For more information and links to resources, check out this presentation from the MSDE College & Career Readiness Conference Specialized Instruction session.
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1. Equalizing the Playing Field College and Career Readiness
Conference Summer 2014
2. Be prepared to share your answer, along with your name and
position within the school setting.
3. Outcomes Participants will: Ensure specialized instruction
meets the diverse learning needs of students through UDL
principles, strategies for scaffolding, accommodations, and
modifications of learning tasks using low and high tech tools.
Generate ideas for utilizing specialized instruction within their
school/classroom setting.
4. Process ProductContent Curriculum Universal Design for
Learning S.I. Differentiated Instruction
5. Universal Design for Learning
http://www.udlcenter.org/resource_library/videos/udlcenter/guidelines
6. Welcome to the World of the Center for Applied Special
Technology (CAST) 6 www.cast.org
7. UDL Resources
8. Process ProductContent Curriculum Universal Design for
Learning Differentiated Instruction S.I.
9. Clarifying Terminology
10. Overcoming Barriers What are some common barriers to:
Participation? Achievement? Consider your own practice: A
particular student Your specific content area / courses School /
district trends
11. http://marylandlearninglinks.org/3815
12. Accessibility design in everyday use can benefit all May be
essential (Specialized) for some students, but beneficial for many
/ all Natural supports offer increased independence and utilization
S.I. Toolkit
13. Building Your SI Toolkit
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14. Fidgets
15. Timers Time Timer Mark My Time Online Countdown timers for
PowerPoint Produced by Dave Foord Embedded Standard / Digital
16. Seeing vs. reading Light sensitivity Executive Functioning
deficits Visual processing time improves with color
background7/31/2014 16 Color Coding for Success
17. Color Filters www.onionmountaintech.com Slide Reader Full
Page Covers (Transparency Folders) Reading Helper Heads Up Frame
Top of the Line
24. Reading Tools www.onionmountaintech.com Port-a-Book EZ Book
Clip Page Ups
25. Writing Tools Slant Boards Stay Put Folder
26. Specialty Paper Online Resources D.I.Y. Microsoft Word
(Tables) Special Purchase New Technology
27. Lite Tech Battery Operated Devices Spell Checker Dictionary
Thesaurus
28. Lite Tech Portable Word Processors The Writer Neo
Fusion/Forte`
29. What are AIM? Accessible Instructional Materials Materials
designed or converted Usable across widest range of variability
IDEA Print instructional materials transformed into specialized
formats
30. Which format is the right one? Aim Navigator Tool for IEP /
504 team discussions Decisions remain guided by MD Accommodations
Manual T
31. Aim Navigator
32. Windows Accessibility
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/windows7/
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/windows8/
33. Windows 7 Ease of Access Start/All
Programs/Accessories/Ease of Access Magnifier Speech Recognition On
Screen Keyboard
34. Mac Accessibility https://www.apple.com/accessibility/
37. Adobe Acrobat Professional Read Out Loud View Menu Activate
Read Out Loud Read one paragraph at a time Visual Presentation
Edit/Preferences-Accessibility
38. Web-Based Resources Locate LSS Databases What resources did
you find? What would you recommend?
39. www.newsela.com
40. www.rewordify.com
41.
http://indicators.knowbility.org/docs/resourcebank/UDL_Placemat_Core_iPad_Apps.pdf
Tablets & Apps 40 Amazing iPad Apps for Children with Learning
Disabilities
42. Maryland Public TV www.thinkport.org
www.thinkfinity.org
43. http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com Great resource by
Karen Janowski
44. Putting UDL into Practice Using tools and resources from
todays presentation, how would you specialize instruction for the
student profile youve been provided? Instructional Practices
Resources Tools 46
45. www.onionmountaintech.com www.beacon-ridge.com
www.reallygoodstuff.com Color Support www.seeitright.com
http://www.usatechguide.org/index.php Roberts Book Mark Company
Page Holder http://www.thumbthing.com/index_e.html
www.pencilgrip.com
www.pocketfuloftherapy.com/writing/tools4.htm#Tri-go Resources
46. Raised line graph paper www.pocketfuloftherapy.com
Specialty paper http://www.theraproducts.com PFOT Slant Boards
www.pocketfuloftherapy.com/writing/to ols1.htm#SlantBoard
Resources
47. Portable Word Processors Neo www.alphasmart.com/ The Writer
The Fusion http://www.writerlearning.com Resources
48. Resources for Accessing eText www.gutenberg.org Project
Gutenberg www.aph.org/louis/louis.html Louis Database of Accessible
Materials www.ipl.org Internet Public Library www.tumblebooks.com
www.tarheelreader.com
49. Resources for Accessing eText www.kidpub.com KidPub
www.infomotions.com Alex Catalogue www.timeforkids.com Time for
Kids www.weeklyreader.com Weekly Reader
50. Contacts: Division of Special Education/ Early Intervention
Services Paul Dunford, Branch Chief Programmatic Support and
Technical Assistance [email protected] Marsye Kaplan,
Section Chief [email protected] Karla Marty, Section Chief
[email protected] Fran Sorin, Coordinator of Professional
Learning [email protected]