Building a Shared Understanding for Supporting Every Student: Leveraging Technology Belina Caissie, Alberta Education May 13, 2015 JTC Event Special Thanks: Sandra Gluth & Joy Malloch Technology integration includes leveraging technology to provide options in the type, duration, pedagogy, location, medium and formality of teacher professional development. http://education.alberta.ca/admin/supportingstudent/inclusiveedvideoseries.aspx Inclusive Education: Building a Shared Understanding for Supporting Every Student • Making Sense of Universal Design for Learning • How We Talk about Disabilities • Using Differentiated Instruction to Support All Learners • Using Assistive Technology to Support Learning • • • • • Scaffolding for Success Using a Positive Behaviour Approach Rethinking the Role of Educational Assistants Making Sense of Response to Intervention Valuing All Students http://education.alberta.ca/admin/supportingstudent/inclusiveedvideoseries.aspx Why Common Craft? Turning complex ideas into easy-to-understand explanations… Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Conversation Guides Increasing participation in learning by leveraging technology! • Universal Design for Learning • Assistive Technology Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational approach that benefits all students by reducing barriers to learning and addressing the different learning needs of students. Turn & Talk Choose one question from the UDL Conversation Guide and discuss it with an elbow partner. • Live chat- 1st & 3rd Wednesday @ 7pm • Archives of all the chats can be found at https://storify.com/impala1 Assistive technology for learning (ATL) helps students work around learning challenges and build on their strengths. Turn & Talk Choose one question from the AT Conversation Guide and discuss it with an elbow partner. Turn & Talk Choose one Taking the Pulse question from the AT Conversation Guide and discuss it with an elbow partner. • Live chat- Wednesday @ 6pm Other ‘Made in Alberta’ Videos with Conversation Guides • Learning Technologies: Information for Teachers • Literacy and Technology: In Conversation with Dr. Christopher Lee • Literacy and Technology: In Conversation with Dr. Dave Edyburn (Educational Change & Leadership) http://www.learningtechnologiesab.com/ http://www.engagingalllearners.ca/ls/literacy-technology-with-christopher-lee/ http://www.engagingalllearners.ca/il/educational-change-and-leadership/#2 Turn & Talk How might these ‘Made in Alberta’ videos and corresponding conversation guides be leveraged in your school authority to support professional learning and technology integration? Future Ready Schools: Empowering Educators through Professional Learning toolkit http://tech.ed.gov/futureready /professional-learning/