STEM skills are in greater demand now more than ever, but some marginalized student groups need expanded access to STEM pathways. During the edLeader Panel “Boost STEM Anywhere with UDL + Drones: CAST Take Flight,” Dr. Amanda Bastoni, Senior Director of Workforce and Higher Education Implementation at CAST, spoke with Chris Hesselbein, Director of Northwest STEM Hub, Laurie Prewandowski, Digital Learning Specialist at Kearsarge Regional School District (NH), Dr. Jessica Hall, Senior Research Scientist at CAST, and Adrienne White, Director of Marketing at Robolink, about how the Take Flight program uses drones and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to help all students grow and thrive in STEM.
Presented by Chris Hesselbein, Director, Northwest STEM Hub; Laurie Prewandowski, Digital Learning Specialist, Kearsarge Regional School District (NH); Dr. Jessica Hall, Senior Research Scientist, CAST; and Adrienne White, Director of Marketing, Robolink
Moderated by Dr. Amanda Bastoni, Senior Director of Workforce and Higher Education Implementation, CAST
Presented by Dr. Nyree Clark, Coordinator of Equity and Access, Colton Joint Unified School District (CA); and Kristin Oropeza, Education Marketing and Community Coordinator, Education Consultant, Common Sense Education
Moderated by Jennifer Ehehalt, Sr. Regional Manager, Common Sense Education
Presented by Luis Perez, Ph.D., Disability & Digital Inclusion Lead, CAST; Michelle Soriano, M.Ed., Technical Assistance Specialist, CAST; and Kelli Suding, M.Ed., Technical Assistance Specialist, CAST
In this webinar, Dr. Ralabate will walk you through the process of applying Universal Design for Learning to effective lesson planning.
Starting with World Autism Awareness Day, April brings us a month of celebrating each unique individual who is a brother, sister, son, daughter, aunt, uncle, neighbor, student, or friend.
Join Alexandra Dunn, speech language pathologist at Upper Canada District School Board, and Heather Snider, grade 2/3 teacher at Glen Tay Public School in Perth, Ontario, Canada, as they talk about collaborative learning environments built around the tenets of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
How can educators, practitioners and parents best use technology in natural environments to include children in grades preK-5 with developmental and learning differences? In this webinar, Tamara Kaldor M.S. shared strategies for using technology to support children in grades preK-5 affected by autism spectrum disorders (ASD), sensory processing disorders (SPD), communication disorders, learning disabilities, and other developmental differences.
The overall benefits of cloud based data and mobile management as well as touch and other usability features of these technologies are relevant for teaching reading and literacy as well as writing tools.