AT Leadership Network Meeting April 13, 2017 What & Why How/Materials + Notes Table and whole group discussion Welcome, Networking, Celebrations- (Why)-To learn about each other, network, A big thanks for helping with BTH presenters!! welcome new friends, and get ready for the day Needs Assessment 2017-18 Please respond to this quick (Why) to help improve our services, understand your needs and collect data Current Needs & Problem Solving Whole group discussion (Why) Help each other out with ideas, resources, Q: How are we handling BYOD for AT- are you conducting and outside the box thinking your own AT assessment (ex AAC) from home is “dynavox Q: How are we handling BYOD for AT- are you coming and we want school to use it”… conducting your own AT assessment (ex AAC) Not a one size fits all, if device seems appropriate, may not is coming”… do eval… if questionable, yes, do own assessments. “dynavox Some LEAs have policy to do own eval no matter what OCR complaint about LEA’s website and scenario. Really should make a good effort to make home documents being inaccessible!! It’s coming device work in school if you can- family buy-in in long run (refer to AEM info below) usu. More important than the small differences in robust AAC apps/devices (since all have core, fringe, ABC, etc, Q: Anyone have an efficient workflow process just organized differently) for students annotating worksheets and turning them back in? Q: Ideas for student (6yo) dystonic or athetoid movements and computer access? STT, eye gaze, …? State of the Region Group effort and discussion STAAR: (Why) RRISD and Hutto STAAR To about federal and statewide I want to share feedback/data with TEA- survey coming regs/initiatives that relate to AT and apply info to TEA asked for PD this summer on AT supports for our work. writing!! I’ll keep you posted and get your input. Frequently misspelled word lists- can help with this STAAR Writing Debrief from texthelp AEM iin beta from Benetech!
AT Leadership Network Meeting April 13, 2017 What & Why How/Materials + Notes Welcome, Networking, Celebrations- (Why)-To learn about each other, network, welcome new friends, and get ready for the day Table and whole group discussion A big thanks for helping with BTH presenters!! Needs Assessment 2017-18 (Why) to help improve our services, understand your needs and collect data Please respond to this quick Current Needs & Problem Solving (Why) Help each other out with ideas, resources, and outside the box thinking Q: How are we handling BYOD for AT- are you conducting your own AT assessment (ex AAC) “dynavox is coming”… OCR complaint about LEA’s website and documents being inaccessible!! It’s coming (refer to AEM info below) Q: Anyone have an efficient workflow process for students annotating worksheets and turning them back in? Q: Ideas for student (6yo) dystonic or athetoid movements and computer access? STT, eye gaze, …? Whole group discussion Q: How are we handling BYOD for AT- are you conducting your own AT assessment (ex AAC) “dynavox from home is coming and we want school to use it”… Not a one size fits all, if device seems appropriate, may not do eval… if questionable, yes, do own assessments. Some LEAs have policy to do own eval no matter what scenario. Really should make a good effort to make home device work in school if you can- family buy-in in long run usu. More important than the small differences in robust AAC apps/devices (since all have core, fringe, ABC, etc, just organized differently) State of the Region (Why) To about federal and statewide regs/initiatives that relate to AT and apply info to our work. STAAR Writing Debrief AEM iin beta from Benetech! Group effort and discussion STAAR: RRISD and Hutto STAAR I want to share feedback/data with TEA- survey coming TEA asked for PD this summer on AT supports for writing!! I’ll keep you posted and get your input. Frequently misspelled word lists- can help with this from texthelp
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