Accommodations and Assistive Technology

Accessible Content for All:  Building Equity & Engagement with Technology Tools 
(18 clock hours, $72)

This course addresses the unique learners in your classroom; the student who is two grade levels behind in reading, students who are English language learners, students with disabilities who experience challenges with reading and writing, and students who are at grade level but struggle with focus.  

This course will enable you to infuse a few technology tools into your classroom to provide students with options for accessing content. In this course, you will learn about Accessible Educational Material (AEM) and technology tools that are hidden in plain sight in your schools.  Examples of teacher accounts of using tools like read-aloud, closed captioning, and translation to increase student engagement are included.
 

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
(10 clock hours, $40)

Provides an overview of accommodations for students with disabilities including instructional accommodations, testing accommodations, and documentation of accommodations on the individualized education program.

Assistive Technology Overview
(10 clock hours, $40)

This course provides an overview of assistive technology (AT) as is relates to the majority of students with high-incident disabilities in public education. It explores the consideration process, implementation, and evaluation of AT, and a readily available, free AT resource, Bookshare.

Assistive Technology in Schools: Introduction, Consideration, and Assessment
(20 clock hours, $80)

This course aims to familiarize educators and parents with assistive technology devices and services and provide a foundational understanding of what it means to consider and assess assistive technology (AT) with students to remove learning barriers. 

Universal Design for Learning
(10 clock hours, $40)

Examines the three principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and discusses how to apply these principles to the four curricular components—goals, instructional materials, instructional methods, and assessments.