Overview
All students benefit from coding opportunities, but the design of current applications limit meaningful participation of students with complex needs. Using a UDL approach and a co-design strategy, resources have been created to ensure all students are actively and meaningfully included in coding experiences. Join us to explore how a co-design approach gives a voice to the staff and students who are pivotal to effective learning, ensuring that what is important and what works remains the priority in development. Participants will also be provided with an opportunity to see co-design in action and examine many of the coding resources developed.
Content Disclosure: Bridges Canada has developed a curriculum series trademarked as debug'd Coding. Because there are no other like-kind products available, this session will only cover information that pertains to the effective use of the above-named product. This presentation will focus exclusively on the Coding to Learn and Create project and Debug'd coding and will not include information on other similar or related projects or curricula.
Learning Objectives
- Describe two or more benefits of the "co-design" approach when developing new resources/strategies for students with a variety of challenges.
- Identify at least two or more benefits of active and meaningful coding instruction for students with complex challenges for daily living skills development.
- List three or more inclusive resources and/or strategies that facilitate "necessary for some, good for all" during coding instruction.
Primary & Secondary Strands
Mainstream & Web Accessible Technologies; AT for Physical Access and Participation
Target Audience
- Accessibility Professional
- Administrators
- AT Specialists
- Communication Specialist
- Consultants/Trainers
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Educators
- Family Members
- Instructional Technologist
- Occupational Therapists
- Paraprofessionals
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Special Education Educators
- Teachers of the Visually Impaired
Experience Level
Introductory
Primary Life Cycle Addressed
Elementary - Secondary (K-12)
Session Delivery Format
In-person presentation with live-stream
Course Schedule
This course was given at the ATIA 2023 Conference on Thursday, February 2 from 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM (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; CRC; IACET
For: 0.10 CEU Units or 1.0 CEU Hours.
End date of current CRC CEUs offering: March 6, 2025
Please refer to the CRC AT in Education & Higher Education Series (2024-2025) page for further information on how to submit your CRC CEUs for this course to CRCC.
Speaker/s:
Leanne Husk
BRIDGES CANADA, Education Technology Instruction Specialist
Biography
Leanne Husk is an educator and consultant, supporting students who have complex needs, and has certification as a Learning Disabilities Specialist. As a lead instructor for Bridges, she designs and leads workshops and works directly with students, educators and other relevant professionals, to help them create and implement dynamic and inclusive learning experiences with technology across the curriculum. Leanne also passionately strives to help students with complex challenges in growing to become as independent as possible in all aspects of their daily lives. Leanne's passion for inclusive coding began when she first experienced the need for scaffolded instruction and adapted materials when introducing coding to normally developing students. These experiences were invaluable as she worked, in collaboration with OCAD University, supporting Bridges' initiative to create inclusive and accessible coding experiences for ALL.
Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Leanne is employed and receives a salary from Bridges Canada who sells the debug'd coding curricula highlighted in this presentation.
Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: Yes
Leanne co-authored and developed the 4 debug'd curricula highlighted in this presentation, but does not receive royalty payments or any other additional financial compensation or recognition.