Assistive Technology Professional Learning Opportunities
National Presenter Series 2024—2025
This presentation is intended for special education administrators, special education teachers, general education teachers, OTs, PTs, SLPs, and assistive technology specialists.
Date/Time: Thursday, October 17, 2024 8:00AM - 3:45PM Fee: Free - Lunch on your own Where: ASU Chandler Innovation Center 249 E. Chicago St., Chandler, Arizona 85225
Penny Reed, PhD, is an independent consultant in AT services and provides training on various topics related to AT, focusing on improving the delivery of AT services. Dr. Reed has a BS in elementary education, an MS and PhD in special education, and certification as both a principal and special education administrator. She was the director of the Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative (WATI) for many years and serves on the Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology (QIAT) Leadership Team. She is a founding member of the QIAT Consortium, the National Assistive Technology in Education Network, and the Coalition for Assistive Technology in Oregon. Dr. Reed has authored and co-authored numerous articles and manuals, including her most recent publication, Best Practices in Special Education: A Framework for Assistive Technology (2022), with Gayl Bowser.
Workshop Description: Are you confused about your responsibility to provide assistive technology devices and services? Are you frustrated with delays in obtaining AT assessments from sources outside your district or the cost of those assessments? Are you looking for an efficient, effective way to determine a student's need for assistive technology? Then this workshop is for you.
Assistive Technology Consideration and Assessment Made Easy This activity-packed workshop will present a team-based model for completing assistive technology (AT) consideration and assessment. It begins with a brief overview of the laws related to the provision of AT services in schools, including AT Consideration and Assessment. Participants will examine and discuss AT Consideration forms to determine what works for them. Then, an AT Assessment process will be explained. Specific, easy-to-follow forms will be provided. Participants will use the forms for guided practice in completing the AT Assessment process. The training will end with pointers for implementation planning. It would be most beneficial if participants could attend as a team. This training is currently on a waitlist:
If you have questions regarding this training, please email our AT inbox.
Assistive Technology— Just One Thing (JOT)
Overwhelmed by PD? Don’t have time for a 90-minute webinar? We got you!
Please join the Arizona Department of Education/Exceptional Student Services/Assistive Technology Team for our series titled “Assistive Technology: Just One Thing” (JOT).
These fast, 30-minute sessions will showcase just one organizational or assistive technology tool or strategy that you can use in your classroom or teacher/therapist life. JOTs will be presented on Wednesday mornings at 11:30AM. Please see the details below for the next JOT session(s).
Presenters: Samantha Hagness, M.S., CCC-SLP, and Becky Wooley, C-SLPA, ATP Mesa Public Schools, Assistive Technology Department
Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Time: 11:30 AM—12:00 PM
Description: Learn about Brisk Teaching and how this FREE tool can be implemented in your school from experienced speech therapists who use it in the field. Brisk Teaching is a FREE Chrome Extension that gives teachers and related service providers their weekends back. Brisk Teaching simplifies teaching and therapies by integrating seamlessly with the tools you already use. Brisk Teaching enhances productivity by overlaying your existing tools without a separate app, offering a solution that saves time and reduces hassle for educators. Samantha and Becky will highlight how the tool can level texts so that all students can access the key content, create engaging lessons, and so much more with the click of a button.
Reporting Special Education Students Attending Secondary Transition Programs and October 1 Child Counts
On February 13, 2024, Public Education Agencies (PEAs) were notified that new school sites must be created if they meet specific criteria. In the process, it became necessary for PEAs to report students in Secondary Transition programs located in businesses or colleges, including creating new entities for these programs.
The Center for Technical Assistance for Excellence in Special Education (TAESE), in partnership with ADE/ESS, is pleased to offer Saturday Mornings with the NRCP to paraeducators, related service providers, teachers, and administrators working in Arizona public education agencies.
