Thursday April 18, 2024

OTAP, Oregon Technology Access Program

and

RSOI, Regional and Statewide Services for Students with

Orthopedic Impairments

Communication, Connection and Collaboration

Welcome to my world! I hope to share how important these three concepts are in my working life and why, individually, they offer impact and opportunity; BUT when combined they offer so much more power to change lives. I am an educator and have a skill set and (many, too many) years of experience, however, it is when working with others, equally skilled and passionate in their fields, that we co-produce the real magic for our students. Let’s work together in this session to turn up the heat and fire the potion. Come along, join in, have fun and most importantly, be part of the change!

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Gayl Bowser, M.Ed

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Session Description:

Oregon’s AEM Cohort has been working hard to create resources and materials to help IEP teams and educators support student access to learning through the use of Accessible Educational Materials. In this session we’ll introduce the new AEM Guide for IEP Teams and associated resources. Each participant will leave with a copy of the guide and links to the downloadable resource.

Erin Sheldon

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Session Description:

2024 is a whole new era in AAC! AAC solutions are now so affordable and accessible that schools across North America are introducing them as Tier 1 supports across a range of classrooms. AAC graphic symbols can be a rich source of visual supports to students with a broad range of barriers to communication and learning, such as English Language Learners or students with attention or executive functioning challenges. This session will present case studies of how teachers in the Pacific Northwest are leveraging the power of AAC in whole-class general education instruction. Come see how AAC can help with classroom management, literacy and vocabulary instruction, and teaching content areas of the curriculum. Clinicians will come away from this session with new ideas of how they can improve push-in

Therese Willkomm

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Session Description:

Discover the magic of 10 specialty tapes for making hundreds of assistive technology solutions, In Minutes. This is a hands-on exploration workshop and Each person will receive a mini MacGyver tape kit.

Note: Limited to 40 participants

M’Lisa Shelden, PT, PhD

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Session Description:

Participants will engage in an applied learning session to learn about the CanChild Framework of Childhood Disability. Participants will practice identifying important information that leads to the development of participation-based outcomes that are meaningful in the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities. This session will use case-based instruction (as well as participants’ real-life experiences) to analyze and write outcomes that support evidence-based intervention.

Course objectives:

1. Practice gathering meaningful information to develop IEP outcomes

2. Understand the CanChild Framework of the six F words for childhood disability

3. Develop outcomes that are functional, meaningful, and measurable

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Jeremy Kotin, COTA

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Session Description:

Join us for an interactive session where you’ll discover innovative adaptive PE equipment that caters to diverse needs. Learn the art of engaging every student, as we explore presenting information in multiple formats, ensuring accessibility for all. Empower students to express and demonstrate their learning in ways that resonate with individual strengths. Come play, learn, and empower the principles of UDL to create an inclusive and dynamic PE environment for everyone.

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Session Description:

You're already familiar with Proloquo2Go, but have you explored Proloquo? Proloquo is a deceptively simple AAC solution that provides efficient access to the largest and most robust symbol-based AAC vocabulary ever developed. Proloquo was designed to support communication growth from the most emergent young user to a literate adult. Come explore the app and learn about its foundational principles and features. Word nerds will delight in how Proloquo scaffolds access to a rich and sparkly vocabulary! Educators will find the robust curriculum support particularly helpful, while families will appreciate the free companion app, Proloquo Coach, which walks families through their communication journey. You will leave the session with your own free professional license and all the knowledge you need to effectively feature-match Proloquo to student needs.

Therese Willkomm

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Session Description:

Creating and adapting solutions In Minutes using the “…ABLE” principles. Learn to create holding, carrying, and stabilizing solutions in multiple environments and in multiple positions. This is a hands-on workshop to develop skills in using tools and materials for rapid solution creations on the fly. Each person will create one multi use mounting/holding solutions to take home.

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M’Lisa Shelden, PT, PhD

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Session Description:

This 90-minute course sets the stage for participants who want to learn more about using a primary service provider (PSP) teaming approach. Join Dr. Shelden for a practical discussion focused on information and strategies for implementing the PSP approach with fidelity. Participants will explore key characteristics and implementation conditions that ensure positive outcomes for all young children and their families.

Course objectives:

1. Understand the characteristics of PSP teaming

2. Review the implementation conditions of PSP teaming required for fidelity

3. Explore tools available to support teams and team members using a PSP teaming approach

4. Consider the important relationships of PSP teaming practices with coaching and natural learning environment practices

Note: Primary Service Provider 1 is pre-requisite to Primary Service Provider 2

Carol Allen

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Session Description:

We plan a carefully structured syllabus of activities to lead to target mastery; appropriately curate resources and refresh our own subject knowledge ready for a lesson and yet, if our students don't connect and engage with the learning opportunity, outcomes are poor. How do we include and engage the students who face the biggest barriers to learning in order to support them effectively? This session will consider the impact and effect of EF (Executive Function) and offer practical ways forward for you to use. These will be combined with a selection of tried and tested resources offering both engagement and educational advancement. A focus on Literacy and Communication will underpin this lively and practical session. Come along and join in!

Michael Cantino

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Session Description:

Erin Sheldon

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Session Description:

Our most emergent students often pose the biggest challenge to classroom teams. These students are often learning language through AAC. They need support to comprehend spoken language, develop expressive language, and make progress in the earliest aspects of literacy. They often make progress in small increments, so we need tools that capture those smallest gains. This session is for anyone who is looking for a practical starting place to develop meaningful IEP goals and to track progress. We will explore simple classroom-based tools to help you: chart where your student is on their language and literacy journey; document observable progress; and plan instruction to move them forward. Participants will leave with practical strategies and teacher-friendly tools to help get the whole IEP team on board and support your student's success.

Gayl Bowser, M.Ed

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Toni Nickell, OTR/L-OT

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Session Description:

Student Self Advocacy for AEM is one of the three primary goals for the work of Oregon's AEM Cohort. As we develop a statewide system of supports and share our work through the development of a communication plan, it has become a priority to make sure that students' skills, knowledge and advocacy are at the heart of the work. This session will introduce a workbook developed by the AEM Cohort that can help students understand the concept of self-advocacy and use self-advocacy skills to make sure that they can have and use the accessible materials they need. We'll review the guide itself and work in small groups to complete some of the activities using information about students we know.

You will:

1. Know how to locate and download Advocating For My Accessible Educational Materials: An AEM Guide for Students

2. Be able to describe the contents and scope of the guide

3. Help your students complete the worksheets and activities included in the guide.

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This 90-minute session will focus on the Primary Service Provider (PSP) Team implementation condition of Selecting ONE team member to serve as the PSP to the family and other caregivers. Participants will review the Worksheet for Selecting the Most Likely Primary Service Provider and practice as a group using the worksheet with a case-based instructional approach.

Course Objectives:

1. Understand the rationale for using a primary service provider approach to teaming in early intervention

2. Learn how to select the most likely primary service provider

3. Understand how to transition to implementation of a primary coach service provider approach to teaming with new families as well as those with prior experience with early intervention services

4. Understand how to write service delivery statements when using a primary service provider teaming approach

Elizabeth Barker, Michelle Soriano and Kelli Suding

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Session Description:

Accessibility is more than just a legal requirement or a nice-to-have feature. It is an essential aspect of designing and developing inclusive products, services, and environments that can benefit everyone. In this session, you will explore and identify what accessibility is, why it matters, and develop a stronger understanding of the importance and benefits accessibility can provide to all learners, especially learners with disabilities.

Jodi Burr and Heidi Diskin

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Session Description:

Join us as we dig into digital accessibility tools to help students understand and be understood. We will unearth universally designed literacy and STEM supports for ALL diverse learners across the curriculum. Participants will leave with tools and strategies to seed immediately to remove barriers to students' learning cultivating the best opportunity of independent learning success.

OTAP&RSOI

1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd, Suite 110

Roseburg, OR 97470