UPCOMING LIVE WEBINARS CEUs are provided by the AAC Institute and are available for live webinars at no additional fee (does not include sponsored webinars unless noted). A 60-minute webinar = 0.1 CEUs. A 90-minute webinar = 0.2 CEUs PROFFESIONAL DEVELOPMENT
helping children become autonomous communicators.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to describe at least one switch accessible activity to allow for participation in general education science, art and/or music classes..
1. Participants will learn to create 3 different switch activities using GoTalkNow Lite on the iPad to work on auto or step scanning.
Making Switch Activities Fun!
2. Participants will learn 3 ways to use the Power Link to create fun, motivating, and inclusive learning and leisure activities.
By Heidi Brislin Monday February 21, 2022 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm (Central Standard Time)
Heidi Brislin, Occupational Therapist and Assistive Technology Specialist in the Edmonds School District and Special Education Technology Center and the owner of Heidi Brislin OT Consulting in Kingston, WA. Heidi has extensive experience in school-based practice and outpatient adult rehab settings. She is a graduate of Boston University and University of Washington. Heidi is passionate about teaching teams to create authentic learning opportunities for all children, improving literacy skills, switch access, power mobility and helping children become autonomous communicators.
Supporting Emergent Writing with AAC Systems
Includes 0.2 IACET CEUs, 1.5 ACVREP and/or Closing The Gap Issued Certificates of Contact Hours.
By Heidi Rabe Thursday, March 10, 2022 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm (Central Standard Time)
Description
What? You can do that with a switch? We all learn best when we are interested, engaged, and excited about what we are doing. Research shows that students who are switch users need frequent opportunities to practice their switch skills using a wide variety of engaging activities and be able to practice them across settings. In this session, you will learn to create fun and engaging switch activities using GoTalkNow and a PowerLink4 for – well, almost anything. This session will also include fun activities to participate in the Arts. This session will be jam packed with ideas and you will leave with resources you can use right away, that you can share with families and train staff! Heidi Brislin, Occupational Therapist and Assistive Technology Specialist in the Edmonds School District and Special Education Technology Center and the owner of Heidi Brislin OT Consulting in Kingston, WA. Heidi has extensive experience in school-based practice and outpatient adult rehab settings. She is a graduate of Boston University and University of Washington. Heidi is passionate about teaching teams to create authentic learning opportunities for all children, improving literacy skills, switch access, power mobility and
Heidi Rabe, M.A., CCC-SLP/L is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Owner, Authentic Expression, LLC with over 20 years of experience working with children and adults with a variety of complex communication challenges and specializes in AAC.
Includes 0.2 IACET CEUs, 1.5 ACVREP and/or Closing The Gap Issued Certificates of Contact Hours.
Description
People with complex communication needs are often not given opportunities to write. Research shows emerging writers benefit from using alternate pencils, such as their AAC systems, and seeing others using the same method to compose for authentic purposes. This webinar will demonstrate how emerging writers can use their AAC systems to compose using a variety of authoring tools for authentic purposes. We will review the writing process, give examples of how emergent writers can use their AAC systems to write, and discuss the balance of a combining spelling/alphabetic formulation and whole-word composition. Supporting emerging writers can be fun, meaningful, and authentic and this webinar will
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