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This file accompanies the presentation conducted in Idaho on 6/30/11 and discusses Universal Design for Learning, development of assistive technology programs, and unique professional development methodologies.
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Sally Norton‐[email protected]
Christopher [email protected]@attipscast via Twitterwww.tinyurl.com/attipscastwww.attipscast.wordpress.com
For More Info:http://iste.org/chewat
Facebook Site:http://bit.ly/atbookfb
Definition &
History
Give us some examples
Dry Erase Board Hold Up PaperHold Up Hand Bring Up Paper
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is the
practice of embedding flexible strategies into the
curriculum during the planning process so that
ALL students can access a variety of learning
solutions.
©HIAT/MCPS/2007
Universal design for learning (UDL) is a framework for removing barriers by anticipating the needs of all
students.
UDL principles…
Multiple Means ofRepresentation
Multiple Means of Actionand Expression
MULTIPLE MEANS OF ENGAGEMENT
Short Video Explaining UDL:http://bit.ly/udlexplained
Meet Adequate Yearly Progress (For all students!)A rubric for purchasing/implementation decisions
What technology to buyOnline subscriptionsHardwareSoftware
Textbooks with multiple formatsConstruction plans & modifications to existing structures
Framework for professional development
Mandates a free, appropriate public education (FAPE) for children and youth with disabilities.
Provides procedural safeguards to ensure that children/youth with disabilities receive the special education and related services which they require in order to benefit from their educational program.
Each public agency shall ensure that AT devices or AT services or both are made available to a child with a disability if needed as part of the child’s
1. special education (300.36)2. related service (300.34)3. or supplemental aids or services(300.38 and 300.114(a)(2)(ii)
Assistive technology consists of
DEVICES and SERVICESthat help
children with disabilities carry out a
functional activity in their environment.
“any item, piece of equipment or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of a child with a disability.”
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Multiple Ways to Participate!
“any service that directly assists a child with a disability in the selection, acquisition, or useof an assistive technology device.”
evaluation of technology needspurchasing, leasing, or otherwise providing for acquisition of AT devices, selecting, designing, fitting, customizing, adapting, applying, maintaining, repairing, or replacing devices, coordinating and using other therapies, interventions, or services with AT devices, training or technical assistance for child, and/or family members training or technical assistance for professionalsinvolved in the major life functions of the child
1. ANY Item!
2. ANY Action!
Question, when an IEP team meets and they consider AT, are they performing a service?
“careful and deliberate thought”
Let’s see…Check box?Fill in the blank?Use a matrix/menuto pick from?Or…
1. ANY Item!2. ANY Action! 3. Consideration during Accommodations
Question: When else do you consider the tools a student would be using?
Answer: During the planning process when you were using a UDL approach.
1. ANY Item!
2. ANY Action!
3. Consideration during Accommodations
4. UDL means:“considering needs of ALL students”
Activity – Get up and find your scenario in the room according to the number on the back of your calendar.With the other people in your group, develop a list of “recommendations” for this student (10‐15 minutes)
Alex is a sixth grade student who is a super soccer player. He doesn’t feel like a champ in math class, though. He understands what the teacher is saying while explaining how
and why to do long division but when it’s his turn to solve a division problem he seems to get lost. It’s hard to keep the numbers in the right places so that the correct subtraction will move him to the next step.
Math
How can technology help Alex?
Writing
How can technology help Howard?
Howard loves to tell you about his hobbies. He likes to fix cars and build things. He can tell you all about how things work and will try to fix anything that is broken. Howard rarely does homework. He has a list of excuses and a perpetual set of unsharpened pencils.
ReadingMolly is in fifth grade and loves learning about new cultures. She loves to watch history and national geographic programs whenever she can but Social Studies is her least favorite subject. When asked about this she says the text book is “dumb” and she hates it whenthe class has to take turns reading paragraphs from the text. She will often ask to be excused from class or go to the nurse’s office frequently during social studies. Molly is having trouble learning the material for her end‐of‐the‐year high‐stakes test.
How can technology help Molly?
Communication
How can technology help Ms. Teacher?Mayer‐Johnson Boardmaker Picture
Symbols
Share your person and the recommendations you came up with:
HowardMollyAlexMs. Teacher
http://tinyurl.com/SLfunpractical
Who is there to help you make decisions about technology for ALL students?
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Establish a team of professionals to create procedures and provide services.
A team will reduce waste by sharing strategies to improve performance for ALL students (AT + UDL = RTI)
Sell yourself!
Chris and Sally are administrators – tell us why you need an AT Team.
Go!
Help make decisions about tech to implement (district and student levels)Promote UDLProvide training on technologyKeep current with technologyImprove AYP (NCLB)Save Money / Spend WiselySave time Not wasting time on strategies that don’t work.
Things to considerHardworking is better than multidisciplinaryYou need a Leader
What is the first item on your Grand Daddy Master To Do List
Share one action item
Every team (even a team of one) is going to be a bit different with varying priorities.
Developing/writing policies (Should work in as many scenarios as possible)Inventory (purchasing, maintaining, tracking) –Google Docs?MeetingsData Storage & Sharing Team Professional Development (Conferences)Collecting data to prove your worth
www.delicious.com/lcpsat
Be fun and stay positive (approachable)You’ve pitched a team, collected data and your team has been sanctioned/officially created. What now?
“NEVER SAY NO”
NO!
When a student is struggling to meet a goal.
Once upon a time…We used to only do evaluationsNow…CONTACT US WITH ANY QUESTIONS
WE are your colleagues (who don’t necessarily work in your building)
The AT Team supports ALL students (even if not in special education)
Always have at least one thing to try before you leave a consultation.
Recommendations are ONLY for what is already available in the educational environment.
Follow‐up with an e‐mail summarizing your meeting
Good for your record keepingChart this for justification purposes
Evaluation as an outcome. What if the student needs more than what is already available?
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DON’T do evaluations(unless you have to)
DO Link Evaluations to Goals in the IEP
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• Conducting unnecessary evaluations wastes time and money
• Establish a “Contact Us First” culture
• Start by using tools and strategies that are least restrictive (already exist in the classroom)
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Record Sound FeatureGraphic Organizing TemplatesPacing Boards for CommunicationCommunication NotebooksHigh Contrast Feature of WindowsVisual Schedules Text‐To‐SpeechSocial Situation StoriesWeb 2.0 Tools www.lcps.org/at
SETT FrameworkConsider the needs of the student.Consider the environment in which the student in learning.Consider the task the student needs to complete.Consider the tools the student needs to complete the task.
www.joyzabala.comwww.joyzabala.com
Yes!
The components are as follows:Background InformationTechnology already in placeObservation (Facts)Student InterviewsEducator Interviews
Recommendations (Opinions)Additional ResourcesAppendices
They are in the book.
In general, the more pictures you can include, the better (in different sections of the report).Include an appendix of tutorials, resources, and images to help explain.
Do a classroom evaluation!
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Conduct classroom evaluations to provide additional tools and strategies to an entire class of students!
Think about a favorite free(or commonly found)RESOURCE YOU LIKE.
We’ll be sharing afterward.
Write a question you have about policies/practice & we’ll discuss it. Put your questions in a pile up here.
AND/OR
Eight of our most common, already available, recommendations
http://metaatem.net/words
Sally Norton-Darr, MS CCC-SLPChristopher R. Bugaj, MS CCC-SLP
USE WHATCHYA GOT!The Philosophy: Use the technology that is already in place first to meet the needs of students.This Philosophy means…
Consider low tech strategies first, then move to high tech as neededImplement technology that is least restrictiveBetter rate of adoption and less chance of abandonmentUse a Universal Design for Learning approachAll students (not just those in special education) will benefitYou’ll save money!!!!You’ll save time!!!!Students implement strategies faster
RESOURCEFUL TEACHER’SACTIVE VOTE
Which of these following strategies do
you want to hear about first?
THE GREAT EIGHT(LINKS TO RESOURCES AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION)
1. High-Contrast in Windows 2. PhotoAlbum Feature of PowerPoint
Google Doc- http://bit.ly/attb102PowerTalk Demo too!
3. Visual Schedules (Linear and Amorphous)4. Text to Speech5. Social “Situation” Stories6. Sound Record Feature of MS Word*7. Graphic Organizers (paper, software, Internet)8. Pacing Boards (communication strategy)
HIGH CONTRAST IN WINDOWS
Tutorial – http://bit.ly/highcontrasttutorial
Podcast – http://bit.ly/53audiohighcontrast
Blog - http://bit.ly/episode53highcontrast
Video - http://bit.ly/shiftaltprntscrn
PHOTOALBUM FEATURE OF POWERPOINT
Tutorial - http://bit.ly/powerpointphotoalbum
Podcast -http://bit.ly/ep39audiopowerpointphotoalbum
Blog - http://bit.ly/ep39blogpowerpointphotoalbum
Video - http://bit.ly/videopowerpointphotoalbum
Implementation Ideas - http://bit.ly/attb102
VISUAL SCHEDULESLinear -
Blog: http://bit.ly/ep17linearvisualschedulesPodcast: http://bit.ly/ep17linearvisualschedulesaudio
Amorphous –Blog: http://bit.ly/ep18amorphousvisualschedulesPodcast: http://bit.ly/ep18amorphousvisualschedulesaudio
TEXT-TO-SPEECH
www.readplease.com –Blog: http://bit.ly/readpleaseblogPodcast: http://bit.ly/ep6readpleaseaudioVideo: http://bit.ly/readpleasevideo
www.vozme.com -Blog: http://bit.ly/ep48vozmePodcast: http://bit.ly/ep48vozmeaudioVideo: http://bit.ly/vozmevideo
SOCIAL SITUATION STORIES
Introduction and examples- www.polyxo.com/socialstories
More examples-www.region2library.org/SocialStories.htm
More examples-http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/strategies.html
More examples- http://bit.ly/watsonstories
SOUND RECORD IN MS WORD
Tutorial- http://bit.ly/recaudword
Tutorial- http://tinyurl.com/quickrecord
Blog- http://bit.ly/ep2blogrecinword
Podcast- http://bit.ly/ep2audiorecinword
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERSTemplates-www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer
More Templates- http://bit.ly/holtgos
Blog-http://bit.ly/ep37goi1blog
Podcast-http://bit.ly/ep37goi1audio
Web 2.0 Tools:http://bubbl.us
http://mindmeister.comhttp://mindomo.com
PACING BOARDS
Video- http://bit.ly/atpbvid
Blog- http://bit.ly/ep5pacingboardblog
Podcast- http://bit.ly/ep5audiopacingboards
Conduct “Traditional” and “Alternative” professional development to provide support.
You have built in staff development at hand.
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“If you build it, they will come.”
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5 minute faculty meeting tips
Face‐to‐Face WorkshopsCustomized by school needs
Website (www.lcps.org/at)Handpicked resourcesFAQsTraining Videos
Strategy‐A‐Day CalendarOne strategy a day, rip‐off calendar
“Are you talkin’ to me?”
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AT Tonight DVDs• Teachers check out the DVD, watch the videos, answer questions and return to get staff development credit.
Podcasts on CDs• Burn podcasts to CD so teacherscan listen to content (while commuting)
“There’s no place like home.”
Participate in district‐wide committees to implement solutions that meet the needs of all learnersAT Clubs (Involve Students!)Share FairsParent Group/Community PresentationsConference Presentations (cooperation with other districts)Promotion of ServicesSummer SeminarsCreate a LOGO!
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http://bit.ly/atmontagevid
Download a PDF of this entire presentation athttp://slideshare.net/attipscast
The Practical (and Fun) Guide to Assistive Technology in Public Schools: http://iste.org/chewat
http://udlcenter.org
http://cast.org
http://delicious.com/lcpsat/atp
Alternate Presentation tool:Prezi: http://prezi.com
