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Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Engaging Students in Reading Instruction through Educational Technology

Engaging Students in Reading Instruction through Educational Technology 
Presenter: Sharon Plante, Chief Technology Integrator and Faculty Member of The Southport School
Date: Wednesday, January 22
Time: 4:00-4:20 PM
Cost: Free - Click here to register.
Description:
The utilization of technology (Interactive screens, iPads, apps, and websites) can make reading instruction (decoding/encoding, fluency, and comprehension) a multi-sensory process that is engaging and explicit while maintaining the individualization and diagnostic-prescriptive aspects of the lesson.  It can support the organizational challenges for necessary lesson materials that can occur when working with multiple students at once, while also allowing for ease of differentiation within a small group format. Additionally, educational technology can provide ways for the teacher to collect work samples and data from multiple students simultaneously and allow for individualized feedback. The session will focus on the use of various tools that can support differentiated and individualized engagement during small group multi-sensory reading instruction.

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Webinar Wednesday: Dysgraphia: 5 Minute Screening for Writing Accommodations

What does writing look like for students with dysgraphia? How can educators and parents help to better support students with writing difficulties? There are many things to consider when helping our struggling writers to improve outcomes and build confidence. Students who struggle with writing may have poor fine motor skills, messy or slow handwriting, lack of attention to tasks, poor spelling, and difficulty getting ideas down on paper. Is it Dysgraphia? View this on-demand webinar from Don Johnston to learn how to use accessible technology to better support students with IEPs who have Dysgraphia or other writing challenges. Broaden your understanding of dysgraphia, learn how Co:Writer Word Prediction, Translation, and Speech-to-Text remove barriers to writing and sign up for the webinar to request an easy, 5-minute Writing Accommodation Screening Tool.

Source: Dysgraphia 5 Minute Screening for Writing Accommodations from DonJohnstonInc

Monday, January 6, 2020

Motivational Monday


Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Welcome 2020