Friday, January 23, 2009
TRLD Session Schedule
Friday Special Event - Keynote - 8:00 – 9:15
2100 Keynote
Moving Forward: A Road Map for Contemporary Literacy
David Warlick, a 30 year educator, has been a classroom teacher, district administrator, and staff consultant with the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction. For the past ten years, Mr. Warlick has been the director of The Landmark Project, a web development, consulting, and innovations firm in Raleigh, North Carolina. A prolific programmer, his attribution tool, Citation Machine receives more than a half million page views a day, and his classroom blogging site serves over 160,000 users. David is also the author of three books on instructional technology and 21st century literacy, numerous journal articles, and has spoken to audiences throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, and South America.
Presenter(s): David Warlick, Consultant and Author, The Landmark Project, Raleigh, NC
Friday General Sessions 9:30 - 10:30
2201 Featured Presenter
Live from CAST: A Handful of UDL Tools for Educators
The Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) has developed a handful of online tools to support teachers in the design and implementation of UDL lessons and materials. Join Joy and Skip to learn about five exciting online tools for integrating UDL principles into the classroom in ways that promote student engagement and achievement… and the price is right… FREE!!!
Presenter(s): Joy Zabala Ed.D, ATP, Project Manager, AIM Consortium, CAST, CAST, Inc., Lake Jackson, TX, Skip Stahl, Director of the NIMAS Development Center and the AIM Consortium, CAST, Wakefield, MA
2202 Featured Presenter
Approaching Grantgivers: What Sells!
Join an accomplished educational grant expert; hear the straight facts - disclosing exactly what funders look for in a grant - as well as the pitfalls that will send your proposal speeding to the rejection pile. Gain proven strategies for capturing your piece of the $$ billion dollar funding pie!
Presenter(s): Dr. Sheryl Abshire, Chief Technology Officer, Calcasieu Parish Public Schools, Lake Charles, LA
2203 Exhibitor Session
Dr. Janet Allen's Literacy Programs
Dr. Janet Allen’s "Plugged-in to Reading" is a highly engaging and effective reading intervention program for adolescents. This exciting, new literature-based program for struggling and reluctant readers combines text and audio for the most effective literacy teaching method available. Created by Dr. Janet Allen, a major force in literacy work with at-risk students, "Plugged-in to Reading" provides you with the best in both teacher practices and student resources. www.pluggedintoreading.com
Presenter(s): Alyssa Austin, Consultant, Recorded Books, San Diego, CA
2204 Exhibitor Session
Universal Access Edition - Oh the Possibilities
Discover new resources for delivering accessible instructional material for students who struggle with print text. We will discuss how digital text can help them overcome barriers to opportunity. Proven tools and resources will be explored - including a new version of Read:OutLoud® that is free for qualified print disabled students.
Presenter(s): Brenda Bender, Educational Support Specialist, Don Johnston Incorporated, Volo, IL
2205 Exhibitor Session
Creating Talking Books with Microsoft Word and DAISY
Microsoft and the DAISY consortium have worked together to release a free, downloadable plug-in for Microsoft Word that can translate Word documents into DAISY XML, the foundation of the globally accepted DAISY Standard for reading and publishing navigable multimedia content. More information about the DAISY Consortium and the DAISY Standard is available at http://www.daisy.org/.
Presenter(s): Daniel Hubbell, Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA
2206 Computer Lab
Phun with Photo Story 3
Photo Story is an free program which offers you a new multimedia method of sharing in the classroom. You will see varied examples of how to use this innovative tool. With a little practice in the workshop, each participant will have an example movie to take back to their classroom.
Presenter(s): Mark Geary, Assistant Professor, Dakota State University, Madison, SD, Gabe Mydland, Assistant Professor, Dakota State University, Madison, SD
2207 Computer Lab
General Session Computer Lab
This presentation will demonstrate a research to practice activity undertaken by the National Center for Technology Innovation in collaboration with an industry leader. This activity explores and addresses administrators’ needs related to assistive technology purchases, infrastructure, and integration with instructional technology plans and federal regulations such as IDEA and NCLB.
Presenter(s): Tracy Gray, Director, National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI), Washington, DC
2208 Computer Lab
Multidisciplinary Literacy - Strategies Engaging and Empowering Learners through Primary Sources
Vocabulary, an array of student interests and abilities plus challenging content and organization strike fear in hearts of teachers and students alike. Modeled strategies incorporating Library of Congress primary sources will showcase the development of critical thinking skills, importance of background knowledge and pre-learning strategies to engage and empower learners.
Presenter(s): Cynthia Rich, Project Director - Teaching with Primary Sources, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, Elizabeth Ridgway, Director of Educational Outreach, Library of Congress, Education Outreach Division, Washington, DC
2209 General Session
"Fast Track Toolkit": Speedy AT Service for High Incidence Students
Do you want a quick and effective tool to get supports in the hands of struggling students, and empower site teams to make AT decisions? The Washoe County School District has developed a model of service that gets needed supports to this population quickly and efficiently. Participants will be provided with all the “Fast Track” materials needed to create and implement their own referral system right away. Included will be a discussion on how accountability of materials, documentation procedures, and justification of services promotes funding for equipment and personnel.
Presenter(s): Catherine Langrill, Assistive Technology Specialist, Washoe County School District, Reno, NV, Justin Kolbe, Assistive Technology Specialist, Washoe County School District, Reno, NV
2210 General Session
Attention! Technology Supports for Students with Executive Function Deficits
Students with executive function deficits struggle with the demands of a typical curriculum, which outstrips their capabilities, resulting in academic failure. This presentation will showcase a variety of technology supports, lessons, web sites, and learning tasks to engage students who struggle with inattention and executive function deficits.
Presenter(s): Ellen Engstrom, Learning Specialist and Trainer, Landmark College Institute for Research and Training, Putney, VT
2211 General Session
Connecting Kids to Books Using Technology
Technology to Support Instruction, Bridging the Gap Between General Ed and Special Ed, Strategies that Work
This presentation follows our unique journey of setting up a 1-1 pilot initiative in our school. We will share our experiences with you: how we got a grant; how we improved stakeholder attitudes; and our results, so you can decide if setting up a similar project is for you.
Presenter(s): Joy Lyons, Assistive Technology Specialist, Heartland AEA 11, Ankeny, IA, Rhonda Balch, K-12 Speech-Language Pathologist Program Assistant, Heartland AEA, Johnston, IA
2212 General Session
The Science4All Model – UDL in the Science Classroom
Participants will gain insight into the Science4All model that applies Universal Design for Learning principles in science instruction. The use of desktop applications, no cost tools and a host of dynamic online resources in science will be presented that can be integrated into inquiry-based science lessons to engage all learners.
Presenter(s): Kathleen McClaskey, President, EdTech Associates, Amherst, NH
2213 General Session
Catch That Spelling Error - Solutions Beyond the Word Processor
Today’s writers don’t use word-processors to connect socially, or to engage in vocational, educational, and commercial interactions. SpellCatcher identifies spelling errors, assists with wording and can produce frequently used text with a few keystrokes. SpellCatcher’s text-to-speech feature identifies awkward, incomplete, or grammatically incorrect sentences, or incorrect words. Discover unobtrusive SpellCatcher!
Presenter(s): Sherri Parkins, Co-ordinator AT/LS, Professor, Seneca College, Toronto, Ontario, Kevin Reinhardt, Psycho-Educational Consultant, Seneca College, Toronto, Ontario
Friday General Sessions 10:45 - 11:45
2301 Featured Presenter
Free and Open Source Software
As the cost of computer workstations continues to drop, the cost of software licenses remains largely unchanged. One solution that many schools are exploring is the use of open source software. This session will offer an overview of free and open source programs including information about where to locate some of the most popular applications.
Presenter(s): John Fleischman, Assistant Superintendent, Technology Services, Sacramento County Office of Education, Sacramento, CA
2302 Featured Presenter
Historical Inquiry Online: Scaffolds and Strategies for Accessing Historical Archives and Images
Historical inquiry is at the heart of history instruction and online resources have greatly advanced teachers’ abilities to integrate historical inquiry into the curriculum. Learn technology-based strategies for scaffolding the process of historical inquiry for students with reading, writing, and learning difficulties. Great collection of online tools, techniques, and tips developed with teachers in two national Teaching American History (TAH)
Presenter(s): Dr. Lynne Anderson-Inman, Director, Center for Advanced Technology in Education and National Center for Supported eText, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2303 Featured Presenter
Digital Storytelling in the K-12 Classroom
This session will explore digital storytelling tools, prompts, and classroom strategies for implementation across grade levels and content areas.
Presenter(s): Dr. Sara Kajder, Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
2304 Exhibitor Session
80% of Dyslexics are Visual Learners - Why, What and How
Why visual learners are prone to reading problems, how to detect visual-learner dyslexics, and how to guide them back towards an effective reading technique. Learn how the same techniques can help any child, what technology is available to achieve this and how to avoid problems developing at an early stage.
Presenter(s): David Morgan, Director, Oxford Learning Solutions, Oxford, Oxon
2305 Exhibitor Session
Ensuring Success in the Palm of Your Hand!
Come experience how you can make assessment, instruction, intervention, and reporting intuitive and easy. This software with its integrated research-based curriculum and assessment content modules will instantly let you know what your students know and can do and how to appropriately plan instruction.
Presenter(s): Marie Mckeeman M.Ed., Marketing Manager, Assessment and Elementary Literacy, Pearson Curriculum, Chandler, AZ, Christine Fleming, Consultant, Smart Solutions, Inc, New Providence, NJ
2306 General Session
How Multiple Intelligences Address Social Change in the Classroom Setting
This session will provide participants with a hands-on opportunity to work at developing their skills to identify and help students who have a variety of talents (multiple intelligences) in the classroom setting. These activities will be done using materials that are cost effective and easily accessible.
Presenter(s): Therese Kanai, Online Professor/Education, Walden University, Kailua-Kona, HI
2307 Computer Lab
Inspiration®: It’s Not Just for Students!
Do you think Inspiration is just for students to use? Do you think it’s just a writing tool? Think again. Learn how to use this common software tool to create dynamic presentations and engaging materials. Presented in a flexible graphic style that promotes audience input and interaction.
Presenter(s): Jennifer McDonald-Peltier, Assistive Technology Specialist, Center for Accessible Technology, Berkeley, CA
2308 Computer Lab
The Spang Gang Web Program; Educational Gaming for Kids K-6
"The Spang Gang Web Program" includes interactive white board lessons, high score championships, gamers’ showcases, and catchy videos! This successful web adventure targets reading, writing, and math skills. Surprisingly nonprofit, it provides enrichment, promotes incremental practice, supports homework, rewards educational gaming achievement, builds fragile skills while encouraging positive character traits.
Presenter(s): Desiree Spang, Resource / Inclusion Specialist, Rosedell Elementary, Saugus Union School District, Saugus, CA, Laura Trocha, Resource Specialist, Bouquet Canyon Elementary School, Saugus, CA
Marie Pierre, Assistant Principal, Rosedell Elementary
2309 General Session
A is for Access: Create an Iinclusive Library with Universal Design
Teachers and Librarians can utilize Universal Design to create an accessible and inclusive learning environment for all who use their libraries. Through action research involving a range of student abilities, specific strategies aligned with nine principles of Universal Design in Education were identified. This resulted in better educational support and increased library use.
Presenter(s): Ameelia Ghareeb, Teacher Librarian, Marshall Middle School, Long Beach USD, Long Beach, CA
2310 General Session
Revision Baseball: Teaching Writing Skills Via a Game Format
Tom Earle and Tedd Landgraf explain how to combine laptop, document projector, Smart Board, and Google Docs within a game format to improve student editing and revision skills. They will demonstrate this method via a video filmed live in a seventh grade English classroom at Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Presenter(s): Tom Earle, Faculty, Punahou School, Honolulu, HI, Tedd Landgraf, Instructional Technology Specialist, Punahou School, Honolulu, HI
2311 General Session
Hybrid Learning: Combining Face to Face, Web, and Video Conference
Hybrid instructional programs have significant implications for the role of professional development as well as classroom instruction. Hybrid instruction refers to classes with a carefully planned blend of both traditional classroom instruction and online learning activities. In other words, hybrid classes combine the best of both styles of instruction.
Presenter(s): Patrick Faverty Ed.D., Director, Joint Doctoral Program, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
2312 General Session
Documenting: "Through My Eyes"
“Through My Eyes” is a lesson that focuses on understanding a student’s life and learning styles using technology. It gives educators the opportunity to work closely with their students by allowing the students’ to document their lives on a daily basis. Through this lesson, students will create, edit and submit documentaries.
Presenter(s): Laura Gillette, Educator, Belaire High, Baton Rouge, LA, Robert Webb, Jr., Principal, Belaire High, Baton Rouge, LA, Yvette Hyde, Literacy Coordinator, Belaire High, Barbara White, Educator, Belaire High
2313 General Session
Beyond Writing Camps: Infusing Technology into Assessment and Instruction
This presentation details three phases in the evolving writing strategy for Fairfax students with writing deficits. First, six years of summer writing camps will be outlined. Second, a look at how these strategies were incorporated into summer 2008 extended year services. Third, how 2008-2009 and beyond is proposed to look.
Presenter(s): William Reeder, Director, Assessment, Assistive Technology & Support Services, Fairfax County Public Schools, Falls Church, VA, Nancy Icke, Assistive Technology Specialist, Fairfax County Public Schools, Dunn Loring, VA, Jennifer Carr, Assistive Technology Specialist, Fairfax County Public Schools
Rachel Connelly, Assistive Technology Specialist, Fairfax County Public Schools
Friday General Session 1:15-2:15
2401 Featured Presenter
The Art & Technique of Wikis
One of the pivot points of the read/write Web are wikis. Invented in 1995, wikis are the poster-child of the Web 2.0 movement. This session will provide a general overview and examples ranging from small group collaborations to global encyclopedias, how to manage wikis, and a variety of classroom applications.
Presenter(s): David Warlick, Consultant and Author, The Landmark Project, Raleigh, NC
2402 Featured Presenter
High Technology Literacy for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
High tech options are often overlooked for our students with more significant cognitive disabilities. With small adaptations to your teaching style, it is possible to use high tech literacy software with these students for reading and writing. Come get a glimpse of how exciting technology can be for learning!
Presenter(s): Kelly Fonner, Educational/Assistive Technology Consultant
2403 Featured Presenter
Technology Supports for Older Students: Make It Happen
This session will describe the steps that were taken to develop a program model that addressed the gap between the educational needs of students and their knowledge of how technology could support them. Strategies will be shared for students in High School and in the University setting. Outcomes of the project, which looked at using technology suppport to strengthen reading skills in addition to compensating for deficits students had in reading, will be shared.
Presenter(s): Scott Marfilius, Assistive/Educational Technology Consultant, Bayside, WI, Mary Farrell, Director, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities, Teaneck, NJ
2404 Exhibitor Session
System 44: Foundational Reading Program for Our Most Challenged Readers
grades 3-12. Developed by Drs. Ted Hasselbring and Marilyn Jager Adams, System 44 provides systematic, scientifically-based phonics instruction through adaptive software and direct instruction to teach the phonological, morphological, syntactical, and semantic structures of English.
Presenter(s): Michael Church, Implementation Consultant, Scholastic Education, Pleasant Hill, CA
2405 Exhibitor Session
Read&Write Gold Literacy Support: The User Perspective
Participants will have the opportunity to observe users of Read&Write Gold (video) and see demonstrations of the reading and writing features that these students have found most helpful in accomplishing learning objectives. Participants will also have the opportunity to interact with a user of Read&Write Gold in higher education and learn from the experiences she has had with students who struggle with the writing process.
Presenter(s): Maureen Doherty, Regional Sales Director, Texthelp Systems, Woburn, MA, Sheri Parkins, AT/LS Coordinator, Seneca College, North York, Ontario, Canada
2406 Computer Lab
Web 2.0: Embedded Supports for Struggling Adolescent Readers
Our presentation focus is on the ever increasing availability of Web 2.0 tools that allow embedded support for struggling adolescent readers when using digital texts. We will identify and give classroom examples of Web 2.0 tools that support students who need scaffolding to fully engage with digital tasks.
Presenter(s): Karen Clay M.Ed., Project Director, Education Development Center, Newton, MA, Judy Zorfass Ed.D., Associate Center Director, Education Development Center, Newton, MA
2407 Computer Lab
Differentiate, Don't Debilitate!
Imagine shadowing a student for a day at your school. What would you learn from their point of view? Learn which free technology tools directly apply cohesive differentiation and assessment strategies for all students in the mixed ability classroom.
Presenter(s): Helen Teague, Consultant/Learning Coach, OOPS: Our Overnight Planning System, Abilene, TX
2408 General Session
Finding the Feathers: Citing the Cyberbully
Cyber-bullying is about human relationships, power, and control. Unlike other bullying, cyber-bullies hide behind the Internet’s power. Communicating life-destroying messages at remarkable speed, it is digital “pillow feathers in the wind”. Based on research, this presentation will share critical information, useable classroom strategies, and Internet resources for defusing the cyber-bully.
Presenter(s): Dr. Charlotte Knoche, Director of Library and Media, Concordia University, St. Paul, Saint Paul, MN, Dr. Julie Jochum Gartrell, Director of MA in Differentiated Instruction, Concordia University, St. Paul, Saint Paul, MN
2409 General Session
Access to the General Curriculum Through Flexible Technology
The Access to the General Curriculum Through Flexible Technology project is a regional two-year grant designed to assist teams of educators to understand and implement the concepts of UDL. This session will share training agendas, activities, participant feedback and impact data on universally designed units. Visit the website at http://flextech.wikispaces.com.
Presenter(s): Tracy Mail, Consultant, Summit County Educational Service Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Patti Porto, Consultant, SST Region 3, Valley View, OH
2410 Cancelled General Session
Preservice Teachers Building a Web-based Portfolio
This session examines the use of technology to enhance the Capstone Portfolio process for teacher candidates completing their credential program. The session leaders will show participants an example of a web-based portfolio, surveys to determine the effectiveness of the process, and an outline of a technology enhanced program.
Presenter(s): Leah Herner-Patnode, Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University at Lima, Lima, OH, Hea-Jin Lee, Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University at Lima, Lima, OH
2411 General Session
Creating a Collaborative Learning Environment in the Classroom
Presenters will discuss the ways in which the Internet provides the tools necessary to develop and support a collaborative learning environment in the classroom. A series of questions will provide the framework for the presentation. Collaborative tools available on the Internet that will be explored in this presentation include wikis, blogs, social networking services and Google Docs.
Presenter(s): Dr. Barbara Combs, Associate Dean for Teacher Education, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, Cindy Grabe, Technology Facilitator, Grand Forks Public School District 1, Grand Forks, ND
2412 General Session
Memory: Learning that Persists
This session explores three parts of the memory system: short, active working and long-term. We will explore practices and strategies used at Denver Academy that have proven successful in teaching students identified with learning differences. You will leave with tools to use memory systems more effectively and efficiently.
Presenter(s): Matthew Dastin, Middle School Coordinator, Denver Academy, Denver, CO
2413 Computer Lab
10 Tips to Get Your Message Heard
This
session offers administrators, technology coordinators, media specialists, and other education professionals insight into the essential, but sometimes overlooked, discipline of communications. We will introduce a goal-driven method for creating websites that disseminate best practices, new ideas, research findings and other information of interest to participants.
Presenter(s): Tracy Gray, Director, National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI), Washington DC
Friday General Session VII 3:00 - 4:00
2501 Featured Presenter
Video Games as Learning Engines
“Edutainment” has been praised and criticized by educators. But recent research is causing us to reconsider the roles of technology, fun, and serious games in education. This presentation will provide an overview of digital games, some of the latest research, and spin-off activities that will simply amaze you.
Presenter(s): David Warlick, Consultant and Author, The Landmark Project, Raleigh, NC
2502 Featured Presenter
NIMAS & Accessible Textbooks: Where Are We Now?
The National Instructional Materials Initiative – including NIMAS, NIMAC, Bookshare for Education, Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, the Pacific Consortium for Instructional Materials Accessibility Project, and the AIM Consortium promises to significantly affect classroom practice – What are the challenges?
Presenter(s): Dr. Skip Stahl, Director, Technical Assistance, CAST, Wakefield, MA
2503 Exhibitor Computer Lab
Ready, Set, Read: Accessible Books, a Hands-on Experience!
Learn how you can take advantage of the collaborative efforts of Bookshare.org, Don Johnston Incorporated and Humanware from a Department of Education Award to provide your students access to digital texts and tools that will ensure they become successful readers and learners. You will explore Bookshare’s services and website, practice using Read:OutLoud and the ClassMate Reader.
Presenter(s): Susie McKinnon, Education Program Manager, Bookshare.org/Benetech, Alto, CA, Michel Pepin, Marketing Development Manager, HumanWare, Mary Jo Barry, Marketing Manager, Don Johnston Incorporate
2505 Exhibitor Session
Benefits of Visual Customization of Web Pages Using WYNN
Students increasingly need to do Internet research for school assignments. For many students, the visual complexity of Web pages detracts from their usability. Using WYNN, this presentation demonstrates the use of visual customizations to make Web pages more readable, which can increase comprehension and usability.
Presenter(s): Beth Thomlinson, Product Manager, Freedom Scientific, Learning Systems Group, St. Petersburg, FL, Steve Boyle, Regional Manager, Freedom Scientific, Learning Systems Group, Roseville, CA
2506 General Session
Ensuring Successful Transition to College for the Learning Disabled Student
Discussion of the skills and tools available, as well as the self-awareness, needed in order for learning disabled students entering college to succeed. Ownership of the use of technology for students will be highlighted.
Presenter(s): Erin MacEachen Travis, Learning Disabilities Specialist, Hampshire Educational Collaborative, Northampton, MA, Sara Lowe-Bouchard, Disability Specialist/Assistive Technology Coordinator, Santa Rosa Junior College, Forestville, CA
2507 General Session
Structured for Success: Literacy Strategies for Virtual Special Education
Virtual schooling holds great promise for special education students, but providing effective literacy instruction online can be a challenge. Learn how special educators from the nation’s leading full-time virtual school have achieved success as they share best practices and case studies that reveal what works.
Presenter(s): Marjorie Rofel, Director of Special Education, Connections Academy, Baltimore, MD, Stephanie Hoffman, Director of Special Education, Minnesota Connections Academy, Minneapolis, MN, Christine Tanguay, Director of Special Education, Colorado Connections Academy
Friday General Session 3:00 - 5:00 (2 Hours)
2510 Computer Lab
A Lesson: In Universal Design for Learning
Participants will create a digital media lesson that reflects the principals of UDL and includes technology tools that range from the Internet to Microsoft Word to symbol-based word processors and electronic vocabulary supports. This is a hands-on workshop. Participants will leave with an extensive list of resources and a copy of a sample lesson designed for this workshop.
Presenter(s): Kim Antonius, Professional Development Manager, Bridges Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Susie Blackstien-Adler, Training Specialist, O.T., Bridges Canada, Mississauga, Ontario
2511 Computer Lab
iPods & Zunes for Video/Audio Self-operated Prompting Systems
This is a hands-on workshop for teachers, paraprofessionals, therapists, transition coordinators and job coaches. Participants will create a self-operated video/audio prompting system for the Video iPod or other portable video player device (Zune). This prompting system can be used for community based instruction, vocational training, transition and much more.
Presenter(s): Daniel McNulty, NE Site Coordinator, PATINS-Project, Columbia City, IN
2512 Computer Lab
My Adventures with Podcasting
Podcasting is a way students can learn as well as communicate. Teachers use podcasting to record lectures and for their own professional development. Students use podcasting for listening and learning and to create final projects. This session will expose you to many existing podcasts and you will make your own.
Presenter(s): Janice Friesen, Campus Technology Coordinator, Barton Creek Elementary School, Austin, TX
2513 Computer Lab
Increasing English Proficiency with a Variety of New Technologies
This workshop presents techniques involving technology that focuses on student listening and reading comprehension and the development of student writing skills. These techniques have been used by the University of Maryland Baltimore County in a state-wide training project to help content-area teachers who have English Language Learners (ELL) in their classrooms.
Presenter(s): Joan Shin Ph.D., Research Associate, Director of Online and TESOL Professional Development Programs, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD
Lori Edmonds, Research Assistant/ESOL Instructor, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD
2514 General Session
Deconstructing State Standards and Differentiating Instruction for Targeted Intervention
Through the use of interactive standard matrix for ElA, Written Language, and Math the participants will learn to scaffold classroom instruction so all students will have equal access to standards based instruction. All participants will receive a copy of the interactive matrix and supporting material to successfully implement this methodology in their school and classrooms.
Presenter(s): Michael Isbutt-Salman, Coordinator, Special Education, Twin Rivers Unified School District, North Highlands, CA, Betty Jo Wessinger, Director, Special Education, Dixon Unified School District, North Highlands, CA
2515 General Session
Improve Equal Access to Education Through Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Eliminate the equal access gap with a full inclusion model. This workshop highlights a pilot program using text-to-speech software across the curriculum which research shows improves focus, comprehension and engagement. Through this program instructors personalize e-text, deliver it in a flexible, multi-sensory format and build student buy-in with student mentors.
Presenter(s): Stacey Kayden, Program Director and LD Specialist, Laney College, SF, CA, Kathleen Schoenecker, High Tech Specialist, Laney College, Oakland, CA, Khalil Yasin, Student, Laney College, Eloy Ponce, Student, Laney College
2516 General Session
Shift Happens: Opening Doors Through Collaboration
Share a reflective journey taken by cross-disciplinary university faculty and their cohort students to reveal how integrating UDL understandings with 21st century technologies, cultural competencies, and literacy principles/practices has fostered an understanding of how to create access to learning for students with diverse needs and abilities.
Presenter(s): Denise Simard, Associate Professor, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY, Aline Bobys, Associate Professor, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY, Jean Ann Hunt, Assistant Professor, SUNY Plattsburgh, Jean Mockry, Lecturer, SUNY Plattsburgh
2517 General Session
WhyTry? Innovative Interventions that Provide Hope and Motivate Youth
The presentation provides the audience with several methods to teach emotional intelligence and life skills. This workshop emphasizes a strength-based approach to helping youth overcome their challenges using “multiple intelligence” methods emphasizing the youths’ learning styles, to teach in ways that youth will understand and remember.
Presenter(s): Christian Moore, Founder, The WhyTry Organization, Orem, UT
Friday Special Event Community of Learners Cafe 5:15 - 6:30
2600 Special Event – Community of Learners Café - Registration Required
Don't miss TRLD attendees' favorite event! You'll have the opportunity to participate in meaningful discussion led by your favorite TRLD Featured Presenters. Table topics will touch on education's hottest initiatives, roadblocks and research. Together, you'll share insights, deepen your understandings, identify patterns and rule out approaches that don't work. This event promotes building new friendships, expanding your network and increasing your sphere of influence!
Presenter(s): TRLD Featured Presenters