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Hatch, Erickson, Geist Presentation ATIA15

Confirmation Bias is a psychological principle/logical fallacy. This recent (2015) study documents how people will seek out ways to justify or confirm their beliefs when presented with cognitive dissonance. Date: November 16, 2015 Source: University of Iowa Summary: Once people reach a conclusion, they aren't likely to change their minds, even when new information shows their initial belief is likely wrong and clinging to that belief costs real money, new research shows"

PODCAST D&D IN THE CLASSROOM D&D Podcasts - 02/10/2015 Learn how a Texas high school teacher is changing education through the power of D&D! Kade Wells is a teacher in the Houston, TX area and he uses Dungeons & Dragons in his 9th grade classroom to teach writing, reading and critical thinking skills in his language arts classes. He presented his technique at the World Literacy Conference this summer in Austria, reporting on how using D&D improved his student's scores across the board. Listen to learn how Kade is changing education through the power of D&D!

This PowerPoint presentation provides a wealth of ideas for creating visual supports for students with autism.

ISAAC webinar presentation

On January 23, 2012, researchers and education thought leaders convened in Washington D.C. for Handwriting in the 21st Century? An Educational Summit to discuss research and opinions regarding the role of handwriting instruction in the 21st century classroom. (Watch videos of the researchers' presentations to learn more.) Now, just over a year later, a major shift in focus about the role of handwriting instruction in 21st century schools has occurred since the Summit. A white paper is available which highlights the results of the summit.

Mark, Chris, Judie, and Sally's slidedeck on the creation of a strategy-a-day calendar from ATIA 2015

Presentation from MICCA Conference 09

Resources Section - reports/publications, research, presentations, etc.

PowerPoint science presentations for grades K-12 on space, biology, ecology, earth science, environment, chemistry, geology, natural hazards, weather, human body, general science, physics, nanoscience, and lab safety and lab work

Karen Janowski's summary page from MATN Spring 2010 presentation: Empowering and Equipping

1. Switch Steps Guide. A PROGRESSION OF STEPS IN BEGINNING SWITCH USE WITH TOYS, ELECTRICAL AND OTHER DEVICES (Copyright 1987, Jana B. Birch). 2. Understanding and Making Sentences - CSUN 2002. A CSUN presentation on using Picture Sentence Match and P

Videos and presentations on copyright of movies, video, audio, etc.

podcasts, vodcasts, blogs and "wikkis" were presented as powerful social networking tools

Google Slides presentation on teaching language to students who use AAC by planning meaningful activities all day long.