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AT4ALL: Assistive Technology for All

Program: Workshops and Sessions Print E-mail

AT4ALL Conference Program
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Thursday, August 27Friday, August 28

Saturday, August 29
(PARENT SESSION ONLY)

     Conference begins 9 A.M.

     Keynote Speaker:
     Dr. Dave Edyburn

     Conference begins 9 A.M.

     Keynote Speaker:
     Will Richardson

     Conference begins 9 A.M.

     Keynote Speaker:
     Todd Cunningham

     Lunch provided

     Lunch provided

     10:15-11 Breakout session

     Workshop Session A
     1:15-2:15 p.m.

     Workshop Session A
     1:15-2:15 p.m.

     11:15-12 Breakout session

     Workshop Session B
     2:30-3:30 p.m.

 

 


Click here for a printable list of the following workshops and sessions, in PDF format.


Thursday August 27, 2009

Session A

  • Planning Strategies for Busy Teachers: Using Technology to Differentiate the Challenge Level of Learning Activities (Dr. Dave Edyburn)
  • Clicker5 – Creating an Inclusive Environment through Differential Instructional/Learning (Ray Mirshahi)
  • Bang, Pow, Kaboom: Comic Life (Lori Edwards, Barbara Williams, David Dowhaniuk)
  • What’s Up – Resource Services Library has created an on-line catalogue & repository (Bob Minnery)
  • Then What? Moving Beyond Training in the Implementation of AT (Kendra Grant)
  • AT Across the Curriculum (Don Reist)
  • SMART Inclusion – Engineering the Classroom to Promote Success for All Students (Alison Inglis & Alexandra Dunn)
  • Exploratory Investigations on the impact of assistive technology: Its potential impact on the self-concept, self-efficacy and academic achievement of students with learning disabilities. (Gabrielle Young, John Barry & Jacqueline Specht)
  • It’s a Breeze - New World of GPS Technology with Humanware's New Trekker Breeze – (Heather DeBoer, Mary Lelievre, Sue Blackford)
  • Bridging the Gap for all Learners: Best practice for using adaptive technology in high school (Leanne Husk & Paula Stilwell-Gallant)
  • The Changing Face of Literacy - Helping students find tools that work! (Brenda Sherry, Peter Skillen)

Session B

  • Accessing, Understanding, and Using the Special Education Technology Research Knowledge Base (Dr. Dave Edyburn)
    Thursday, August 27, 2009
  • How to use Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 to support all learners (Mario Addesa)
  • La techno au CSPGNO! (Benoit Douillette)
  • SPEAK Up About AT (Marianne Salvo, Justyna Bak, Isabel Cordeiro, Susan Palijan)
  • Power Point Books: Reaching the hard to reach reader & writer (Connie Gray)
  • Game ON – Engaging Reluctant Learners Through Interactive Lessons (Terry Poirier & Marianne Salvo)
  • Implementation of Assistive Technology (Karen Morrison)
  • Making an Accessible “Wiki School” one page at a time! (Ray Mirshahi)
  • Interactive Whiteboards: Supporting the Participation of all students in classrooms (Susie Blackstien-Adler & Janet Ragen)
  • Ready, Set, Action. Using Video strategies to support learning & Transition (Joy Pekar)
  • Essential Skills for Contemporary Students – Technology & More! (Pekka Baier-Reinio)
  • Vendor Displays and Discussion Tables. (Vendors)

Friday August 28th, 2009

Session C

  • RSS: Connecting Ideas and Knowledge (Will Richardson)
  • Legislation, Standards & the Future of AT (Laurie McArthur, Charles Silverman)
  • DT Trainer & AT Trainer – Educational software for language learning for children with Autism or L.D. (Bonnie Plouffe)
  • Achieving Success Through Assistive Technology (Marianne Salvo, Kim Slomka & Susan Palijan)
  • Les blogs et les wikis pour accroître la motivation des jeunes (Yolanda Stevenson)
  • Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in practice (Diane LaFortune & Leanne Butcher)
  • Getting the most out of Text-To-Speech Software (Todd Cunningham)
  • A Web of Solutions: Maximizing Learning on the Web (Claire Zeijdel)
  • Podcasting to Support Differentiated Instruction (Zoe Branigan-Pipe)
  • The Future of Reading – Paper or Digital? (Michael Kerr)
  • Learn to Use WordQ to Support Written Communication (Kendra Grant)

Saturday August 29th, 2009

Session D

  • Find your literacy tools when & where you find your literacy challenges (Dr. S. Timmer)
  • Tutoring and Assistive Technology (Don Reist)
  • Free AT Software – Band-Aid or Scaffold? Who cares as long as it works! (Laurie McArthur)
  • The Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) - Communication Devices which enhance the lives of people who are Deaf, deafened and heard of hearing. (Jo-Ann Bentley)

Session E

  • La Technologie D’aides les nouveautés (Terry Poirier)
  • Homework Struggles: Using Assistive Technology to Support Learning at home (Kendra Grant)
  • Public School & Academic Libraries Assisting Learners on the Road to Success (Alison McCullough, Liz Kerr)
  • The Ministry of Health’s Assistive Devices Program funded Sight Substitution Centre at the W. Ross Macdonald (Robert Stam)