Course description
National Expert Christopher Bugaj will be speaking at the 18th Annual KIC Conference and Outstanding Technology Student Awards Luncheon
Christopher R. Bugaj, MA CCC‐SLP is the Assistive Technology Specialist for Loudoun County Public Schools. Chris co-hosts the Talking With Tech podcast and hosted The A.T.TIPSCAST; a multi‐award winning podcast. Chris is the author of the first and second editions of The New Assistive Tech: Make Learning Awesome For All, the co-author of Inclusive Learning 365: EdTech Strategies for Every Day of the Year and The Practical (and Fun) Guide to Assistive Technology in Public Schools. Chris co-authored two chapters in the book Technology Tools for Students with Autism. Chris has presented over 650 sessions including TEDx.
Financial Disclosures: Chris is being paid an honorarium and travel expenses for this presentation. He has no relevant nonfinancial relationships. All of Chris's disclosures can be found at bit.ly/bugajdisclosures.
Simple Shifts to Design More Inclusively Using Technology: Maximize Results with Minimal Effort!
Let's keep it simple. There are some painless strategies educators can use to shift the paradigm around how we approach school by rethinking how we design educational experiences in a way that empowers every individual to embrace their passion for learning. This session invites participants to take the opportunity to mesh contemporary educational principles such as Universal Design for Learning, Growth Mindset, Project Based Learning, The Least Restrictive Option, and a Multi-tiered System of Supports with the use of technology to transform practices to help students of all abilities take charge of their own learning in inclusive settings. This interactive experience will provide a roadmap for how to use easy-to-implement action steps with readily accessible and available resources in most schools and educational agencies along with strategies on how to embrace a model of coaching to help educators develop necessary skills to foster inclusive practices. Come to the session as an educator, leave transformed as an Educational Experience Designer better equipped with practical strategies to support both educators and students to create a culture of inclusivity.
Level: Introductory
Audience: Any educator interested in designing inclusive experiences for learners with and without disabilities.
Agenda
- 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM CT: Part 1
- The Like-Dislike Experience
- Why Inclusion? Exploring the Importance
- Inclusion Frameworks
- 11:00am - 12:45pm – Student Awards Luncheon
- 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT: Part 2
- Accommodations as a Roadmap for Inclusion
- Coaching Models and Practical Applications: Developing a List of Tools/Strategies
- Next Steps for Applying Your Learning
Approved for 5 hours continuing education clock hours for Kansas licensed Speech-Language Pathologists by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.
This workshop is financially supported by the Kansas Department of Education.
We would like to thank TASN for allowing us to use their online platform to advertise and manage registration for this event.
Learning Objectives
Over the course of this workshop, participants will:
1. Develop a list of at least five tools and/or strategies for designing personalized learning experiences for students with and without disabilities.
2. Participants will examine how educators can use current accommodations as a roadmap for how to design inclusive instruction for all learners.
3. Discuss an evidence-based, multi-step process of structuring coaching session.
Refund Policy
Registration may be cancelled up to 14 days prior to the event for a full refund. Cancellations received within 14 days of the event will not be refunded. No-show registrations will also not be refunded.