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"Skills to Pay the Bills: Mastering Soft Skills for Workplace Success," is a curriculum developed by ODEP focused on teaching "soft" or workforce readiness skills to youth, including youth with disabilities.

State of California Department of Education PD site

The NYC DOE posts some good implementation materials for what they call "give me 20" including some premade overlays for the GoT 4 (look down the page).

U.S. Department of Education UDL Toolkit offering a collection of resources on UDL that particularly expands upon the topics of assessment and instructional practices

"The Academic Technology Menu is a resource for school leaders and teachers to let them know what software, websites, apps and other technology solutions are available and have been reviewed by district departments. It also informs school leaders and teachers about which solutions are supported and recommended and to what level. School leaders and teachers are encouraged to consult this menu whenever they are considering academic technology tools. The Menu is also an integral part of the district's Academic Technology Strategic Plan."

"The TA Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports has been established by the Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education to give schools capacity-building information and technical assistance for identifying, adapting, and sustaining effective school-wide disciplinary practices. "

"Description AT Consideration Guide: IDEA (1997) added the requirement that each IEP team consider the need for assistive technology as part of the Consideration of Special Factors. IEP Teams must also document their consideration of assistive technology in the IEP. The consideration guide can assist school divisions in developing a process for consideration of AT in the IEP process. This app was developed in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE)."

"Adapted Books (new URL link) These are adapted books and materials created with Boardmaker, Writing with Symbols, Smartboard's Notebook, and MS PowerPoint. Some have also been converted to Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). If the Boardmaker files direct you to a page that states "Server Not Found" please right click on the link and select "Save Target as..." and you will be able to save the file. "

"Sample Content from Autism Inspiration"

sconsin Assistive Technology Initiative (WATI) AT Tools and Forms. Alternate site

Episode #91 features e-mails, tweets, Facebook comments and other correspondence from listeners. This episode also features a bumper from Mona Pruett, from the Virginia Department of Education's Training and Technical Assistance Center, telling everyone about the assistive technology blog at http://assistivetechnology.vcu.edu.

This might be useful for student with reading difficulties. They can get a summary of text.

Linda Augel, from the Virginia Department of Education's Training and Technical Assistance Center let's everyone know about the A.T.TIP Line at 1 804 828 4927.

Every LCPS school has a subscription to Rand McNally's digital maps for use with the interactive whiteboard. Logins and passwords are available through department chairs/SALTs and elementary principals

This past weekend, our department chair received an email from a local high school English teacher who asked, in short, should they be teaching students how to do a "traditional" research paper - including the use of 3×5 note cards - because some of his colleagues are strong supporters of it and others consider it "archaic." He wanted to hear a response from a college professor about how best to prepare students for the kinds of research that they would be doing in composition courses that they would be taking after high school. Below, I have copied and pasted the response that I offered him via email. And, now I ask you… What do you think - is it time to move away from "traditional" research paper writing processes?

"The Technology Solutions office provides professionally trained, multi-disciplinary teams to evaluate students in collaboration with school staff and the student's family members. This collaborative approach is necessary for the students to achieve success with the recommended technology as these systems will often be used by the student throughout the day in a variety of settings. " SCROLL DOWN FOR CORE VOCABULARY RESOURCES!

Maryland UDL wheel designed by the State Department of Education

Another digital version of the AT Considerations Wheel

Interactive UDL Wheel

Google Site for LCHS with resources for educators.

The goal of this website is to provide a one-stop-shop for parents, families and caregivers of children with special needs to: *Learn about and plan your child's educational program *Understand your legal rights and responsibilities *Access local resources including school system contacts and disability services in your community *Access an abundance of resources, including instructional strategies, assistive technology and behavioral supports to help your child succeed. The Virginia Department of Education hopes that you find the information you need, whether you are new to special education or looking for the latest news, research, and resources. Parents and families can make a difference in their child's education.

The goal of this website is to provide a one-stop-shop for parents, families and caregivers of children with special needs to: *Learn about and plan educational programming *Understand legal rights and responsibilities *Access local resources including school system contacts and disability services in the community *Access an abundance of resources, including instructional strategies, assistive technology and behavioral supports to help children succeed.