Seminars/Programs
PaTTAN offers a wide range of training courses and continuously collects information on upcoming training opportunities sponsored by other LEAs, such as Intermediate Units, districts and charter schools. This comprehensive training calendar is an important resource to help you enhance your knowledge and experience, as we work together to ensure success for all students in Pennsylvania.
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Elkins Park CHADD Meetings (held at Einstein at Elkins Park, 60 Township Line Road, Elkins Park).
February 7: Ryan Wexelblatt “Improving Social Cognition In Children With ADHD”.
March 6: Marianne M. Glanzman, MD Developmental Pediatrician CHOP,”The Genetics of ADHD” April 3: Dr. Frank Schwartz, SRI Psychological Associates: Educational Testing
May 1: Robert Tudisco to speak on “Coaching For Students with ADHD
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Saturday, February 25: 11th Annual ADHD Conference For Parents, Teachers, Professionals and Adults with ADHD, West Chester University. Flyer is here.
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Links to Webinars etc.
Click on this link to hear Voices in the Family on WHYY. This segment is about adult ADHD and features Dr. Anthony Rostain. The air date was 6/20/2011.
Every August Penn State holds a conference on Autism. View the webcast by following the link below. http://wpsu.org/live/archive
The Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education is pleased to announce the following webinar opportunities:
2012 Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) Series: Preparing and Accessing Student Use Materials
Providing students with multiple means of accessing the curriculum in all subject areas requires knowledge of how materials can be prepared to ensure multiple means of representation. This webinar series explores methods for locally producing accessible instructional materials. The emphasis is on the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
2012 AIM Series: Preparing and Reading Accessible PDFs
Thursday, January 26, 2012 (2:30 pm - 4:30 pm)Portable Document Format (PDFs) can provide low-cost, effective digital materials to students in need of AIM. This webinar will provide participants with information on how to produce accessible PDFs on a variety of computer platforms. Annotations will include utilizing text-to-speech, enlargement, and the addition of editable fields. This session will also cover the use of Adobe Reader X and the use of Read Out Loud as methods of access.
2012 AIM Series: Tablets and Other Portable Reading Devices
Thursday, February 9, 2012 (2:30 pm - 4:30 pm)Tablet-based devices such as the Apple iPad and Microsoft Tablet are providing students with effective portable ways to access accessible instructional materials (AIM). Other portable devices can also provide students with a variety of ways to access digital materials in both visual and auditory formats. This webinar will provide participants with an overview of the devices and software available to access AIM. Some of the formats covered will be text, PDF, Word (.doc), and Daisy. Other portable devices which specialize in reading Daisy-based materials and other formats will be presented. Information regarding expansion of tablet-based technology will also be discussed.
2012 AIM Series: Scanning and OCR
Thursday, February 23, 2012 (2:30 pm - 4:30 pm)Scanning and optical character recognition (OCR) can be effective methods for locally producing accessible instructional materials (AIM). This webinar provides participants with a survey of the various hardware and software options available to produce accessible materials through scanning and OCR. A variety of platforms and scanning methods will be investigated, from flatbed scanners to handheld devices, which can provide rapid text-to-speech options. 2012 AIM Series: Accessing and Producing STEM Materials
Thursday, March 8, 2012 (2:30 pm - 4:30 pm)
Given the often graphical nature of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) materials produced, it is particularly important for teachers to understand and provide ways which allow students to access these materials in formats which take into account the concept of universal design for learning (UDL). The goal of this webinar is to provide teachers with information related to using multiple forms of expression, both high-tech and low-tech, to provide access to STEM. Visual, auditory, and tactile methods will be discussed.
2012 AIM Series: Interpreting Graphical Information with Emphasis on Tactile/Audio Representation
Thursday, March 22, 2012 (2:30 pm - 4:30 pm)
Essential to the goal of developing accessible instructional materials (AIM) is determining methods of producing graphical information that are accessible to all students. While many materials are presented in a format which can be easily converted to digital text, graphical information provides special challenges and tools. The goal of this webinar is to highlight methods of providing students with the graphical tools necessary to interpret information from sources other than text.
Presenter: Frank Irzyk, PaTTAN educational consultant
Audience:
Educators serving students who might need media presented in another format. Assistive technology service providers, persons interested in AIM, service providers in the field of Visual Impairment (VI), general and special education teachers, reading specialists, and others interested in these topics
Registration:
Please register for these events by visiting our homepage at www.pattan.net. Register on the PaTTAN website for each session. Upon registering you will receive information regarding participating and reserving a seat for the webinars.