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Tech Tuesday
We will host a series of learning opportunities which focus on assistive technology to support individuals in the areas of organization, engagement, learning, reading, writing, mathematics, and communication every month in the 2025-2026 school year. Each session is scheduled from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Visit our Tech Tuesdays web page for specific dates and topics.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Implementation for the School Team: Breaking Down Barriers and Building a Collaborative Approach to Improving Communication
This training is designed for student AAC implementation teams. Effective communication is a fundamental human need, and it is important to provide students with the tools and strategies they need to communicate independently and spontaneously. In order to support students who use AAC to be successful communicators, it is important to consider various factors such as the student's communication abilities, preferences, and needs. An AAC Implementation Plan can be a powerful tool for supporting students who use AAC to communicate effectively. By involving the student and their communication partners in the process, and by breaking down activities into smaller steps and identifying specific communication strategies, you can help ensure that the student is able to communicate independently and spontaneously across a variety of settings and activities.
Visit our AAC Implementation for the School Team web page for information on dates, times, requirements, and registration.
Assistive Technology Considerations and the Individualized Education Program (IEP)
This training discusses indicators for consideration of assistive technology needs, assistive technology requirements as it relates to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act's (IDEA), and discuss the collaborative decision-making process to address the systematic consideration of each student's possible need for assistive technology as part of the IEP process.
Visit our Assistive Techology Considerations and the IEP web page for information on dates, times and registration.
Assistive Technology to Support Students with Executive Function Challenges
Assistive technology can play a valuable role in supporting executive functioning skills for individuals with various conditions or disabilities. Learn to list the key executive functions, identify the strategies that support deficits in the key executive functions, and evaluate assistive technology tools to support executive functioning.
Visit our Assistive Technology to Support Students with Executive Function Challenges web page for information on dates, times and registration.
Selective Mutism (NEW!)
Individuals with Selective Mutism are at a significant disadvantage personally, socially, and educationally. These "quiet" children are not just choosing not to communicate. Selective Mutism is described as social communication anxiety. It not only affects verbal communication, but also nonverbal communication skills. This training will discuss assessment and treatment of students with Selective Mutism utilizing a team approach.
Visit our Selective Mutism web page for Information on dates, times and registration.
Supporting Literacy for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Literacy is important for all individuals and is crucial for overall academic success, independent living, social participation, and employment opportunities. This training is designed to identify evidence-based strategies and interventions and multisensory teaching approaches, discuss qualities of literacy instruction, and valuate assistive technology tools to support reading, writing and language.
Visit our Supporting Literacy for Students with Intellectual Disabilities web page for information on dates, times and registration.
