. Ray Heipp shared techniques to help teachers, therapists, administrators, and aides--from preschool classrooms to high school advanced placement courses--feel confident in creating your own inclusive activities for students.

Videos: Revisioning Inclusive Classroom Environments with AT

Documents:

Revisioning Inclusive Classroom Environments with AT.pptx

What You Need to Know: Transitioning to Higher Ed for Students with Disabilities

Webinar - 01/10/18

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Event Summary: Getting ready to attend college is daunting for every student and their family. It's like preparing to travel to a new place you’ve never been before. In this webinar, Alice Wershing discussed the differences between available accommodations in Higher Education versus those offered in K-12 settings via IEP's or 504 plans.

Videos: What You Need to Know: Transitioning to Higher Ed for Students with Disabilities

Documents:

What you need to know slides.pptx

Use Audio & Video to Engage Students and Promote UDL

Webinar - 12/13/17

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Event Summary: Teachers often report that they are able to more effectively differentiate instruction with the use of technology. How can we do this with the classroom technology available today? How can we promote Universal Design for Learning in our classrooms? Mike Marotta explored the range of tools - both websites and apps - that are available to provide multiple means of engagement, representation and action / expression. Whether we are using these tools to share content or to amplify student voices, there is no denying that students are engaged by audio and video.

Videos: Use Audio & Video to Engage Students and Promote UDL

Documents:

CTD-Marotta-UDLAudioVideo.pptx

Giving Instant Feedback to Disabled Students with Technology to Create Engagement and Motivation

Webinar - 12/07/17

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Event Summary: Instant feedback can help alleviate some of the frustration that disabled students feel and reinforce positive learning behaviors. This webinar explored several online student response systems in the classroom, as well as the psychology of instant feedback and the positive effect it has on students with disabilities, with the use of the technology. John F. O'Sullivan, a librarian and Assistive Technology specialist with Chelmsford Public Schools, explained some of the technologies that teachers can use to engage all types of learners in the classroom.

Videos: Giving Instant Feedback to Disabled Students with Technology to Create Engagement and Motivation

Documents:

CTD-InstantFeedback-Osullivan.pptx

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Accessibility in Higher Education

Webinar - 12/06/17

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Event Summary: Watch this webinar with Kirk Behnke to explore ideas and strategies on how accessibility can be promoted through the framework of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Learner variability and cognitive neuroscience, the cornerstones of UDL, also support accessible education and a framework for how faculty and staff can incorporate accessible designs into their curriculum and learning environments.

Videos: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Accessibility in Higher Education

Documents:

CTD-UDL+Accessibility+HE+Behnke.ppt

AAC Implementation Plans: Preparing for Successful Communication

Webinar - 12/05/17

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Event Summary: Learn from Laura Kessel, a speech-language pathologist and AAC specialist, how to develop and utilize an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Implementation Plan to support communication across activities or settings. Components of this plan include descriptions of tools and strategies, each team members' responsibilities, and detailed communicative expectations for specific activities. These plans can be used as a framework for team discussion, training, and a launching point for data collection.

Videos: AAC Implementation Plans: Preparing for Successful Communication

Documents:

CTD-AACImplementationPlans-Kessel.pptx