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Karen JanowskiAssistive and Educational Technology Consultant

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What did you do this week that worked?

What is the most innovative instructional method you currently use?

How many YouTube videos have you watched this week?

Pay Attention

Guiding Principles

Independence!

Student First

 engaged learning

One size does not fit

In shoes

In teachers

In kids

all

This…

Or This?

INNOVATIVE…

Not TTWWADI

Teachers Today Teachers Today

Our classrooms are the ONLY places where our students still live in the 20th century.

- David Warlick

Classroom Innovation

Mistake Tolerant

vs.

Mistake Intolerant

Flexible, Easy to Use

Thoughts?

Thoughts?

How are we helping this fifth grade student become independent?

How are we helping this seventh grade student become independent?

Waging battle against learned helplessness

Keep the “I” in IEP

Toolbelt

TheoryIra Socol’s blog post

Digital =

Accessible

Where is the Breakdown?

http://flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/276131991/

Remediation

VS

Compensation

&Remediation Compensation

If children can’t learn the way we teach, we should teach them the

way they learn.

(retrieved from http://www.saskschools.ca/curr_content/adhs/vworkshop/presentation.htm)

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Text-To-Speech (TTS)

WordTalk (free download for Win)

Readwritethink.org

Explore the Interactive Student

Materials under each activity

Udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com

Become an Architect for Change

http://www.flickr.com/photos/leefly/416980365/

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Thank you!

My Email:karen.janowski@gmail.com

My Blog:teachingeverystudent.blogspot.com

Photo Credits

http://www.flickr.com/photos/araswami/2605623669/http (child) ://www.flickr.com/photos/sizumaru/781601603/in/pool-toteach/ (sleeping)http://www.flickr.com/photos/21468527@N07/2085259490/ (engaged)http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlejeane/46988578/ (broken pencil)http://www.flickr.com/photos/lloydcrew/2299570643/ (slinky)

http://www.toolbarn.com/product/irwin/4031002/ (toolbelt)