Posted on November 24th, 2009 by mnichol1
Looking for a good movie to watch with family and friends during the upcoming break? Below are some of my favorite movies and documentaries that highlight some amazing accomplishments by individuals with disabilities. Have a great movie to add to this list? Simply leave the information in the comment section below and I’ll add the movie to this post!
The Music Within http://www.musicwithinmovie.com (movie trailer available within [...]
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Posted on November 16th, 2009 by mnichol1
Do you know what style of professional development your teachers prefer? We do! This year, Assistive Technology Trainer Karen Dietrich surveyed over 200 teachers to collect data for team analysis in further developing and enhancing assistive technology professional development. The survey was completed during the months of August and September and the results have been compiled into a variety of visually [...]
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Filed under: LCPS Assistive Technology, Miscellaneous
Posted on November 14th, 2009 by mnichol1
Below is an update from Joy Zabala, Director of Technical Assistance for CAST and the National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials regarding a wonderful new Universal Design for Learning resource. This was a message orginally posted by Joy on the QIAT listserv.
“CAST has recently launched the website for the National Center on Universal Design for Learning [...]
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Posted on November 12th, 2009 by mnichol1
Have you noticed the new assistive technology display board within your school this year? Over the summer, the assistive technology team built kiosk displays for all schools which highlight various technology tools on the instructional matrix, strategies for integrating these tools into the curriculum, and a wide variety of additional resources. The boards were delivered to schools during the months [...]
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Filed under: Cool Tools!, LCPS Assistive Technology, LCPS Instructional Network, Manipulating Multimedia (Images, Videos, Audio, Etc.), Universal Design for Learning
Posted on November 6th, 2009 by mnichol1
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on the classroom of the future
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