Webinar Archives
Effective Reading Strategies for Struggling Students
September 13, 2007
This webinar provided participants with an overview of a series of professional development modules related to the five essential components of reading. Dr. Claudia Edmondson, from the Access Center, highlighted essential skills, assessment considerations, and research-based instructional strategies for each component.
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Strategies for Accessing Algebraic Concepts K-8
April 25, 2007
Dr. Monya Ruffin and Anthea Medyn of the Access Center presented this webinar, which provided participants with an overview of NCTM standards and the challenges students with disabilities have in learning algebraic concepts. The presenters highlighted various research-based learning and instructional strategies that can be used to help students, including students with disabilities, access algebraic concepts at the K-8 grade levels. Opportunities for interaction and hands-on experiences are incorporated throughout the webinar.
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Improving Access to the General Curriculum for All Students through Collaborative Teaching
September 14, 2006
This webinar was presented by Dr. Amy Klekotka and Dr. Stacia Rush, technical assistance liaisons with the Access Center, drew a large audience of people interested in this important topic.
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Differentiated Instruction: An Overview and One Classroom's Transformation
April 25, 2006
Presented by Dr. Melissa Storm, a technical assistance liaison at the Center, and Lori Centerbar, an 8th grade language arts teacher at Fredrick H. Tuttle Middle School in South Burlington, Vermont, this webinar featured a new and improved, more accessible technology!
Supervising Co-Teaching Teams: Whose Line is it Anyway?
January 25, 2006
This webinar, presented to The Access Center's District Information Sharing Community by Dr. Stacia Rush, explored how general educators and special educators view co-teaching, and then how general and special education supervisors can develop a common lens for supporting and evaluating performance.
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Making Abstract Core Curriculum Accessible to Students with Severe and Multiple Disabilities
September 7, 2005
Dr. June Downing identified ways to make even abstract core curriculum relevant and meaningful to those students with labels of significant and multiple impairments. Samples of adaptations were used to highlight points made across K-8 curriculum.
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If you'd like more information on fostering the skills, strategies and confidence necessary to nurture and empower deaf-blind children, go to DB-LINK—The National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind. DB-LINK is a federally funded service that identifies, coordinates, and disseminates, at no cost, information related to children and youth from birth through 21 years of age.
For information on how to digitize educational materials, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs has awarded CAST two five-year Cooperative Agreements to establish two national centers to further develop and implement the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS). The NIMAS guides the production and electronic distribution of digital versions of textbooks and other instructional materials so they can be more easily converted to accessible formats, including Braille and text-to-speech.
IDEA and Literacy Instruction
June 15, 2005
Dr. Catherine Christo discussed strategies for fostering reading success aligned with IDEA 2004. Topics included the characteristics of research-based interventions, essential elements of a response to intervention model, and a discussion of eligibility as a student with a specific learning disability.
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Science as Inquiry Through Physical Science
March 1, 2005
Dr. Doreen Ferko discussed how to address the science standard, inquiry, via the content of physical science. Suggestions for including students with special needs was also discussed. Also provided were examples of physical science demonstrations that address the national science standard.
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Making Mathematics Meaningful for Students with Learning Problems: Powerful Teaching Strategies that Work
September 7, 2004
Dr. David Allsopp emphasized three important points educators should consider when teaching students with learning problems to be successful in mathematics. First, we must value that mathematics is important for students both in school and in life. Next, we must understand how students' learning characteristics create barriers to accessing the meaning of mathematics. And finally, we must implement powerful instructional strategies and techniques that create opportunities for students to find meaning, purpose and success in mathematics.
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*Please note that due to a technical glitch the beginning of this presentation was not recorded. The majority of the presentation has been captured. A transcript of the first few minutes is provided.
The Strategic Instruction Model: How Learning Strategies and Content Enhancement Routines Help Educators Respond to NCLB
May 19, 2004
Dr. Jim Knight introduced participants to the Strategic Instruction Model and presented ways to improve achievement for all students. While some students develop learning strategies naturally, others, especially students with disabilities, need explicit instruction to learn and generalize these important skills. Dr. Knight's presentation explains the specifics of the Strategic Instruction Model, how to practically implement it in the classroom, and, more generally, how this will help educators respond to NCLB.
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The complete recording of this webinar is not available. However, three insightful video excerpts from this webinar are provided below. The videos are available in Windows Media Player format and Quicktime Player format. Depending on the speed of your Internet connection, three different speeds of the videos are offered.
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District Involvement |
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Overview of the LINCs Strategy |
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