Webinar Description:

This session will focus on ways to further utilize the various digital tools and solutions to meet the varied needs of students with Down Syndrome and ASD. As we continue to navigate this unusual school year, this interactive session will suggest strategies to further embed digital tools with a focus on ways to support the specific and unique needs of these learners. Designed for educators and family members, we will explore face-to-face, hybrid, and fully online solutions to examine the various ways we continue to support our learners.

Learner Objectives:

1. Participants will better understand ways to further embed strategies and digital tools to meet the unique needs of learners with Down Syndrome and ASD.

2. Participants will expand their understanding of how to continue to meet students’ diverse needs within the demands of the ever-changing learning environment.

3. Participants will explore strategies and digital tools that can be used to support the overall development of learners with ASD and Down Syndrome for the remainder of the academic year and beyond.

Presenter Information:

Sean J. Smith, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas. He is also the Past-President of the technology division for the Council for Exceptional Children, Innovations in Special Education Technology (ISET), and a member of the Board for the National Down Syndrome Congress. Dr. Smith’s research interests focus on innovations and technology solutions to support struggling learners and those with disabilities, particularly interventions aligned with the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Framework. Currently, Dr. Smith is the Principal Investigator on a federally funded project exploring the impact of virtual reality on struggling learners in the area of social emotional development. He also served as a Co- Principal Investigator on the National Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities.

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The webinars are listed by category and alphabetical order. The category for this webinar is Instructional Strategies.