ECHO TIES 2024-25 Archives

To provide equitable access to a Community of Practice and best-practice knowledge through professional development, forums of collaboration and a supported learning community to OT and PT and those who work with them who are supporting children with orthopedic impairments and other motor challenges to improve district and student outcomes.

ECHO Therapy in Educational Settings sessions will be held the second and fourth Wednesday of each month from 8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. PST.

Each session begins with a 30 minute presentation plus Q&A time, followed by a case study/didactic of an unidentified student. Contact us if you would like to present a case.

Minaz Chauthani, M.S. OTR/L

Occupational Therapist

Salem-Keizer School District

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Session Description: Time to invert the service delivery model for OTs in the school. With the newest revision to IDEA and addition of the ESSA, we will begin to rebuild our image of the role of OTs. Using the framework of the MTSS and Tier system approach, we will discuss our role in the Tier 1 level, Universal Design for Learning. Our lens can bring a wealth of knowledge to the individual schools that we serve.

Leave with tools and resources that you can feel empowered to embrace this new approach. Begin to have conversations with the stakeholders and renew your passion around supporting ALL students, not just the ones identified by an OT assessment and IEP!

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Chandra Pinnock

Accessible Technology and Learning Specialist

Oregon Technology Access Program (OTAP)

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Session Description:

Discover how Google Chrome and Chromebooks can enhance student access to the curriculum with built-in accessibility features. From tools that support visual and physical access aids to reading and writing, you’ll gain practical skills to help students with diverse needs thrive. You will learn essential tips and tricks that can be immediately applied in your work and home life. Let's make tech more accessible together!

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Comprehension quiz for 1.25 contact hours credits

Session Description: Join us as we explore features built into Apple devices that can support student task completion, access to curriculum, and to personalize learning experiences for students of all ages and abilities. You will discover tools that enhance vision, physical and motor access, hearing, speech/voice input, guided access and program shortcuts. We will discuss strategies for building team capacity to integrate these universal tools into the classroom. Let's make accessibility a household word.

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Session not recorded as per agreement with Apple

Kelly Mahler OTD, OTR/L

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Session Description: Interoception is the hottest topic in neuroscience and has shed light on the value of listening to our body signals and understanding the messages they send us. How connected are you to your inner self? How connected are your learners? Research shows that interoceptive awareness is foundational to many aspects of life including emotional regulation, eating, toileting, pain management and mental health. Further, this interoception science has encouraged a shift forward towards more affirming supports. Come take an inner selfie as we explore the lived experience and science of this important topic.

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OTAP Lending Library

Chandra Pinnock

Accessible Technologies & Learning Specialist

Access Technologies, Inc.

Brian Sacre

Assistive Technology Specialist Lead

Community Vision Assistive Technology Lab

Carrie Luse

Assistive Technology Lab Director

Noelle Birky

Assistive Technology Lab Assistant Director

Session Description:

Schools, districts and organizations are becoming more proactive in purchasing and providing accessible technologies for all. Assistive technology tools and devices are still required for FAPE. They provide access to the environment and to curriculum, as well as support for communication and meaningful inclusion. Oregon's statewide loan libraries are here to supplement your district and community resources. They offer short-term loans to ensure the device or app is the appropriate feature match prior to purchase. Join us as we partner to share information and extend your circles of support.

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Nathaniel (Nathan) Baniqued, OTD/S

Occupational Therapist and Assistive Technology Specialist, NWRESD

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Dr. James Mannenbach, PT, DPT, SCS

Physical Therapist, Orthopedically Impaired Program Chair, Southern Oregon ESD

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Session Description:

Learn about a collection of resources hosted on the OER Commons to support onboarding Occupational and Physical Therapists new to school-based practice. This growing resource library has been curated by a small working group of OTs, PTs and administrators from across the state and is ready for you to both utilize and add your resources to it.

This session will include a guided tour through the Training and Resources for School-based Therapists group on OER Commons as well as demonstration in adding and remixing resources in the group.

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Kelly Mahler OTD, OTR/L

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Session Description: In this follow-up session, we’ll explore a 3-part framework for nurturing interoceptive awareness: Body, Emotion, Action. Our focus will dive deeply into the first step, Noticing Body Signals, offering practical, engaging activities designed to help a variety of students connect with their unique internal sensations.

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Tiana Oaks

Assistant Director of Behavior Health Services

Douglas ESD

Roseburg, OR

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Session Description: During this session we will explore how to objectively observe maladaptive student behavior, as a type of communication and translate that into strategies for supporting positive change. This conversation will back into how seeing behavior as communication, can change our internal impressions of difficult behavior and mitigate provider burnout in high-acuity cases. One of my express goals as a presenter is to make this time meaningful to the realities you are facing in your day-to-day practice, so we will draw from real experiences in the classroom and ask that student names and/or potentially identifiable information is withheld during these application conversations.

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Matthew Barker M.Ed

Adapted Physical Education Specialist

EnrichEd LLC

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Session Description: Assistive technology (AT) has the power to bridge the gap between ability and activity, making physical education more inclusive and engaging for all students. This session will explore how adapted equipment, technology-driven solutions, and creative instructional strategies can empower students with disabilities to participate meaningfully in PE. Through real-world examples, student success stories, and a case study discussion, participants will gain practical insights into selecting, modifying, and implementing AT to enhance movement experiences. Join this session to discover how AT can transform barriers into opportunities in Adapted PE!

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Kelly Mahler OTD, OTR/L

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Session Description:

In the final part of this series, we’ll continue exploring the 3-part framework for nurturing interoceptive awareness: Body, Emotion, Action. Our focus will be on the final two steps, Connecting and Regulating Body Signals, offering practical, engaging activities designed to help a variety of students explore their unique internal sensations.

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YVONNE SWINTH, PHD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Professor and Program Director

School of Occupational Therapy, University of Puget Sound

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PATRICIA LAVERDURE, OTD, OTR/L, BCP, FAOTA

Assistant Professor and OT Program Director

Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia

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Session Description:

During this presentation we will discuss the concept of uncertainty and the ways in which our perceptions of uncertainty influence our intervention efficacy and innovation. We will examine the ways that uncertainty informs and impacts our emotional and cognitive processing and our professional reasoning. We will develop tools and strategies to navigate uncertainty successfully.

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Lori Potts, PT

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Session Description:

This presentation will address up-to-date considerations for pediatric adaptive standing. Specifically: standing as physical activity, contracture management and hip abduction positioning, positioning for development of postural control, and creating opportunities for social engagement and participation in standing. Current evidence supporting these interventions will be presented along with a case story to illustrate applications of these concepts. A segment for Q&A will conclude the session.

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Regional and Statewide Services for Students with Orthopedic Impairments

1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd., Suite 110

Roseburg, OR 97470

(541)957-4834