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2018-2019
To register for an upcoming CRP training, visit our events calendar. Please note that you must be logged into your account to register for events. This list of events is periodically updated and subject to change. Last updated 9/7/18
Registration opens approximately 30 days prior to each event.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication Strategies to Support Children with ASD Across Settings
November 14, 2018
December 7, 2018
Switch it Up! Adapted Play and Learning for Students with Complex Motor Needs
March 7, 2019 - To be rescheduled
Special events and guest presenters viewable here.
AT/AAC TRAINING TOPICS AVAILABLE PER DISTRICT REQUEST
The following topic represent a "menu" of options available to districts. Topics can be combined, adjusted, and customized based upon your needs. To discuss hosting a customized training in your district, contact a member of our OI/AT team.
Assessment of Children with Complex Communication Needs
Assessing children with Complex Communication Needs for eligibility and program planning purposes can be challenging. In this training, we will review state eligibility requirements and share assessment tools and strategies that school districts have found helpful in this process.
Communication Partner Training
Successful communication is dependent not only on the augmentative communication tools available but also on communication strategies. This training will teach partner skills, in addition to student skills, that are critical to allow students to develop effective communication.
Partner Assisted Scanning
Partner assisted scanning is a way for communication "partners" to "assist" students by listing or "scanning" through possible choices. It is an especially valuable strategy for those who have severe motor challenges and limited functional vision.
AAC Implementation Ideas and How to Get Started
May be customized to emphasize different age groups (EI/ECSE, School-Aged). This training will focus on providing educators and therapists working in early intervention or in school-aged settings with evidence-based techniques for teaching and implementing AAC. Topics will include incorporating the use of core vocabulary for motivating activities and also for communication for academic tasks (Science experiments, etc.).
No tech and light tech AAC Ideas
Have you wondered why, in this fast-paced world of technology, no or light technology tools should be considered? Confused about all the names for these tools (PODD, PAS, PECS, PCS, Pixon). This training offers an overview of how to create and use individualized no tech or light tech tools to enhance your students’ communication, and it reinforces how vital these tools are.
Student Environment Tasks Tools (SETT): Framework for Identifying and Implementing Assistive Technology Interventions
The SETT Framework is a tool that helps teams gather and organize information that can be used to guide collaborative decisions about services that foster the educational success of students with disabilities. Participants will learn why considering the Student, Environment and Tasks are just as important as considering the features of the Tools. Individuals will learn a team-based, approach to implement AT and AAC tools and strategies.
Aided Language Stimulation and Core
AAC is not just about tools, it about using effective strategies and techniques to teach communicative competence. Very few students begin communicating immediately when a tool is presented to them, they need to be taught how to use the tool. This training focuses on one of the most important strategies for teaching students to communicate using AAC tools, Aided Language Stimulation. The Importance of modeling core vocabulary within authentic and motivating strategies will also be discussed.
Programming and Use of Specific AAC Apps (Proloquo2go, LAMP, GoTalk Now, TouchChat, etc.)
With all of the AAC apps that are available now, it can be challenging to keep up with how to go about programming the app so that it can be individualized for a particular student. This training is ideal for Speech & Language Pathologists that may not be familiar with a specific app and would like to learn more about how to program the device for their student.
Mastering the Art of Switch assessment and Switch Access
Switches help people with disabilities access a range of equipment and technology. The aim of a switch assessment is to determine which switch, movement and switch position is the most appropriate for the student. This involves a process of trial and error, trying a range of switches, movements and positions to determine which combination provides the most successful method of access to an activity for the user.
iPads: Switch it up!
This provides a hands-on class with IPads provided by CRP that covers an array of apps that are specifically designed with built in switch access as well as switch access within iOS.
Did you know about our Assistive Technology Professional Learning Community (AT-PLC)?
These periodic meetings are held several times per year at CRP/Wilcox for educational professionals specializing in assistive technology, occurring on a Friday from 9am to 11am. Email Ruth McKee if you'd like to be included in our mailing list and invited to the AT-PLC.
Have questions about our training events? Email Darthea Park
