This training provides a basic introduction to important principles for getting started with using AAC in the classroom. It is appropriate as a first learning step for any staff member working with students who use AAC from low tech to high tech.

This training provides examples and instruction for how to implement AAC in the classroom across subject areas and is intended to build on the introductory learning in the other AAC modules within the Professional Learning Portal.

Although technology brings many benefits, people often worry about it increasing students' options for cheating. While there is no fail safe solution, there are options to help. In this session we will look at Google tools to help teachers and tech staff prevent and detect plagiarism, cheating, and other issues, including revision history, file details, Forms features, citation tools, and more. We will also consider non-tech responses to the problem including evaluating assessments, school policies, and more.

In this module, you will learn what CAPD/APD is and identify tools and accommodations to be used with a student with CAPD to improve student academic performance in the classroom.

Is there a topic that you would like to learn more about that is not already offered in the Professional Learning Portal? This is your chance to earn up to 20 clock hours for your own exploration of a topic of your choice; choose your own adventure and design your own learning plan!

Flipgrid is is a digital tool for engaging and empowering every voice in your classroom or at home by recording and sharing short, awesome videos...together!

In this module, you will find details about the updates to Google Meet that have rolled out in the fall of 2020 and how they may help support your instructional goals during live instructional sessions with students during Distance Learning.

Do you have students who do not seem to have self-regulation skills to monitor their own behavior and stay on task? Participate in this module where you will learn about some strategies you can teach and ways to communicate with students to increase their ownership and self-regulation of their behavior.

This module provides an overview of the use of LessonPix, a digital tool for creating personalized schedules, learning tools, and communication materials to use with your students.

In classrooms of all levels, students enter with their own ideas about the world around them... not all of them scientifically accurate! In this module, explore the concept of misconceptions and how they relate to student learning.

This training provides instruction on how to write and implement social stories and comic strip conversations for students with autism spectrum disorder and would be helpful to any staff member working with this population of students in both self contained and general education classrooms.

Learn from Jo Boaler, author of Mathematical Mindsets, about the power of making mistakes and struggle when learning math. Consider the implications for your classroom.

It can be a challenge to have a student who is learning English or communicate with families whose native language is not English. There are some simple yet helpful tools that you have access to that can support this important communication.

This training provides basic programming instruction for the AAC device TouchChat with WordPower.

This training provides instruction in how to program and use the First Then Visual Schedule App, Choiceworks visual schedule app, and Pictello app to support students using AAC devices.

This training provides instruction about the various types of visual supports and how to implement their use in the classroom. This training is specifically geared towards students with autism spectrum disorder, but the principles can be applied more broadly to other developmental delays. It would be helpful for both general education and self contained teachers across grade levels.

During our closure of 2020, Zoom has provided free access for educators through a partnership with Clever. This provides a safe, secure environment to use Zoom to communicate with groups of students as one tool in providing continuity of learning. In this module, you will learn about the basic and advanced features in Zoom.