Date: 05/03/2023 Time: 12:00-1:00 Location: internet Type: Webinar
Description
Description
Are you struggling to connect the dots between education frameworks, such as Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and your role in embedding technology? How can technology support students with disabilities along a continuum of tiered intervention? Join educators throughout Washington state and nationally to discuss how technology can be woven through these frameworks to support inclusive learning. Participants will gain resources and ideas to share within their districts to help build an understanding of how inclusive technology and assistive technology are integrated into MTSS.
Learning Objectives:
- Compare and contrast how technology supports students as part of UDL, MTSS, and Inclusive Practices in education.
- Discuss how technology can support a student with disabilities as a universal support in general education and as a special education service.
- Identify at least one resource from this session that increased your knowledge about how technology can be embedded as an inclusionary practice within your district.
Presenters
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.
Rose Racicot, MS, OTR/L
Rose Racicot is an Occupational Therapist and Assistive Technology Specialist with over 37 years of experience supporting students and teachers in public schools. Her passion is to help school districts and educators implement Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles and accessible educational materials to create inclusive classrooms for all students to succeed. Rose has led hands-on professional learning sessions for educators on both Apple and PC platforms.
Rose has recently retired from Assistive Technology (AT) roles at Kent and Bellevue School Districts as well as the Special Education Technology Center (SETC) at Central Washington University. She continues to enjoy part time independent AT consulting and training opportunities.
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: https://www.pdenroller.org/cwu/catalog/165361