Overview
Engage students and set the stage for meaningful learning, enabling them to use alternative ways to organize, display, interact, and respond to information with easily found and implemented resources. Scaffolds created or displayed with everyday technologies such as mobile technology, commonly used software, web-based tools, and classroom manipulatives provide a multitude of creative opportunities in which learners can thrive. This workshop will present an overview of resources to meet diverse student needs and provide participants with a digital toolkit to begin or continue that process.
Learning Objectives
- Describe five+ “everyday technologies” that can be implemented to produce or scaffold information for diverse learners.
- Identify five+ electronic resources that can be accessed immediately to begin or continue to enhance literacy and learning experiences for all.
- Define the two terms "scaffold" and “cognitive rescaling” and how they relate to supporting diverse learners.
Primary & Secondary Strand
Education & Learning: Early Intervention – 12/Higher Education
Target Audience
- Accessibility Professional
- AT Specialists
- Alternative Media Specialist
- Consultants/Trainers
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Educators
- Instructional Technologist
- Media Specialist
- Occupational Therapists
- Paraprofessionals
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Special Education Educators
Experience Level
Intermediate
Primary Life Cycle Addressed
Birth - PreK; Elementary - Secondary (K-12)
Session Delivery Format
In-person presentation with live-stream
Course Schedule
This course was given at the ATIA 2022 Conference on Friday, Jan 28: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EST)
Continuing Education Credits
For Satisfactory Completion and Continuing Education information, please visit: ATIA Learning Center CEUs
This course is offered for the following CE Provider Credits:
ACVREP; AOTA; IACET
For: 0.10 CEU Units or 1.0 CEU Hours.
This course was approved by CRCC for CRC CEUs and was included in the ATIA CRC AT in Education & Higher Education Series (2023-2024). This series offering was available from March 7, 2023, through March 6, 2024.
ASHA CE Information: Recorded Session
Start date of ASHA CEUs offering: May 16, 2022; Intermediate Level, 0.10 ASHA CEUs.
End date of ASHA CEUs offering: March 31, 2023.
Speaker/s:
Sally Norton-Darr, MS, CCC-SLP
SND Solutions, LLC, Education/Assistive Tech Consultant
Biography
Sally Norton-Darr, MS, CCC-SLP, is currently an independent consultant for educational and assistive technology solutions who served for many years as an assistive technology trainer for Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia and is also a nationally certified speech-language pathologist. Sally has worked in a variety of venues across the USA and abroad. She has presented internationally, regionally, and virtually to diverse audiences on a wide range of everyday to high-tech strategies, interventions, and solutions. Sally is a lifelong learner committed to the full spectrum of educational and assistive technology to provide practical solutions readily accessible to all learners. She is the co-author of several articles and the ISTE publication: The Practical (and Fun) Guide to Assistive Technology in Public Schools.
Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Sally Norton-Darr receives honoraria for presentations and workshops. Sally Norton-Darr is co-author of an ISTE publication: The Practical and Fun Guide to Assistive Technology in the Public Schools, for which she receives royalties.
Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: No
Judith Schoonover, MEd, OTR/L, ATP, FAOTA
Adaptations and Tools for Participation LLC, Retired and Independent Consultant
Biography
Judith Schoonover, MEd, OTR/L, ATP, FAOTA is an occupational therapist and former elementary school teacher. She is certified as an assistive technology professional (ATP) by RESNA and was a founding member of the Loudoun County Public Schools Assistive Technology Team. Judith has provided direct services in schools for more than 44 years and is a nationally and internationally recognized speaker presenting on the topics of school-based occupational therapy, transition, literacy, and assistive technology. She has authored numerous articles, and chapters in Early Childhood: Occupational Therapy Services for Children Birth to Five, Occupational Therapy for Children (6th-8th eds.), Best Practices in School Occupational Therapy, Assistive Technologies, and Occupational Therapy and Transitions: A Cross-System Perspective. She participated in National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) workgroups addressing response to intervention (RTI), transition, and virtual schools. Currently, Judith represents AOTA on the National Joint Committee (NJC) for the Communication Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities and serves on the editorial board of the Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits (ATOB) Journal.
Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Judith Schoonover receives fees from speaking, teaching, and writing. Judith Schoonover receives an honorarium for continuing education courses and seminars, and financial compensation for authoring chapters for AOTA and other publishers. She is a strand advisor for ATIA, and receives complimentary registration for the ATIA Conference.
Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: Yes
Judith Schoonover is a strand advisor for ATIA and is on the editorial board of ATOB. She is a member of the National Joint Committee (NJC) for the Communication Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities, representing AOTA.