Physical Access for the Severe/Profound Classroom
March 3, 2020
4:00-6:00
Matthew Provost
$45
Not every student can access AT devices independently and efficiently. This workshop will demonstrate alternate access solutions including switches, eye gaze, touch screen, and mouse and keyboard alternatives. Specific tools to be explored will include the iPad mouse, PowerLink, and non-touch single message communication devices.
Register HERE.
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Executive Functioning in the Classroom and Beyond
March 10, 2020
4:00-6:00
Jennifer Martinous and Francesca Facenda
$45
Executive functioning defines skills required for everyday life like working memory, flexibility, problem solving, time management and organization. For many of our students, executive functioning skills are often challenging. This workshop will explore a variety of low tech and high tech tools, strategies, and resources to aid in such tasks as reading, writing, taking notes, time management and organization, both in school and at home.
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Proloquo2Go Version 7: Nuts and Bolts
March 30, 2020
4:00-7:00
Matthew Provost & Francesca Facenda
$65
This training will provide participants with an introduction to Proloquo2Go Version 7. The following areas will be addressed:
- Describing the different levels of the Crescendo vocabulary system
- Creating a new user and customizing vocabulary content for that user, including creating new buttons and folders
- Customizing and using the grammar support feature of Proloquo2Go
- Manipulating the way Proloquo2Go looks, sounds, and works to meet individual visual, motor, and cognitive needs
Attendees are encouraged to bring their own devices to the training. Please be sure to have the latest iPad operating system and Proloquo2Go updates installed before attending. iPads with Proloquo2Go installed will also be available for participants to use during the training.
This training is for anyone who is supporting a user of Proloquo2Go. This includes family members, teachers, speech therapists, occupational therapists, classroom assistants, etc.
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Re-Imagining Accessible Educational Materials for ALL Students
March 31, 2020
4:00-6:00
Becky Jones
$45
Join Becky Jones for a make and take workshop that will help you to create an expansion of one of your current units that supports a wide range of learners. We will use a combination of ready to fill templates, some clever searching, and collaboration among participants to expand units you currently have to fit the needs of students with visual impairments. From adding Braille, to creating CVI friendly visuals, to tactile materials, this workshop will help you adapt one unit while giving you the tools and knowledge to do it for many more. Bring a laptop or Chromebook, a topic to focus on, and a readiness to learn some new tips and tricks.
Register HERE.
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Eyegaze for Access to Communication and the Curriculum
April 7, 2020
4:00-6:00
Matthew Provost
$45
Eyegaze technology allows individuals with significant physical challenges to access communication devices and technology to support daily living tasks and academics. This workshop will discuss the technologies currently available as well as what should be considered when using these sophisticated devices. Prerequisite skills and technology available to support the development of skills will also be discussed.
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3D Printing for Educational Materials & Assistive Technology
April 21, 2020
4:00-6:00
Matthew Provost
$45
3D printing technology has become very accessible in recent years. Educators and assistive technology providers have been finding more and more ways to use 3D printing to create materials for a variety of uses. Join us for this 2 hour workshop as we discuss the process of 3D printing, various types of filaments, and provide examples of how 3D printing can be used to create materials for assistive technology and education.
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Proloquo2Go: Beyond Programming
April 27, 2020
4:00-6:00
Matthew Provost & Francesca Facenda
$45
This workshop is designed for those are able to program Proloquo2Go; and want information on the “how to’s” of providing support to an AAC user using Proloquo2Go.
Some of the topics this workshop will cover include:
- Aided language stimulation/modeling
- Considering communicative functions
- Ongoing assessment; how to use the progressive language feature to best support the user
- Goal writing ideas
- How to backup profiles
This workshop is appropriate for clinicians, educators, and families.
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SETT Show & Tell: Reading Tools
April 28, 2020
4:00-5:30
Jennifer Martinous
$25
SETT Show & Tell is a new series of informal workshops designed to talk about and demonstrate specific categories of AT and how we can use the SETT Framework (Student, Environment, Task, Tool) to help us determine the best tools for our students.
This workshop will focus on reading tools, including low tech, mid tech and high-tech solutions that can help students access text at all levels.
Register HERE.
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SETT Show & Tell: Physical Access
May 5, 2020
4:00-5:30
Jennifer Martinous and Matthew Provost
$25
SETT Show & Tell is a new series of informal workshops designed to talk about and demonstrate specific categories of AT and how we can use the SETT Framework (Student, Environment, Task, Tool) to help us determine the best tools for our students.
This workshop will focus on access tools, including alternate access to the computer and tablets, switches, mounts, and alternate access to the curriculum.
Register HERE.