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As presented on October 22nd, 2010 at the T/TAC AT Share Fair
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What’s the difference between “PD” and “Training”?What content are we doing during PD?What content are we doing during PD?What are the problems with traditional “Butt In Chair” PD?Butt‐In‐Chair PD?What are some solutions to these problems?
d b “ ll ”A word about “Follow‐up Activities”A word about training by community building
PD: Ongoing process Oft b t t l d tOften, but not always, mandatoryProvided to larger audiencesMay contain more theoryy y
Training: May be provided to student and/or teacherMay contain more “hands on” interactionMay contain more hands‐on interactionProvided to a smaller number of individualsContent is typically on one specific tool or idea
Software‐Boardmaker , Co‐Writer, Write Out:Loud , Read OutLoud, Integrate AT in CurriculumFlip Video Camera and using video in alternative assessment
How to adapt the curriculum and scaffold lessonsVisual classrooms‐schedules (for the entire classroom and for individuals within the classroom)Differentiation of instructionKen O’Connor workshops on assessment AAC workshops
www.oconnorgrading.comp
RATE Conference (Real Assistive Technology for Everyone) presented by Fairfax County Public Schools‐Nov 6,2010Tech sessions after school www.fcps.edu/ss/its/rate
Note: The answers to the question are summative based on audience participation and discussionp p
Come to the training, but do not have time to practice or utilize. Then they need more training. No follow‐through after training. Don’t have time to implement in classroom.
Takes A LOT of time to get to training. Trainer does same training over and over again.
Some teachers are afraid of technology. They may not know the “basics”. How do we train someone in technology integration when they can’t even turn on the computer? They have been successful with strategies that do not include hi‐tech technology, therefore, they feel they don’t need new/hi‐tech technology.
So much “stuff” for teachers to do. AT is at the bottom of the list. AT is just one more thing. Teachers don’t have time – or is there more that just isn’t being utilized. True or not, there is a perceived lack f iof time.
Teachers come to trainings with different skills (veteran teachers may be scared of tech while the new teachers may need to learn how to integrate it)
Money. My district doesn’t have professional development money. (i.e. to go to a conference or to attend a training within the district)
County doesn’t give time for trainings or they give us time and we have so many trainings to go to.
Location. The longer the commute to a training that isn’t required, the less likely it is that teachers will attend.
Note: The answers to the question are summative based on audience participation and discussion
• Personal Learning Community / Personal Learning Network‐ Creating an Personal Learning Community / Personal Learning Network Creating an network among teachers who are interested in learning the same thing.• After‐school staff development in short bursts (10‐15 min technology hits)• Video Tutorials ‐ PD 360 – Website with searchable integration strategies and d h ( ) h l dvideos, can share your strategies (not just AT); Atomic Learning – Technology video
tutorials (Both subscription based). Problem though‐ not everyone has High Speed Internet Access at home.• Certification points & salary credit for participationCertification points & salary credit for participation• Teachers could get reward for allowing us to come do training in their classroom• Train the Trainer model helps duplicate efforts• Combine/collaborate with other countiesG th t t ti iti f th t d t (Hi h S h l T h l l b • Groups that create activities for other students (High School Technology club,
TOPS/Teachers) • Activity for class while Teacher observes and learns (Teachers and Students learning technology side by side)g gy y )• Provide praise/positive feedback/kudos about teachers after training, offer special recognition like providing an AT Certificate, giving special titles/responsibilities (TOPS Teacher Program), wear jeans the day after a workshop.
Note: The answers to the question are summative based on audience participation and discussion
S A D C l dStrategy‐A‐Day CalendarCreation & Distribution
AT Tonight DVDsCreation & DistributionR lResults
AT Tonight Volume 1: ~300AT Tonight Volume 2: ~250gAT Tonight Volume 3: Now!
Burn podcasts onto CDs to play in the car!
T i i h h A T TIPSCASTTry it with the A.T.TIPSCAST.8 volumes completed.D l d th ti Download the question booklets.Distribute to educators.Distribute to educators.
www.attipcast.wordpress.com
www.tinyurl.com/attipscast
Use technology teachers Use technology teachers know, like CDs & DVDs & ,Daily Calendars, to teach the
h l h d ltechnology they need to learn.
Uses available timeW t h h t id TV
Uses available timeW t h h t id TV
Only Awareness Level Only Awareness Level ADDRESSED UNADDRESSEDWatch short videos on TV during commercials with DVDListen to podcasts during
Watch short videos on TV during commercials with DVDListen to podcasts during
TrainingStill need follow‐upStill “sit n’ get” style
TrainingStill need follow‐upStill “sit n’ get” styleListen to podcasts during
commuteRead one calendar slide a day
Listen to podcasts during commuteRead one calendar slide a day
Still sit n get styleNot “hands‐on”Still sit n get styleNot “hands‐on”
dayNo “extra” technology required
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dayNo “extra” technology required
E k h Everyone knows how to use a CD and DVD playerEveryone knows how to use a CD and DVD player
After viewing a DVD and answering the questions in the booklet, get together to discuss what you experienced, either web‐based (online forums) or in personperson.
Create a product from what you heard on a podcast p y p(or saw on the DVD) and then share that somehow (wiki, existing online resource depending on the topic)topic)
Personal Learning Network (Environment)‐Educators making connections with other educators.Foster and build this within educators
What tools do we use to make up our own PLNs?Sorry‐ we ran out of time to do this one as a group‐ but h f th t I ld h d ld h here are a few that I would have guessed would have been mentioned:
• Twitter • Youtube/Teachertube/Schooltube• Twitter • Youtube/Teachertube/SchooltubeTwitter• Facebook• Moodle/Blackboard/Angel• iPod/Podcasts
Youtube/Teachertube/Schooltube• Plurk• Ning/Classroom 2.0• Others?
Twitter• Facebook• Moodle/Blackboard/Angel• iPod/Podcasts
Youtube/Teachertube/Schooltube• Plurk• Ning/Classroom 2.0• Others?
When training on a specific tool that is not available to When training on a specific tool that is not available to general educators (for example, a specific AAC device) form communities of teachers who are working with students who are using these devices students who are using these devices.
Example: 5 teachers (along with related services) in the county are working with students who are using a S i B d Li (A i C i i SpringBoard Lite (Augmentative Communication Device). Quarterly meetings to bring these minds together to share strategies, data collection techniques,
d d lik lih d f b d and resources may decrease likelihood of abandonment, decrease time spend recreating same resources, and increase student achievement/integration.
Ch k Check outNight Light Stories!Night Light Stories!Free audio stories f hild f ll for children of all
agesg
i htli ht t i twww.nightlightstories.net
The Practical (and The Practical (and Fun!) Guide to
Assistive Technology in Public Schools: in Public Schools: Building or Improving Your
District’s AT Team
www.iste.org/chewatwww.iste.org/chewat