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The Special Education Technology Center’s webinars address technology tools and strategies to support inclusive learning environments. 
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• 04/27/2023, AAC by the Bay
  Date: 4/27/2023 – 4/28/2023 Time: 4/27 10AM-5:30Pm, 4/28 9AM-5PM  Location: Various Washington: Arlington, Anacortes, Bellingham, Bremerton, Everett(full), Franklin Pierce, Lake WA, North Thurston-Lacey, Redmond-Microsoft, Spokane, Wenatchee, Yakima Type: Conference For more information and to register for this event Click Here Description Washington State educators will be gathering in-person in their regions to attend the AAC by the Bay Conference.… Read More »04/27/2023, AAC by the Bay
• 06/27/2023, JUNE Book Club: Ghost Boy- Discussion Session
  Date: 06/27/2023 Time: 07:00-07:30 pm Location: internet Type: Webinar Description The SETC Summer Book Club offers participants a unique way to read about and discuss books featuring AAC user perspectives. Through participation in online and in person discussions participants we will dive into 3 different books highlighting AAC user perspective. Join us on our… Read More »06/27/2023, JUNE Book Club: Ghost Boy- Discussion Session
• 07/25/2023, JULY Book Club: If At Birth You Don’t Succeed
  Date: 07/25/2023 Time: 07:00-07:30 pm Location: internet Type: Webinar Description The SETC Summer Book Club offers participants a unique way to read about and discuss books featuring AAC user perspectives. Through participation in online and in person discussions participants we will dive into up to 3 different books highlighting AAC user perspective. Join us… Read More »07/25/2023, JULY Book Club: If At Birth You Don’t Succeed
• 08/29/2023, August Book Club: Out of My Mind
  Date: 08/29/2023 Time: 07:00-07:30 pm Location: internet Type: Webinar Description The SETC Summer Book Club offers participants a unique way to read about and discuss books featuring AAC user perspectives. Through participation in online and in person discussions participants we will dive into 3 different books highlighting AAC user perspective. Join us on our… Read More »08/29/2023, August Book Club: Out of My Mind
• 09/12/2023, AAC Q & A: Assessment & Implementation
  Date: 09/12/2023 Time: 11:30-12:00 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description AAC Q & A is an interactive session designed to provide individuals with an opportunity to ask questions, share experiences, and exchange ideas related to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) assessment and implementation. These sessions are led by a knowledgeable AAC professional who can provide… Read More »09/12/2023, AAC Q & A: Assessment & Implementation
• 09/18/2023, Designing Accessible Materials to Include All Students
  Date: 09/18/2023 Time: 4:00-5:00 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description In this webinar, participants will get an overview of Accessible Educational Materials (AEM) and then be given a preview of SETC’s new self-paced course:  Accessible Content for All.  This webinar will be a great start for school teams to explore concepts of AEM and how… Read More »09/18/2023, Designing Accessible Materials to Include All Students
• 09/19/2023, Unlocking Literacy for Students with Complex Communication & Physical Access Needs
  Date: 09/19/2023 Time: 11:30-12:00 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description Presenters Contact Email Sue Wright at the SETC office Zoom Link Notice: JavaScript is required for this content.
• 09/20/2023, Assistive Technology Processes: From Consideration to Implementation
  Date: 09/20/2023 Time: 4:00-5:00 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description Assistive technology (AT) can be a powerful tool to support students with disabilities.  The consideration of assistive technology for all students with an IEP is a requirement.   How can this be done with fidelity and who participates in the decision-making process?  This session will… Read More »09/20/2023, Assistive Technology Processes: From Consideration to Implementation
• 09/21/2023, ChatGPT The SPED Teacher’s New Velcro
  Date: 09/21/2023 Time: 4:30-5:30 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description This class is designed to show how ChatGPT, a state-of-the-art language model, can transform the work of special education teachers, maximizing their productivity and efficiency. You’ll learn about the benefits of using ChatGPT in special education, including how it can simplify lesson planning, create personalized… Read More »09/21/2023, ChatGPT The SPED Teacher’s New Velcro
• 09/25/2023, PDF Accessibility – From Confusion to Clarity
  Date: 09/25/2023 Time: 4:00-5:00 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description Not sure why your PDF file can’t be read aloud with your screen reader? Learn about the difference between a searchable PDF, where the text can be selected or searched, and an image PDF file, which only contains an image of the text, and cannot… Read More »09/25/2023, PDF Accessibility – From Confusion to Clarity
• 09/26/2023, Book Study: Comprehensive Literacy for All: Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities to Read and Write – Chapters 1-2, 6
  Date: 09/26/2023 Time: 4:30-5:30 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description Setting the Stage for CLFA Chapters 1-2 This webinar will kick off our Comprehensive Literacy for All book study written by Karen Erickson and David Koppenhaver. Section 1 (Chapters 1 and 2) will outline the core understandings. We will discuss the importance of presumed competency… Read More »09/26/2023, Book Study: Comprehensive Literacy for All: Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities to Read and Write – Chapters 1-2, 6
• 10/05/2023, Book Study: Unlearning:  Changing Your Beliefs and Your Classroom with UDL – Chapter 1
  Date: 10/05/2023 Time: 4:00-4:50 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description Unlearning: Changing Your Beliefs and Your Classroom with UDL  is a groundbreaking book that challenges traditional notions of education and provides practical strategies for creating inclusive and effective learning environments. Using the framework of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Posey and Novak guide educators through… Read More »10/05/2023, Book Study: Unlearning:  Changing Your Beliefs and Your Classroom with UDL – Chapter 1
• 10/17/2023, AAC Q & A: Assessment & Implementation
  Date: 10/17/2023 Time: 11:30-12:00 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description AAC Q & A is an interactive session designed to provide individuals with an opportunity to ask questions, share experiences, and exchange ideas related to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) assessment and implementation. These sessions are led by a knowledgeable AAC professional who can provide… Read More »10/17/2023, AAC Q & A: Assessment & Implementation
• 10/19/2023, Book Study: Unlearning:  Changing Your Beliefs and Your Classroom with UDL – Chapters 2 & 3
  Date: 10/19/2023 Time: 4:00-4:50 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description Unlearning: Changing Your Beliefs and Your Classroom with UDL  is a groundbreaking book that challenges traditional notions of education and provides practical strategies for creating inclusive and effective learning environments. Using the framework of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Posey and Novak guide educators through… Read More »10/19/2023, Book Study: Unlearning:  Changing Your Beliefs and Your Classroom with UDL – Chapters 2 & 3
• 10/24/2023, Book Study: Comprehensive Literacy for All: Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities to Read and Write – Chapters 11 & 12
  Date: 10/24/2023 Time: 4:30-5:30 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description Implementing & Lesson Plans Chapters 11 & 12 These final chapters are actually going to be the second in our webinar series. If you are like us “AT lovers,” then I am sure you peeked and read these chapters first as well. These chapters cover… Read More »10/24/2023, Book Study: Comprehensive Literacy for All: Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities to Read and Write – Chapters 11 & 12
• 10/25/2023, Accessing the Curriculum with Clicker 8 and Clicker Writer
  Date: 10/25/2023 Time: 4:00-5:00 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description Are you finding a gap in AT support for students who are emerging writers? Do you need a tool with a wider continuum of support from beginning sentence writing to paragraph writing? Clicker 8 and Clicker Writer are UDL tools that have flexible support for… Read More »10/25/2023, Accessing the Curriculum with Clicker 8 and Clicker Writer
• 11/01/2023, Book Study: Inclusion in Action: Practical Strategies to Modify Your Curriculum – Session 1
  Date: 11/01/2023 Time: 4:00-4:45 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description “Inclusion in Action: Practical Strategies to Modify Your Curriculum” by Nicole Eredics is a book that provides practical guidance and strategies for modifying curriculum to meet the diverse needs of all students, including those with disabilities. The book emphasizes the importance of inclusive education and… Read More »11/01/2023, Book Study: Inclusion in Action: Practical Strategies to Modify Your Curriculum – Session 1
• 11/02/2023, Book Study: Unlearning:  Changing Your Beliefs and Your Classroom with UDL – Chapters 4 & 5
  Date: 11/02/2023 Time: 4:00-4:50 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description Unlearning: Changing Your Beliefs and Your Classroom with UDL  is a groundbreaking book that challenges traditional notions of education and provides practical strategies for creating inclusive and effective learning environments. Using the framework of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Posey and Novak guide educators through… Read More »11/02/2023, Book Study: Unlearning:  Changing Your Beliefs and Your Classroom with UDL – Chapters 4 & 5
• 11/07/2023, Modeling AT in your Lessons with Text Help’s Read and Write and Orbitz Note
  Date: 11/07/2023 Time: 4:30-5:30 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description Presenters Contact Email Sue Wright at the SETC office Zoom Link Notice: JavaScript is required for this content.
• 11/14/2023, AAC Q & A: Assessment & Implementation
  Date: 11/14/2023 Time: 11:30-12:00 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description AAC Q & A is an interactive session designed to provide individuals with an opportunity to ask questions, share experiences, and exchange ideas related to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) assessment and implementation. These sessions are led by a knowledgeable AAC professional who can provide… Read More »11/14/2023, AAC Q & A: Assessment & Implementation
• 11/15/2023, Book Study: Inclusion in Action: Practical Strategies to Modify Your Curriculum – Session 2
  Date: 11/15/2023 Time: 4:00-4:45 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description “Inclusion in Action: Practical Strategies to Modify Your Curriculum” by Nicole Eredics is a book that provides practical guidance and strategies for modifying curriculum to meet the diverse needs of all students, including those with disabilities. The book emphasizes the importance of inclusive education and… Read More »11/15/2023, Book Study: Inclusion in Action: Practical Strategies to Modify Your Curriculum – Session 2
• 11/16/2023, Book Study: Unlearning:  Changing Your Beliefs and Your Classroom with UDL – Chapter 6
  Date: 11/16/2023 Time: 4:00-4:50 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description Unlearning: Changing Your Beliefs and Your Classroom with UDL  is a groundbreaking book that challenges traditional notions of education and provides practical strategies for creating inclusive and effective learning environments. Using the framework of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Posey and Novak guide educators through… Read More »11/16/2023, Book Study: Unlearning:  Changing Your Beliefs and Your Classroom with UDL – Chapter 6
• 11/28/2023, Book Study: Comprehensive Literacy for All: Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities to Read and Write – Chapters 3 & 10
  Date: 11/28/2023 Time: 4:30-5:30 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description Phonological Awareness and Word Work Chapter 3 Section 2 of the Book Study Comprehensive Literacy for All discusses Building a Foundation for Literacy. It is important to understand the difference between Alphabetic Knowledge and Phonological Awareness. This chapter discusses an instructional routine that address letter… Read More »11/28/2023, Book Study: Comprehensive Literacy for All: Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities to Read and Write – Chapters 3 & 10
• 11/29/2023, Book Study: Inclusion in Action: Practical Strategies to Modify Your Curriculum – Session 3
  Date: 11/29/2023 Time: 4:00-4:45 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description “Inclusion in Action: Practical Strategies to Modify Your Curriculum” by Nicole Eredics is a book that provides practical guidance and strategies for modifying curriculum to meet the diverse needs of all students, including those with disabilities. The book emphasizes the importance of inclusive education and… Read More »11/29/2023, Book Study: Inclusion in Action: Practical Strategies to Modify Your Curriculum – Session 3
• 11/30/2023, AT Chatter: AT Certification
  Date: 11/30/2023 Time: 4:00-4:30 Location: internet Type: AT Chatter Description AT Chatters are an opportunity for Washington state educators to come together via Zoom to discuss current assistive technology topics. The topic for today’s AT Chatter is Assistive Technology Certification.  We will explore resources for growing your skills and resume in assistive technology(AT).  Although… Read More »11/30/2023, AT Chatter: AT Certification
• 12/06/2023, AT Chatter: Teaching Coding without Computers
  Date: 12/06/2023 Time: 4:00-4:30 Location: internet Type: AT Chatter Description AT Chatters are an opportunity for Washington state educators to come together via Zoom to discuss current assistive technology topics. The topic for today’s AT Chatter is Teaching Coding without Computers.  Teaching coding has many benefits such as teaching students to problem solve and… Read More »12/06/2023, AT Chatter: Teaching Coding without Computers
• 12/07/2023, AT Chatter: Clicker Accessibility Design Hacks using Custom Sets
  Date: 12/07/2023 Time: 12:00-1:00 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description Presenters Barb Lark, MA CCC-SLP Contact Email Sue Wright at the SETC office Zoom Link Notice: JavaScript is required for this content.
• 12/12/2023, AAC Q & A: Assessment & Implementation
  Date: 12/12/2023 Time: 11:30-12:00 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description AAC Q & A is an interactive session designed to provide individuals with an opportunity to ask questions, share experiences, and exchange ideas related to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) assessment and implementation. These sessions are led by a knowledgeable AAC professional who can provide… Read More »12/12/2023, AAC Q & A: Assessment & Implementation
• 12/12/2023, Book Study: Comprehensive Literacy for All: Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities to Read and Write – Chapters 3 & 10
  Date: 12/12/2023 Time: 4:30-5:30 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description Phonological Awareness and Word Work Chapter 3 Section 2 of the Book Study Comprehensive Literacy for All discusses Building a Foundation for Literacy. It is important to understand the difference between Alphabetic Knowledge and Phonological Awareness. This chapter discusses an instructional routine that address letter… Read More »12/12/2023, Book Study: Comprehensive Literacy for All: Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities to Read and Write – Chapters 3 & 10
• 12/13/2023, Book Study: Inclusion in Action: Practical Strategies to Modify Your Curriculum – Session 4
  Date: 12/13/2023 Time: 4:00-4:45 Location: internet Type: Webinar Description “Inclusion in Action: Practical Strategies to Modify Your Curriculum” by Nicole Eredics is a book that provides practical guidance and strategies for modifying curriculum to meet the diverse needs of all students, including those with disabilities. The book emphasizes the importance of inclusive education and… Read More »12/13/2023, Book Study: Inclusion in Action: Practical Strategies to Modify Your Curriculum – Session 4