PD Opportunity: All Things Digital – Supporting All Learners with Sue Hardin of Macomb ISD
Posted by: mar10 in Educational Events, Professional Development Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM at the LISD’s Wm. J. Ross Education Service Center
All Lenawee County educators are being encouraged to take advantage of this learning opportunity!! FREE for members of the LISD Professional Development Consortium! $25 for non-members of the LISD Professional Development Consortium.
This presentation will feature an overview of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Sue Hardin will demonstrate how educators can capitalize on students’ techno-enthusiasm, interests and skills in the school setting within the framework of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to meet the diverse learning needs and preferences of all students.
UDL is defined by the Center for Applied Special Technologies (CAST) as “an educational approach to teaching, learning, and assessment, drawing on new brain research and new media technologies to respond to individual learner differences.”
UDL promotes effective teaching and removes barriers to access for ALL students. “For students with disabilities, technology can be a lifeline that allows them to communicate and participate in school-based education in ways that would have been impossible a few decades ago.” (Joachim-Colmen, 2003)
The day’s sessions will demonstrate simple, effective technologies to ensure that every student succeeds in the core curriculum. Other sessions to be presented include:
- Digital Reading: Building a Talking Library to Support ALL Readers – using digital text-to-speech software and leveled text websites to create your own supportive text
- Three P’s in a Pod (Portable, Powerful, Phlexible) – using iPod technology to differentiate instruction by delivering information in flexible, engaging formats that meet individual
Register online through LISD’s CourseWhere (Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided for workshop participants.)
About the presenter: Sue Hardin, Macomb ISD Assistive Technology Consultant, is known across the state as well as nationally for her work in the field of assistive technology, particularly her leadership in the Michigan Region IV Assistive Technology Consortium STELA Project – Strategies and Tools to Enhance Learning for All, and Macomb ISD’s “Begin With Me” writing project.
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