In-Person Session - Canary 1

With all the conversations around decreasing attention span, the increase in social media, and the concerns about digital learning, it is time to give attention the attention it deserves! This session will look at what attention is, how it develops, and how we can help individuals who struggle with maintaining attention. Come and learn about high and low-tech tools such as extensions, apps, timers, and strategies that can help you or those you work with stay more focused on the task at hand and pay attention to the things that are important

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In-Person Session - Los Angeles

Let’s look at whats new in the area of assistive technology for writing. From raised line paper to AI, the options for writing supports are vast and always expanding. This session will review well known writing supports such as slant boards and speech-to-text before looking at what is coming next, such as AI writing supports and various tablets. Leave this session with new ideas about writing and ways to make writing more accessible.

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In-Person Session

As schools become increasingly digital, students are learning how to use apps and extensions to make content accessible and manage executive functioning deficits. These tools help students gain independence and are invaluable. However, what happens when students leave our schools and go on to the workforce or post-secondary education? Which tools do they still have access to, and which are no longer applicable? This session will explore the features of devices, apps, and extensions that are frequently used in the school environment and discuss how those features may or may not be available to students once they leave the school. Funding, availability, and environmental considerations will be discussed, and participants will leave ready to address access to tools throughout the lifespan.

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In-Person Session

Have you ever wanted to learn more about iOS accessibility features but find yourself feeling overwhelmed with where to start? Do you love the hands-on challenge of an escape room? If you answered yes to either question, this session is for you! This session will start with a focus on why these accessibility features are more important now than ever before. Just when you think everything is going smoothly, you will be swept away into a world of intrigue where your knowledge of iOS accessibility features will help you and your table solve clues to unlock both digital and physical locks! If you are an escape room or iOS accessibility beginner, no worries! There will be plenty of instruction and hands-on

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In-Person Session

Somewhere between using a switch to activate a simple toy and using a switch to access a computer or tablet, there are the everyday classroom experiences of our students who use switches to control their environment. This session will focus on ways to increase the number of ways that students who use switches can participate in their learning environment in meaningful and engaging ways. From switch-activated scissors to playing games in physical education with peers, this session will look at how to make sure your students who use switches are an active part of their classroom. Leave this session with ways to make switch use meaningful and ideas for keeping switch activities accessible in your classroom.

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Virtual Session

Executive functioning, simply stated, includes the skills needed to get ourselves together to do what we need to do. This session will focus on what executive functioning is and how the demands on executive functioning change throughout a student's school career. This session will address the development of executive functioning skills, common supports available at each age/grade level, and what those supports look like as students transition out of the school system.  Built-in and natural supports will be discussed, and participants will be encouraged to reflect on how the decrease of these supports affect students as they progress through school and as they transition. Participants will learn about both low and high-tech tools that support executive functioning and how these tools may be adjusted or progress throughout a student's experience. The process of feature matching will be discussed as participants learn about multiple tools to support each area of executive functioning deficit, with attention paid to consideration of which tools and strategies may be most impactful for students long-term.

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In-Person Session

You will spend this session learning about executive functioning, how deficits in this area can affect students, and techniques and tools to help support students. Attention, memory, and organization will be reviewed and you’ll have an opportunity to reflect on the changing need of these in today's classroom. You will make-and-take low tech assistive tools for executive functioning, including visuals, folders, color coding tools and more. High tech tools including Chrome extensions, iOS apps, and websites will be demonstrated. You’ll get hands-on and collaborate with colleagues on techniques that work for a variety of student needs.

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In-Person Session

Participants will spend the day learning about executive functioning and how deficits in this area can affect students. This session will focus on techniques and tools to help support students in the areas of attention, memory, time management, and organization. Special focus will be given to how attention skills develop and what educators can do to support students who are struggling with attention in the school setting. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on the changing demands on a student’s executive functioning system in today’s classroom. Participants will make and take low-tech assistive tools for executive functioning, including visuals, folders, color coding tools and more. High-tech tools, including Chrome extensions, iOS apps, and websites, will be demonstrated. Participants will get hands-on and collaborate on techniques that work for a variety of students needs. Participants will leave with various tools and strategies they can implement the very next day.

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Virtual Personal Development

At this session you will learn the basics about executive functioning and how to identify in students when executive functioning systems fail. This session will provide you tools and strategies to support executive functioning in students, and individually.

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In-Person Session

Somewhere between using a switch to activate a simple toy and using a switch to access a computer or tablet, there are the everyday classroom experiences of our students who use switches to control their environment. This session will focus on ways to increase the number of ways that students who use switches can participate in their learning environment in meaningful and engaging ways. From switch-activated scissors to playing games in physical education with peers, this session will look at how to make sure your students who use switches are an active part of their classroom. Leave this session with ways to make switch use meaningful and ideas for keeping switch activities accessible in your classroom.

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In-Person Session

Bring your device for this hands-on session and come learn how assistive technology can be used to help support students who struggle with emotional regulation. This session will focus on the ways that assistive technology can help students regulate emotions so they can form positive relationships. Examples of low and high-tech tools will be shared, with an emphasis on tools that are free and available on many of the platforms your students are already using. Extensions, apps, websites, low-tech tools, and stand-alone devices will be demonstrated so you feel confident in their features and are ready to consider them for your students. Leave this session with make-and-take fidgets and new ideas on how to support the students in your classroom who are struggling with emotional regulation!

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In-Person Session

Have you ever been part of a team that has selected what seems to be the best tool for a student, only to witness increased disruptive behavior, more academic struggles, or outright refusal? While some students find rapid success with new assistive technology tools, others may end up feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, embarrassed, or may simply struggle with the routine of using the newly introduced tool. In this session, we will look at the most common functions of behavior and then discuss common pitfalls when implementing assistive technology in the classroom and the corresponding behaviors that may occur. Leave with techniques to identify students struggling with their assistive technology and how to avoid increasing unwanted behavior when implementing assistive technology supports in the classroom!

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Are you interested in learning more about how to use iOS devices to enhance accessibility? Do you love a good challenge? Join us for the first-ever iOS Accessibility Escape Room Challenge! Learn about 15+ accessibility features while solving puzzles and unlocking clues.

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Virtual Session

Memory, time management, organization, and attention will be the focus of this session as we talk about how to help students be successful in both digital and in-person learning environments. This session will share and discuss both high and low-tech resources and ideas perfect for the classroom teacher, special educator, specialist, or administrator looking for ways to help students who struggle with executive functioning.

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Virtual Workshop Session

You will spend this session learning about executive functioning, how deficits in this area can affect students, and techniques and tools to help support students. Attention, memory, and organization will be reviewed, and you'll have an opportunity to reflect on the changing need of these in today's classroom. You will make and take low-tech assistive tools for executive functioning, including visuals, folders, color coding tools, and more. High-tech tools including Chrome extensions, iOS apps, and websites will be demonstrated. You'll get hands-on and collaborate with colleagues on techniques that work for a variety of student needs.

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*** THIS WORKSHOP REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION FEE ***

This session was a highly attended in-person workshop- now you can register for the virtual version!

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What happens when a student struggles with organization, time management, attention, and/or memory and how does this impact their day?  This session will take a look at common reasons students display unexpected behaviors and how executive functioning deficits can contribute.  Come and learn about the connection between executive functioning deficits and behavior and take away quick techniques and tools to use with your students who are struggling. 

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Workshop Session

You will spend this session learning about executive functioning, how deficits in this area can affect students, and techniques and tools to help support students. Attention, memory, and organization will be reviewed, and you'll have an opportunity to reflect on the changing need of these in today's classroom. You will make and take low-tech assistive tools for executive functioning, including visuals, folders, color coding tools, and more. High-tech tools including Chrome extensions, iOS apps, and websites will be demonstrated. You'll get hands-on and collaborate with colleagues on techniques that work for a variety of student needs.

*** THIS WORKSHOP REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION FEE ***

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As the learning environment continues to change, students who struggle with executive functioning are continuing to need support in the areas of time management, organization, attention, and more. When these students do not have the support they need, feelings of overwhelm, anxiety, confusion, and negative self-image, can become the prominent reaction when thinking about school and learning. This session will take a look at the functions of behavior and tell the story of how struggles with executive functioning can result in behaviors that cause lost instructional time and negative social interactions at school. We will then look at some quick-win strategies to support these students so they can once again enjoy the experience of being in the classroom.

Objectives:

• Participants will be able to identify at least three functions of behavior.

• Participants will be able to describe at least three areas of executive functioning deficits and how struggles in these areas may cause negative behaviors.

• Participants will be able to compare and contrast at least four techniques or tools to support students who are struggling with behaviors stemming from executive function deficits.

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Come learn how assistive technology can be used to help support students who struggle with emotional regulation. This session will focus on the ways that assistive technology can help students regulate emotions so they can form positive relationships. Examples of low and high-tech tools will be shared, with an emphasis on tools that are free and available on many of the platforms your students are already using. Extensions, apps, websites, low-tech tools, and stand-alone devices will be demonstrated so you feel confident in their features and are ready to consider them for your students. Leave this session with new ideas on how to support the students in your classroom who are struggling with emotional regulation!

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Data can be overwhelming. Come learn how to use Google Forms and Sheets to make the process easier. This session will walk you through how to create and customize a Google Form to collect data and provide tips to make the process of inputting data easier before introducing Google Sheets. Simple formulas, formatting tools, and creating graphs will be easier than you ever imagined by the time you leave this session. Walk into your next meeting with easy-to-digest data that did not take hours to collect and is in a format that everyone can understand!

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Assistive technology is any item, piece of equipment, software program, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of persons with disabilities. This session will dive into assistive features that are available within many technologies utilized in today’s classroom and discuss ways technology and assistive technology professionals can work together to build understanding of these supports. Presenters will use popular educational technology to demonstrate examples of built-in assistive tools and show how these can be used within the classroom to create fun and engaging lessons that all students can participate in.

Presentation with Pamela Hitz, M.ET

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What happens when a student struggles with organization, time management, attention, and/or memory and how does this impact their day?  This session will take a look at common reasons students display unexpected behaviors and how executive functioning deficits can contribute.  Come and learn about the connection between executive functioning deficits and behavior and take away quick techniques and tools to use with your students who are struggling.

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Come learn how assistive technology can be used to help support students who struggle with emotional regulation.  This session will focus on the ways that assistive technology can help students regulate emotions so they can form positive relationships.  Examples of low and high-tech tools will be shared, with an emphasis on tools that are free and available on many of the platforms your students are already using.  Extensions, apps, websites, low-tech tools, and stand-alone devices will be demonstrated so you feel confident in their features and are ready to consider them for your students.  Leave this session with new ideas on how to support the students in your classroom who are struggling with emotional regulation!

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Data can be overwhelming.  Come learn how to use Google Forms and Sheets to make the process easier.  This session will walk you through how to create and customize a Google Form to collect data and provide tips to make the process of inputting data easier before introducing Google Sheets.  Simple formulas, formatting tools, and creating graphs will be easier than you ever imagined by the time you leave this session.  Walk into your next meeting with easy to digest data that did not take hours to collect and is in a format that everyone can understand

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Virtual:

Come learn about behavior and how you can utilize high- and low-tech tools to support students who are struggling with unexpected behaviors in your classroom. Learn how to identify the function of student behavior and how to monitor and track concrete data. Identify methods for keeping your classroom to stay on task when behaviors interrupt the scheduled activities. High tech tools including apps, extensions, QR codes, and hardware will be demonstrated, and participants will be encouraged to explore these tools during the workshop. Presenters will provide many new low and high-tech tools for you to add to your 'teacher toolbox', most of which can be used immediately!

Learner Outcomes

- Identify at least three low tech tools that can be used to help students who are disregulated
- Identify two methods of collecting data on behavior
- Identify at least three digital tools that support independence in the school setting
- Identify at least three digital tools that support emotional regulation

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