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Check out our other wikis... fdlrsregion3thematicvisuals.wikispaces.com We are a group of 40+ Local Assistive Technology Specialists and FDLRS Technology Specialists from an 11 county region in central east Florida. Each year we hold a symposium where wo

The purpose of this wiki is to provide a place for K-12 educators to learn more about the Foldables® that can be used across the curriculum and to share success stories and creative ideas about how to use them in the classroom.

Wiki of upcoming edcamp events

RocketScience AT wiki is dedicated to providing ‍FREE or LOW cost resources ‍to teachers, parents, and individuals who have a disability.

The purpose of this wiki is two-fold: provide information and resources for grade 1 - 6 teachers who want to learn more about literacy instruction for students with significant disabilities.to model what an online community of practice for teachers could look like.

"This Wiki site has been created to help teachers working with students with disabilities (SWD) in the math and science classroom settings. There are different pages for you to browse with various pieces of information and resources. Some pages are specific to intervention practices while other pages are specific to strategies, standards, and best practices."

Wiki from a teacher of the visually impaired with lots of contemporary information about tools, strategies, and techniques for educating students who are blind or who have low-vision.

This non-exclusive community has come together in an effort to unite all individuals concerned with communication rights for Pennsylvanians with intellectual disability, autism and other disabilities that create complex communication needs. This wikispace aims to serve as a mechanism for: Sharing ideas and resources (including appropriate and/or promising practices) Raising awareness of issues and barriers for individuals with complex communication needs Problem solving through collaboration

Kinesthetic learning (also known as tactile learning) is a learning style in which learning takes place by the student carrying out a physical activity, rather than listening to a lecture or watching a demonstration. People with a kinesthetic learning style are also commonly known as "do-ers". The Fleming VAK/VARK model (one of the most common and widely used categorizations of the various types of learning styles)[1] categorized learning styles as follows: Visual learners Auditory learners Reading- or writing-preference learners Kinesthetic learners[2]

Kinesthetic learning (also known as tactile learning) is a learning style in which learning takes place by the student carrying out a physical activity, rather than listening to a lecture or watching a demonstration. People with a kinesthetic learning style are also commonly known as "do-ers". The Fleming VAK/VARK model (one of the most common and widely used categorizations of the various types of learning styles)[1] categorized learning styles as follows: Visual learners Auditory learners Reading- or writing-preference learners Kinesthetic learners[2]

Emotional intelligence ( EI) or emotional quotient ( EQ) is the capacity of individuals to recognize their own, and other people's emotions, to discriminate between different feelings and label them appropriately, and to use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior.

The Simple English Wikipedia is an English edition of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, primarily written in Basic English and Special English.

Episode #46 features another excerpt from the presentation for the Individual Differences in Learning Association in Howard County, Maryland. This excerpt describes WordTalk; a free text-to-speech plug-in for Microsoft Word. The episode features a bumper from Karen Janowski who is an assistive technology consultant, an assistive technology specialist for a school district in Massachusetts, adjunct faculty member at Simmons College, and school board member in her town. She is also one of the innovators behind the UDLTechToolKit wiki, which contains a plethora of resources useful for differentiating instruction.

Use an empathy map to help you plan lessons

"The tyranny of small decisions refers to a phenomenon explored in an essay by that name, published in 1966 by the American economist Alfred E. Kahn.[1] The article describes a situation where a number of decisions, individually small in size and time perspective, cumulatively result in an outcome which is not optimal nor desired."

Welcome AAC and General Assistive Technology lovers. Here you will find information, materials and sites of interest related to AAC and AT. Of particular interest is the use of core vocabulary to support students with language and communication disabilities. Also featured is training materials related to computer access methods and training of those methods. This is a work in progress by a school-based AT Specialist. Data is updated when I have the time! Please go to the discussion tab to leave me a message or make comments. Enjoy! Barb Cannon Site Owner and AT Specialist

"A comprehensive suite of supports for struggling students; including reading, writing, study skills, and test taking." comprehensive supports for their communication initiative.