Date: 03/07/2025 Time: 9:00-12:00 Location: internet Type: Webinar
Description
Cost: $45.00 Make a Payment Link
Join us for a dynamic virtual class that will give you foundational knowledge of how AI can be used to personalize learning in diverse classrooms. Discover how AI tools can increase student engagement, enhance curriculum access, and make lessons more relevant for students, including those with learning disabilities.
This session will demonstrate AI’s role in differentiating instruction, building background knowledge, and creating personalized learning paths. You’ll gain proactive strategies for adapting curriculum while seeing a comparison of a variety of AI tools. Learn how AI can support Universal Design for Learning (UDL) by helping teachers plan lessons that provide multiple means of engagement, representation, and action/expression to meet the needs of all learners. The session will offer practical approaches to make your instruction more responsive, meaningful, and inclusive. Walk away with actionable strategies to build more adaptable, student-centered classrooms!
Learning Objectives
Presenters
Dan Herlihy, MA in Adult Learning, Assistive Technology Resource Specialist
Dan Herlihy has worked in the education field for over 35 years, working in Special Education classrooms, as a Computer Resource Specialist, Network Administrator, Assistive Technology Resource Specialist and developing Wilderness Programs for at-risk students. He has presented nationally and internationally at conferences and in school districts on topics ranging from Technology Solutions for Struggling Students to Promoting Higher Order Thinking. He has also written numerous books and articles on technology integration and produced educational activities for educators and students, as well as online videos for educators showcasing technology integration. His expertise is in taking diverse technologies and connecting them together to provide solutions for access. Dan completed research in new approaches to professional development and completed a M.A. in adult learning in 2023.
Sharon Redmon, M.S., Ad.Ed. AT, ATP
Sharon Redmon is a SpEd and GenEd teacher with over 20 years of experience. She holds a Masters of Science degree in Adaptive Education: Assistive Technology and an Assistive Technology Practitioner (ATP) license from RESNA. Sharon’s passion for AT and especially AAC began with her first teaching job in WI where she became involved in WATI and continues today as a leader in the WI AAC Network created by an AAC Communicator. Sharon has been an AT specialist for a WI and WA school district, ECSE teacher (low incidence population), SPED/ABA/Autism coordinator/teacher, high school and kindergarten teacher and now ATP in private practice. Her classroom experience in WI, WA and overseas schools, has given her a unique perspective on how UDL, AT, and AAC intertwine. She is excited to be back in Washington State and working with individuals of all ages and abilities to access communication and their environment.
Tracy Dabbs
Contact
Email Sue Wright at the SETC office
Zoom Link
Clock hours for this webinar and others in this series are available from ESD105 for a small fee. The following Professional Development Enroller link provides more information about clock hours: pending