Did you know that Ablenet offers FREE professional development in the form of one hour webinars? Great for your Paraeducators, or for you to gain new ideas or brush up on your skills. Here are some upcoming webinars:
March 13, 2014 2:00pm CST - 60 minutes
Title: AAC in the Classroom for Students with Significant Disabilities: Implementation and Data Collection on Low Tech AAC and Apps
Description: During the second session in this AAC implementation series, Kelly will teach two processes of data collection to go along with the types of classroom based communication activities that are often chosen for students with significant disabilities, especially those that were introduced during the first session. If you were not able to join us live for Session 1, you are encouraged to go back to AbleNet University and preview the first session prior to this session. Simple charting is critical if data is to be collected live during a busy activity. Video is often used to catch subtlety of movement, eye gaze and other non-traditional communication attempts for more complex charting. Data collection techniques will look at measurement of student progress as well as staff implementation of strategies. Participants will be encouraged to start collecting data on an activity so that Session 3 analysis techniques will be immediately applicable.
Category: Assistive Technology
Presenter: Kelly Fonner
Cost: FREE
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March 18, 2014 12:00pm CST - 60 minutes
Title: Adapting Early and Emergent Literacy Activities and Materials to Assess and Provide Intervention For Children With Complex Communication Impairments
Description: This webinar aims to present the results of a systematic literature review of literacy assessment and intervention in children with complex communication needs, who also use AAC. Results of this literature review will provide the framework for discussing a case study involving an adapted literacy assessment and systematic instruction conducted via telepractice in a young male with complex communication needs. This webinar has a clinical focus and will provide specific recommendations and resources for assessment and intervention within this population.
Category: Assistive Technology
Presenter: Schea N. Fissel M.A., CCC-SLP & Dr. Pamela Mitchell
Cost: FREE
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March 19, 2014 11:30am CST - 60 minutes
Title: QIAT Session 7: AT Transition
Description: Transition plans for students who use assistive technology address the ways the student’s use of assistive technology devices and services are transferred from one setting to another. Assistive technology transition involves people from different classrooms, programs, buildings, or agencies working together to ensure the student’s continuity of AT use. Self-advocacy, advocacy and independence are critical issues for AT transition planning.
If you need resources to support effective AT services for students in transition, or if you are not sure about your role in the local team process, this session will be of value. The QIAT Leadership Team will share the Quality Indicators for Transition for students who use AT. We will provide strategies to support effective practice, and principles to guide improvement at the building or district or level.
Category: Assistive Technology
Presenter: Gayl Bowser & Diana Carl of QIAT.org
Cost: FREE
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March 25, 2014 1:00pm CST - 60 minutes
Title: iPad Access and iOS7 Switch Control by AbleNet
Description: iDevices such as Apple's iPad, iPad mini, iPhone and iPod touch are the hottest consumer technology products on the market today. Learn how with one or two switches connected via Bluetooth, users with significant physical disabilities can easily access an iDevices, and if running iOS 7, access tasks like using an AAC app, writing an email, browsing the internet, watching a video, or listening to music. Every app, every screen item, is now accessible!
Category: Assistive Technology
Presenter: Mary Sagstetter, M.A.Ed.
Cost: FREE
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March 26, 2014 3:30pm CST - 60 minutes
Title: AppyHour! A Review of Free and Fun Apps
Description: Let's have some fun during this AppyHour! We will go over a review of many free and fun apps to use for students and educators. Many of these apps have multiple creative uses to enhance the educational day of children with disabilities.
Category: Assistive Technology
Presenter: Mo Buti, M.Ed-BD, M.Ed-ADMIN
Cost: FREE
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April 1, 2014 1:00pm CST - 60 minutes
Title: Para Educators: Don't be Fooled about Technology Supports in the Classroom
Description: This webinar will present an overview of and data which supports the importance of engagement within the general educational setting. Strategies for Para Educators will be discussed and examples shown of how classrooms have used Universal Design for Learning strategies to provide engagement for all students, regardless of disability. Web based tools and other in-class supports and definitions, including definitions of accommodations versus modifications, will be used to illustrate best practices for engagement.
Category: Assistive Technology
Presenter: Kirk Behnke, M.Ed., ATP
Cost: FREE
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April 2, 2014 10:00am CST - 60 minutes
Title: Communication throughout the Day
Description: Being able to express your ideas with those around you is not simply a convenience, or even a need, but fundamentally a basic human right. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) products that allow persons with disabilities the chance to engage with others and connect with their world. Discover how to integrate a variety of single to multi- message communicators in to your classroom for student success.
Category: Assistive Technology
Presenter: Mary Sagstetter, M.A.Ed.
Cost: FREE
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April 2, 2014 1:00pm CST - 60 minutes
Title: Consideration of Assistive Technology
Description: Come join us for an overview of the essentials when “considering” assistive technology into the Individualized Education Plan (IEP). Learn about the 4 step model used in Texas to direct IEP teams and its members. This presentation is based on the Quality Indicators of Assistive Technology (QIAT) and specifically the consideration indicator.
Category: Assistive Technology
Presenter: Kirk Behnke, M.Ed., ATP
Cost: FREE
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April 3, 2014 2:00pm CST - 60 minutes
Title: AAC in the Classroom for Students with Significant Disabilities: Analyzing Data from Low Tech AAC and Apps
Description:The analysis session will follow the uses of the implementation techniques introduced in session 1 and the data collection techniques introduced in session 2. It is often difficult to represent the progress of students with significant disabilities who also have complex communication needs. Kelly is in the sixth year of a project where teams in 17 school districts have done just that, and have demonstrated impressive gains when then have focused on communication in specific classroom activities rather than as a Speech/Language activity alone. When communication and analysis of communication goals is made accessible to all staff members, including para-educators, the students are the winners. There's no reason that data has to be managed by just one person on the team, when it's results impact everyone's interaction with the student. If everyone is involved with the data and data charting and analysis, then it is more likely that they are invested in the outcome.
Category: Assistive Technology
Presenter: Kelly Fonner
Cost: FREE
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April 8, 2014 11:00am CST - 30 minutes
Title: Self-Regulation & Calming Techniques for Children with Autism
Description: Both Educators and families will find this session beneficial!
This session will present a variety of Self-regulation and Calming techniques to teach children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) to reduce their anxiety and stress levels and to calm down enabling them to develop self-regulation. The following calming techniques tied to cognitive behavior modification to help reduce meltdowns in children with ASD and build focus for learning will be discussed:
• "Soles of the Feet" mindfulness training for anger management and control
• "Yoga" practices (Super Brain Yoga) for stress and anxiety reduction;
• Use of music –individualized mini-songs– to aid with transitions and to calm down
• A four-stage de-escalation and calming procedure when a behavioral meltdown occurs.
Category: Assistive Technology
Presenter: Padmaja Sarathy MA, Author and Educational Consultant
Cost: FREE
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