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Program Documents

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Event sponsors

This series of events is sponsored by the Council for Teacher Education with support from a generous gift from Mary F. and Robert J. English. Mary F. English earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Illinois State in 1968. Dr. Robert English earned a Bachelor of Science in Business in 1966 and an MBA in 1967. Dr. English served for many years as a member of the Illinois Board of Higher Education and is a leader in the study of technology and its impact on education at all levels. The English family's endowed fund at Illinois State has allowed the Office of Enrollment Management and Academic Services to purchase computers for students with financial need since 2001. The Mary F. English Technology Award Program is administered by the University College Julia N. Visor Academic Center.

The theme for these events was chosen to align with the 10th Anniversary of the Special Education Assistive Technology Center.

SEAT Center celebrating 10 years

Readily Available Technologies: Tools to Promote Success for Students with Disabilities
CTE Colloquium

March 17 - 18, 2011
Old Main, Bone Student Center and the SEAT Center, Fairchild Hall
Illinois State University

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Onsite registration will be available. Participants have a chance to win an iPad!

Agenda

Thursday, March 17
7:00-9:00 p.m., Old Main Room, Bone Student Center

  • Panel presentation and discussion:
    Conference presenters, Denise DeCoste, Karen Janowski, and Jason Travers, discuss readily available technologies, where have we been and where are we going?

Friday, March 18
Morning Session, 8:00-11:40 a.m.
Old Main Room, Bone Student Center

  • 8:00-8:30 a.m. Light breakfast
  • 8:30-8:45 a.m. Welcome from chair and dean
  • 8:45-9:30 a.m. Keynote: "A Confluence of Culture, Technology, and Education: Challenges of Integrating New Tools in 21st Century Classrooms" by Phil Parette
  • 9:30-9:50 a.m. Introduction of speakers and session descriptions
  • 9:50-10:05 a.m. Break
  • 10:05-10:40 a.m. Breakout Sessions
    • E2 Mandate (Karen Janowski)— Teachers have many tools at their disposal to help promote student learning. Learn how to leverage these tools to equip and empower students to explore options leading to greater independence and overall success. Location: Old Main, Area A
    • Low Tech AAC: A Catalyst for Classroom Participation (Kim Day) — Overview of critical communications skills, core vocab for manual boards, and motor planning considerations. Location: Old Main, Area B
    • Tools for Supporting Students with High Incidence Disabilities (Denise DeCoste)— Learn to use free online technology resources that support students with learning disabilities. Location: Old Main, Area C
    • Learning by Doing: How Teachers Effectively Integrate Emerging Technology in Preschool Settings (Jason Travers) — Rapid technology innovation and technologically savvy teachers has resulted in greater technology integration in pre-schools. Location: Old Main, Area D
    • Make-It, Take-it Reading Interventions, Part I (Christine Paxson) — Learn what the Make-It, Take-It Reading Intervention workshop is and how it is implemented. Location: Spotlight Room
  • 10:50 - 11:30 a.m. Breakout Sessions
    • Free Tech (Karen Janowski)— Learn about a collection of free technology tools to support all learners in their classrooms. Location: Old Main, Area A
    • Low Tech AAC: A Catalyst for Classroom Participation (Kim Day) — Repeated Session. Location: Old Main, Area B
    • Tools to promote UDL and Technology Integration (Denise DeCoste) — Videos and demonstrations used to illustrate universal design for learning in real classrooms. Location: Old Main, Area C
    • Learning by Doing: How Teachers Effectively Integrate Emerging Technology in Preschool Settings (Jason Travers) — Repeated Session. Location: Old Main, Area D
    • Make-It, Take-it Reading Interventions, Part I (Christine Paxson) — Repeated Session. Location: Spotlight Room
  • 11:30-11:40 a.m. Closing remarks

Lunch on your own

Afternoon Session
SEAT Center, Fairchild Hall (FH).

  • 1:00-1:30 p.m.
    • The SEAT Center – Where We Have Been and Where We are Going (Howard P. Parette Brian W. Wojcik) Location: Fairchild Hall 324
  • 1:00-1:50 p.m.
    • Meet the Colloquium Presenters (Karen Janowski, Denise DeCoste, Jason Travers) Location: Fairchild Hall 322
  • 1:35-2:45 p.m.
    • Low Tech AAC (Kim Day) Location: Fairchild Hall 323
  • 1:35-2:05 p.m.
    • Creating an Online Professional Learning Network using Readily Available Technologies (Amanda Coonan, Laura Montgomery, Michelle O'Rourke, Missy VanWormer) Location: Fairchild Hall 324
  • 1:35-2:45 p.m.
    • Make-It, Take- It Reading Interventions (Christine Paxson) Location: Fairchild Hall 321
  • 2:00-2:25 p.m.
    • Developing Phonological Awareness Through Rhyming Activities Supported by Readily Available Technology (Jackie Wieclaw, Kate Rouse, Suzanne Holland) Location: Fairchild Hall 322
  • 2:10-2:40 p.m.
    • How Use Of Instructional Technology Affects Preschool Children's Vocabulary Development (Julia B. Stoner) Location: Fairchild Hall 324
  • 2:30-2:55 p.m.
    • Readily Available Tools to Help Young Children Identify Environmental Labels and Signs (Katie Buerk) Location: Fairchild Hall 322
  • 2:45-3:20 p.m.
    • Supporting Students' Writing with Readily Available Technologies (George Peterson-Karlan) Location: Fairchild Hall 324
  • 2:50 - 4:00 p.m.
    • Make-It, Take- It Reading Interventions (Christine Paxson) Location: Fairchild Hall 321
    • Low Tech AAC (Kim Day) Location: Fairchild Hall 323
  • 3:00-3:25 p.m.
    • Helping Students Retell Information From a Story Using Readily Available Technology (Allison Strakusek, Aubrey Newsom) Location: Fairchild Hall 322
  • 3:25-4:00 p.m.
    • Direct Instruction with Readily-Available Technologies: A Practical Approach for Early Childhood Classrooms (Emily H. Watts, Craig Blum) Location: Fairchild Hall 324
  • 3:30-4:00 p.m.
    • Using Readily Available Technology to Support Responding to Questions about Reading Material (Tracy Janssens) Location: Fairchild Hall 322

Biographies

  • Craig Blum is an assistant professor of special education at Illinois State University specializing in positive behavioral assessment.
  • Kim Day is a speech and language pathologist and is currently serving as a clinical supervisor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Illinois State University.
  • Denise DeCoste is an occupational therapist and a special educator with over 25 years of experience in the field of assistive technology (AT). Currently, she leads the Montgomery County Maryland Public Schools's High Incidence Accessible Technology Team, where the have been systematically implementing UDL in five schools.
  • Karen Janowski is an Assistive Technology Consultant in the Greater Boston area. She presents locally and nationally on a variety of topics related to assistive and educational technology and universal design for learning.
  • Howard P. Parette, Jr. is professor and endowed chair of special education, and director of the Special Education Assistive Technology (SEAT) Center.
  • Christine Paxson is a reading specialist at Brimfield Grade School specializing in implementation of differentiated reading instruction.
  • George Peterson-Karlan is a professor of special education at Illinois State University specializing in assistive technology and life skills interventions.
  • Julia Stoner is an associate professor of special education and a speech language pathologist with special research interests in augmentative communication and families of persons with disabilities.
  • Jason Travers is an assistant professor of special education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His current research explores the use of instructional and assistive technologies for children with autism as well as diversity issues in autism.
  • Emily Watts is an associate professor of special education at Illinois State University specializing in assistive technology and special healthcare issues of persons with disabilities.
  • Brian Wojcik is the coordinator of the Special Education Assistive Technology Center and provides training and practice on assistive technology standards for all teacher education majors.