Slide deck for presentation at the Closing The Gap 2013 conference about providing multiple professional development opportunities.

1. Multi-Modal
Professional
Development
Sally Norton-Darr, MS CCC-SLP
Christopher R. Bugaj, MA CCC-SLP
Loudoun County Public Schools

2. Access the Presentation
http://bit.ly/multimodalpdctg13

3. Contact Us!
Sally Norton-Darr
● snortondarr@yahoo.com
Christopher Bugaj
● attipscast@gmail.com
● @attipscast via Twitter
● www.tinyurl.com/attipscast
● www.attipscast.com
For More Info:
http://iste.org/chewat
Facebook Site:
http://bit.ly/atbookfb

4. Little Things Count
Every action, communication, and event is a drop
in the UDL bucket.
Set an example for change by infusing UDL
principles in everything you do.
It's NOT necessarily about one
BIG moment or decision.
It's one trillion little
actions that truly bring about
lasting change.

6. DUPLICATING YOURSELF!
(Additional Professional Development Modalities)
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7. PD should be...
- More than one time
(Multiple experiences)
- More than one way
(Multiple modalities)
- Reproducible (I want to
experience that again)
- Interactive (as much as
possible)
and.....

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9. Have Fun!

10. E-mail Signatures & Automatic E-mail
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11. https://vine.
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Short Video Tutorials
Join @ATKSman (Jamie
Martin) using the hashtag
#VineATTips in making 6
second video tutorials.
Instagram has 15 second
videos too.
Free, Web-based Screen
Capture:
Screencastomatic.com
http://bit.ly/vinevocabbuilder

12. Traveling Poster Boards

13. Social Bookmarking

14. Our
Group…
had three problems.

15. Too
Many Good
Resources!
Stuff we FOUND
and CREATED
App-alanche!

16. How to
share these
with educators?
And
E
ach
Othe
r?

17. Do we want our website to be
dynamic or static?
Some team members want one way,
Other team members want it the other way.

18. Solution: Social Bookmarking!
It’s a
SNAP!
http://bit.ly/socialbookmarkingoverviewvideo

19. com
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Diig

20. Tutorial Video:
http://bit.ly/lcpsatdiigotutorial
Show Them! Show Them! Show
Them! Show Them! Show Them!
Show Them! Show Them! Show
Them! Show Them! Show Them!
Show Them! Show Them!

21. Use the
toolbar
Give it a title,
description, &
tags
Save to a
library or
group

22. Tagging
Search for
TAGS

23. Other Points
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Private (Internal) vs. Public (Open)
Library vs. Groups
Highlighter & Sticky Note Tools
There’s an app!
Delicious.com is an alternative
(Is Pinterest? Livebinders? Symbaloo?)

24. http://bit.ly/lcpsatdiigogroup
www.diigo.com/user/attipscast

25. Now we can search all
shared resources.
Now we can share LISTS
(tags) of resources with
community & educators.
http://bit.
ly/lcpsdii
gocorevo
We have both a static
and a dynamic web site.
cabulary

26. The Home Theater
AT Tonight DVDs
Teachers check out
the DVD, watch the
videos, answer
questions and return
to get staff
development credit.

27. Good Grief! I Don't Have Time to
Create Different Media!

28. Then Don't!
Find It!

29. Where to Find Media?

30. Don't steal it,
just link to it
on the Web
(or ask permission)

31. The A.T.TIPSCAST
A free, audio podcast featuring strategies
to differentiate learning.
Every episode features at least one "A.T.
TIP" that can be immediately
implemented in contemporary
classrooms to provide students with
options.
The A.T.TIPSCAST has won multiple
awards including the 2012 Edublog
Award for Best Podcast Series!
Episodes are short and engaging
featuring skits, special guests, and more!

32. Subs
cribe
iTune in
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http://bit.ly/attipscastinitunes
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Visit te
si
Web
http://attipscast.com

33. SEARCH HERE to find audio on
free strategies for
“keyboarding”, “math”, “vision”,
“communication”, “reading”,
“Word”, “Halloween”, etc.

34. Have Fun!

35. Podcasts for Professional Development
Grammar Girl
Edceptional
The Seedlings
Wesley Fryer
The Inclusive Classroom Podcast
Learning In Hand
Podcasting for Dummies

36. Podcasts on CD as PD Workshops
Burn podcasts onto CDs to play in the car!
Try it with the A.T.TIPSCAST
- 13 Volumes completed
- Download the question booklets from the
"Free PD Kits" link
- Distribute to participants
Three big problems addressed!
1. Time (we all commute)
2. Technology competency
3. No need for Internet at home

38. Strategy-A-Day Calendar

40. Open Source
Strategy-A-Day
Calendar
Let's make a calendar together ---->
http://bit.ly/opensourcesadcal
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Duplicate template slide.
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Complete your slide with
your resource or strategy.
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"Make a Copy" of the entire
Calendar (optional) to customize.
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Print or share digitally!

41. Modeling Through Practice
Sample Consultation Clause:
"The following are a few of the recommendations we
brainstormed together. Within these are tutorials and
additional information. The intent is not that you
read/listen/watch them all, but pick and choose the
modality that best fits your learning style. The different
modalities are meant to provide you with options for how
best you’d like to experience the content."

42. Sample Consultation cont.
Recommendation #1 - High Contrast in Windows - Based on our
conversation and observation it seems like the student needs for
text to appear larger on the screen. Furthermore, a background
color other than white seems to help the student attend to content.
Step by Step Tutorial – http://bit.ly/highcontrast4u
Audio Podcast – http://bit.ly/53audiohighcontrast
Blog Post - http://bit.ly/episode53highcontrast
Video Tutorial - http://bit.ly/shiftaltprntscrn

43. Training by
Community Building
When training on a specific tool that is not
available to general educators (for example, a
specific AAC device)
form communities
of educators who
are working with
students who are
using these devices.

44. Establish a
Personal Learning Network
PLN – Your own community of individuals you go to when
you need support
FREE Methods ●
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Facebook (Groups – Open & Private)
Twitter
Google Plus
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LinkedIn
member UD
Re
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Pinterest
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If people ar
up
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Blog
with other w
Happy Hours ☺
them.

45. We are Part of a Larger Community
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QIAT LISTSERV - http://bit.ly/joinqiat
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Existing social networking groups
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Assistive Technnology on Facebook
Raise awareness by presenting at local,
regional, national, and international conferences
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ATIA, CTG, ISAAC, etc.

46. Provide
Options!

48. Contact Us!
●
Sally Norton-Darr
● snortondarr@yahoo.com
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Christopher Bugaj
attipscast@gmail.com
@attipscast via Twitter
tinyurl.com/attipscast
attipscast.com
bit.ly/ateval2go
For More Info:
http://iste.org/chewat
Facebook Site:
http://bit.ly/atbookfb