This file accompanies the presentation conducted in Idaho on 6/30/11 and discusses Universal Design for Learning, development of assistive technology programs, and unique professional development methodologies.

2. Sally Norton‐Darr
snortondarr@yahoo.com
Christopher Bugaj
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For More Info: Facebook Site:
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3. Definition
&
History

4. Dry Erase Board Hold Up Paper
Hold Up Hand Bring Up Paper
Give us some examples

5. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is the
practice of embedding flexible strategies into the
curriculum during the planning process so that
ALL students can access a variety of learning
solutions.

6. Universal design for learning (UDL) is a framework for
removing barriers by anticipating the needs of all
students.
©HIAT/MCPS/2007

7. UDL principles…

9. Short Video Explaining UDL:
http://bit.ly/udlexplained
Multiple Means of
Representation
Multiple Means of Action
and Expression
MULTIPLE MEANS OF ENGAGEMENT

10. Meet Adequate Yearly Progress (For all students!)
A rubric for purchasing/implementation decisions
What technology to buy
Online subscriptions
Hardware
Software
Textbooks with multiple formats
Construction plans & modifications
to existing structures
Framework for professional development

11. Mandates a free, appropriate public
education (FAPE) for children and youth
with disabilities.
Provides procedural safeguards to ensure
that children/youth with disabilities receive
the special education and related services
which they require in order to benefit from
their educational program.

12. Each public agency shall ensure that AT devices or
AT services or both are made available to a child
with a disability if needed as part of the child’s
1. special education (300.36)
2. related service (300.34)
3. or supplemental aids or services
(300.38 and 300.114(a)(2)(ii)

13. Assistive technolog y consists of
DEVICES and SERVICES
that help
children with disabilities
carr y out a
functional activity
in their environment.

14. “any item, piece of equipment or
product system, whether acquired
commercially off the shelf, modified, or
customized, that is used to increase,
maintain, or improve functional
capabilities of a child with a disability.”

15. Dry Erase Board Hold Up Paper
Hold Up Hand Bring Up Paper
Multiple Ways to Participate!

16. “any service that directly
assists a child with a disability in
the selection, acquisition, or use
of an assistive technology device.”

17. evaluation of technology needs
purchasing, leasing, or otherwise providing for
acquisition of AT devices,
selecting, designing, fitting, customizing,
adapting, applying, maintaining, repairing, or
replacing devices,
coordinating and using other therapies, interventions, or
services with AT devices,
training or technical assistance for child, and/or family
members
training or technical assistance for professionals
involved in the major life functions of the child

18. 1. ANY Item!
2. ANY Action!
Question, when an IEP team meets and they
consider AT, are they performing a service?

19. “careful and deliberate thought”
Let’s see…
Check box?
Fill in the blank?
Use a matrix/menu
to pick from?
Or…

21. 1. ANY Item!
2. ANY Action!
3. Consideration during
Accommodations
Question: When else do you consider the tools
a student would be using?
Answer: During the planning process when
you were using a UDL approach.

22. 1. ANY Item!
2. ANY Action!
3. Consideration during
Accommodations
4. UDL means:
“considering needs of ALL students”

23. Activity – Get up and find your scenario in the room
according to the number on the back of your calendar.
With the other people in your group, develop a list of
“recommendations” for this student (10‐15 minutes)

24. Math Alex is a sixth grade student
who is a super soccer player.
He doesn’t feel like a champ in
math class, though. He
understands what the teacher is
saying while explaining how
and why to do long division but when it’s his turn to
solve a division problem he seems to get lost. It’s hard
to keep the numbers in the right places so that the
correct subtraction will move him to the next step.
How can technology help Alex?

25. Writing
Howard loves to tell you about his
hobbies. He likes to fix cars and build
things. He can tell you all about how
things work and will try to fix anything
that is broken. Howard rarely does
homework. He has a list of excuses and
a perpetual set of unsharpened
pencils.
How can technology help Howard?

26. Reading
Molly is in fifth grade and loves learning
about new cultures. She loves to watch
history and national geographic
programs whenever she can but Social
Studies is her least favorite subject.
When asked about this she says the text
book is “dumb” and she hates it when
the class has to take turns reading paragraphs from the
text. She will often ask to be excused from class or go to
the nurse’s office frequently during social studies. Molly
is having trouble learning the material for her end‐of‐the‐
year high‐stakes test.
How can technology help Molly?

27. Communication
How can technology help Ms. Teacher?
Mayer‐Johnson Boardmaker Picture
Symbols

28. Share your person and the recommendations you came
up with:
Howard
Molly
Alex
Ms. Teacher
http://tinyurl.com/SLfunpractical

30. Who is there to help you make decisions
about technology for ALL students?

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Establish a team of
professionals to create
procedures and
provide services.
A team will reduce waste by sharing
strategies to improve performance
for ALL students (AT + UDL = RTI)

32. Sell yourself!
Chris and Sally are administrators – tell
us why you need an AT Team.
Go!

34. Help make decisions about tech to implement
(district and student levels)
Promote UDL
Provide training on technology
Keep current with technology
Improve AYP (NCLB)
Save Money / Spend Wisely
Save time Not wasting time on strategies that
don’t work.

35. Things to consider
Hardworking is better than
multidisciplinary
You need a Leader

36. What is the first item on your Grand Daddy
Master To Do List
Share one action item

37. Every team (even a team of one) is going to be a
bit different with varying priorities.
Developing/writing policies (Should work in as
many scenarios as possible)
Inventory (purchasing, maintaining, tracking) –
Google Docs?
Meetings www.delicious.com/lcpsat
Data Storage & Sharing
Team Professional Development (Conferences)
Collecting data to prove your worth

39. Be fun and stay positive (approachable)
You’ve pitched a team, collected data and your team
has been sanctioned/officially created. What now?
“NEVER SAY NO”
NO!

40. When a student
is struggling to
meet a goal.

41. Once upon a time…
We used to only do evaluations
Now…
CONTACT US WITH ANY QUESTIONS
WE are your colleagues (who don’t
necessarily work in your building)
The AT Team supports ALL students (even if not in special
education)

42. Always have at least one thing to try
before you leave a consultation.
Recommendations are
ONLY for what is already
available in the
educational environment.

43. Follow‐up with an e‐mail
summarizing your meeting
Good for your record keeping
Chart this for justification purposes
Evaluation as an outcome.
What if the student needs
more than what is already
available?

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DON’T do evaluations
(unless you have to)
DO Link Evaluations to Goals
in the IEP

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• Conducting unnecessary
evaluations wastes time and money
• Establish a “Contact Us First” culture
• Start by using tools and strategies that
are least restrictive (already exist in the
classroom)

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Record Sound Feature
Graphic Organizing Templates
Pacing Boards for Communication
Communication Notebooks
High Contrast Feature of Windows
Visual Schedules
Text‐To‐Speech
Social Situation Stories
Web 2.0 Tools www.lcps.org/at

47. SETT Framework
Consider the needs of the student.
Consider the environment in which the student in
learning.
Consider the task the student needs to complete.
Consider the tools the student needs to complete
the task.
www.joyzabala.com
www.joyzabala.com

48. Yes!
The components are as follows:
Background Information
Technology already in place
Observation (Facts)
Student Interviews
Educator Interviews
Recommendations (Opinions)
Additional Resources
Appendices

49. They are in the book.

50. In general, the more pictures you can include, the
better (in different sections of the report).
Include an appendix of tutorials, resources, and
images to help explain.

51. Do a classroom evaluation!

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Conduct
classroom
evaluations to
provide additional
tools and
strategies to an
entire class of
students!

53. Think about a favorite free
(or commonly found)
RESOURCE YOU LIKE.
We’ll be sharing afterward.
AND/OR
Write a question you have about
policies/practice & we’ll discuss it.
Put your questions in a pile up here.

55. http://metaatem.net/words
Sally Norton-Darr, MS CCC-SLP
Christopher R. Bugaj, MS CCC-SLP
Eight of our most common,
already available,
recommendations

56. USE WHATCHYA GOT!
The Philosophy:
Use the technology that is already in place first
to meet the needs of students.
This Philosophy means…
Consider low tech strategies first, then move to high
tech as needed
Implement technology that is least restrictive
Better rate of adoption and less chance of
abandonment
Use a Universal Design for Learning approach
All students (not just those in special education) will
benefit
You’ll save money!!!!
You’ll save time!!!!
Students implement strategies faster

57. RESOURCEFUL TEACHER’S
ACTIVE VOTE
Which of these
following strategies do
you want to hear
about first?

58. THE GREAT EIGHT
(LINKS TO RESOURCES AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION)
1. High-Contrast in Windows
2. PhotoAlbum Feature of PowerPoint
Google Doc- http://bit.ly/attb102
PowerTalk Demo too!
3. Visual Schedules (Linear and Amorphous)
4. Text to Speech
5. Social “Situation” Stories
6. Sound Record Feature of MS Word*
7. Graphic Organizers (paper, software, Internet)
8. Pacing Boards (communication strategy)

59. HIGH CONTRAST IN WINDOWS
Tutorial – http://bit.ly/highcontrasttutorial
Podcast – http://bit.ly/53audiohighcontrast
Blog - http://bit.ly/episode53highcontrast
Video - http://bit.ly/shiftaltprntscrn

60. PHOTOALBUM FEATURE OF POWERPOINT
Tutorial - http://bit.ly/powerpointphotoalbum
Podcast -
http://bit.ly/ep39audiopowerpointphotoalbum
Blog - http://bit.ly/ep39blogpowerpointphotoalbum
Video - http://bit.ly/videopowerpointphotoalbum
Implementation Ideas - http://bit.ly/attb102

61. VISUAL SCHEDULES
Linear -
Blog: http://bit.ly/ep17linearvisualschedules
Podcast: http://bit.ly/ep17linearvisualschedulesaudio
Amorphous –
Blog: http://bit.ly/ep18amorphousvisualschedules
Podcast: http://bit.ly/ep18amorphousvisualschedulesaudio

62. TEXT-TO-SPEECH
www.readplease.com –
Blog: http://bit.ly/readpleaseblog
Podcast: http://bit.ly/ep6readpleaseaudio
Video: http://bit.ly/readpleasevideo
www.vozme.com -
Blog: http://bit.ly/ep48vozme
Podcast: http://bit.ly/ep48vozmeaudio
Video: http://bit.ly/vozmevideo

63. SOCIAL SITUATION STORIES
Introduction and examples- www.polyxo.com/socialstories
More examples-
www.region2library.org/SocialStories.htm
More examples-
http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/strategies.html
More examples- http://bit.ly/watsonstories

64. SOUND RECORD IN MS WORD
Tutorial- http://bit.ly/recaudword
Tutorial- http://tinyurl.com/quickrecord
Blog- http://bit.ly/ep2blogrecinword
Podcast- http://bit.ly/ep2audiorecinword

65. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Templates-
www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer
More Templates- http://bit.ly/holtgos
Blog-
http://bit.ly/ep37goi1blog
Podcast-
http://bit.ly/ep37goi1audio
Web 2.0 Tools:
http://bubbl.us
http://mindmeister.com
http://mindomo.com

66. PACING BOARDS
Video- http://bit.ly/atpbvid
Blog- http://bit.ly/ep5pacingboardblog
Podcast- http://bit.ly/ep5audiopacingboards

67. Conduct “Traditional” and
“Alternative” professional
development to provide support.
You have built in staff development
at hand.
“If you build it, they will come.”
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68. 5 minute faculty meeting tips
Face‐to‐Face Workshops
Customized by school needs
Website (www.lcps.org/at)
Handpicked resources
FAQs
Training Videos
Strategy‐A‐Day Calendar
One strategy a day, rip‐off calendar
“Are you talkin’ to me?” 68

69. AT Tonight DVDs
• Teachers check out the DVD,
watch the videos, answer
questions and return to
get staff development credit.
Podcasts on CDs
• Burn podcasts to CD so teachers
can listen to content (while commuting)
“There’s no place like home.”
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70. Participate in district‐wide committees to implement
solutions that meet the needs of all learners
AT Clubs (Involve Students!)
Share Fairs
Parent Group/Community Presentations
Conference Presentations (cooperation
with other districts)
Promotion of Services
Summer Seminars
Create a LOGO!
http://bit.ly/atmontagevid
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72. The Practical (and Fun) Guide to Assistive Technology
in Public Schools:
http://iste.org/chewat
http://udlcenter.org
http://cast.org
http://delicious.com/lcpsat/atp
Alternate Presentation tool:
Prezi: http://prezi.com
Download a PDF of this entire presentation at
http://slideshare.net/attipscast