Date: 03/18/2025 Time: 8:30-3:00 Location: CWU, Ellensburg Type: In-Person Class
Description
Cost: $75.00 Make a Payment Link
This hands-on, in-person session will equip educators with strategies to use AI to increase curriculum access for diverse students, including those with learning disabilities. Covering a variety of generative AI programs and a wide range of uses participants will learn how AI can support differentiated instruction, support background knowledge by creating personalized vocabulary lists, lessons, and quizzes. You’ll gain practical experience adapting your curriculum materials using AI to make instruction more relevant, responsive, and inclusive. 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. By the end, you’ll have actionable strategies and know-how for creating adaptable, student-centered classrooms that enhance learning for your students.
*Please bring a Chromebook, Windows, or Mac laptop. SETC can provide a Chromebook for use during the class if needed. Have access to curriculum materials that you wish to adapt during the session, samples will be provided
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.
Kristin Leslie, ATP, MAT, OTR/L
Kristin Leslie is the Director of the Special Education Technology Center (SETC), a statewide program supporting educators and parents of special education students, ages 3 to 22, in Washington State. With over 26 years of experience as an occupational therapist, Kristin has presented statewide and nationally on topics such as alternative access to AAC, built-in accessibility features, Accessible Educational Material, and Universal Design for Learning. In her current role, she collaborates with school districts to integrate assistive technology, artificial intelligence, and culturally responsive practices within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework. Under her leadership, SETC addresses systemic barriers to learning, focusing on students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. As she partners with state and national leaders to transform education, Kristin values creativity and flexibility, recognizing that there are multiple pathways to fostering authentically inclusive learning environments.
Contact
Email Sue Wright at the SETC office
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