GET AT/IT
Volume 2, Issue 30
Kind of a Big Deal...and Cash Money - If you didn't read it last issue, check it out!
Tools to Support Emergent and Early Conventional Literacy Skills: Facilitated by David Koppenhaver and Tonya Moore
- 2 Day Tech Series
- 8:00am – 3:30pm June 15 and 16, 2021
- Now Accepting Team Applications
- Access important information and details HERE
Reaching & Teaching Them All: Co-Teaching, UDL, and Inclusion – A 4-part Tech Series Facilitated by Paula Kluth
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM May 19, 2021, May 26, 2021, June 2, 2021,and June 9, 2021.
- ONLINE VIA ZOOM
- Applications accepted here: HERE
- Each Team member MUST APPLY individually but list each team member where noted.
- Team will be notified by April 23, 2021 of acceptance status. Questions please contact mjoy@ucpnet.org
More information to follow on these two opportunities:
(Includes reimbursement of mileage and hotel for overnight)
- AT Decision Making Process for Reading & Writing by Samantha Conklin & Jenn Skalitzky, June 8th & 9th, IN-PERSON, Southern, IL
- AAC Assessment Series, June 9th & 10th, IN-PERSON, Bloomington, IL
What? Over? Did you say...Over? Nothing is over until WE decide it is!
- Do you have an amazing program you would like to share?
- How did you use technology to engage your students?
- Did you start using something you hadn't used before?
- Was there an instructional strategy that you saw making a difference?
It may be something that seems small to you, but trust me, it has made a big difference this year! Please email Sayard (sbass@swcccase.org) your hacks, tweaks, successes, and survival strategies so we can share across the cooperative. Someday when we return to a more classic classroom setting we can't leave behind many of the awesome things we learned (and we worked hard for it too!). Hope to hear from you! And hopefully the Animal House reference got a smile going for some of you!
What exactly is an AT? Part 3
Reading - Audiobooks, Text to Speech, Text Leveling Software
Writing (motor) - Special pencils or grips, Speech to text
Writing (content) - Graphic organizers, Spell Checkers
Communication - AAC, Amplifiers
Math - Graph Paper, Calculators
Sensory (meaning vision + sensory) - Large print, highlighters
Hearing - Sound Field Systems, Amplifiers
ADLs - Grabbers, Sock Aids, Specialized toileting equipment, Adapted kitchen, eating, or sink tools
Seating and Mobility - Special cushions, height adjustable desks, wheelchairs
Rec/Leisure - Specialized equipment in APE, or during break times.
Looking at the scope this covers, whether the AT person is in on a consideration/consult or not, assistive technology involves pretty much every member of the team. Which area above would you consider yourself an expert in? I know paraprofessionals who could be honorary therapists with some of their observations and knowledge, there are parents who have researched and know what works for their child, PT, OT, SLP, Vision, APE Hearing, Social Work, Teachers...a good AT consideration takes a team, and the "AT" person, can help as a project manager to pull all of these moving parts together!
Reach out! Instructional Technology
Reach Out! Assistive Technology
Speech Pathologist/Assistive Technology Professional
Assistive Technology Coordinator
Email: sbass@swcccase.org
Phone: 708.571.2127