3 days and about 10” of snow later, I am ready for week two of #atia2021 !! First up, play and simple adaptations with @JudithSchoonov3!
Let’s look at the world through AT colored glasses! Yes, I love this. #atia2021
Play is vital for development but kids with disabilities are deprived of choice and fun. #atia2021
Considerations for play. I miss when we borrowed adapted toys from a lender. All kids loved them. #atia2021
Weighted lap buddies!! I have lap pads for classes, but buddies are adorable. #atia2021
I love these simple stability boxes!! The little bit is in a Home Depot bucket that’s been cut. Customize with higher and lower cushions. #atia2021
Diy sensory table! There’s a $14 PVC cutter easily available that makes cutting a breeze. I bet my facilities team would love to help me build things..... #atia2021
Story bottles! Add props that match book/story to the bottle to investigate. So fun. (Voss water bottles have wide mouth.) DIY squeeze balls, hmmmm..... #atia2021
Velcro puzzle pieces! I love that. So many great sensory ideas. #atia2021
Adapt board games, I love this. I feel like a lot of the things would be fun to circulate in kits, let families test out adaptations to see what works for them. Or kits to do the adaptations? Hmm. #atia2021
Very easy ways to adapt dice! And of course books. #atia2021
Slide based taking books—fun way to retell books from story time? Paths to Literacy has great tips on adapting materials for kids who have trouble accessing traditional books. Oh, Story boxes! #atia2021
Can’t wait to explore adapted art tools!! #atia2021
Wow! Hasbro has videos and guides for kids on playing with toys. Just a few right now. Melissa and Doug also have play extensions available for their toys. #atia2021
Kids need the same opportunities to participate in play. Adapt for independence! #atia2021
Time for the LAST SESSION OMG! Put me in coach, let’s talk coaching models. #atia2021
I love this interaction. She showed a live time result of a form asking our positions, and this is the audience defining “coach.” #atia2021
Authentic. Collaborative. Help others reach their goals. Leave your island and perspective and sit with theirs. Pre-set answers may not meet needs or be overall best. Tell what’s best and things can get abandoned, less buy in. #atia2021
I was wavering between teletherapy sessions to get activity ideas, but then I saw Karen Erickson was presenting so time to learn about Projext Core! #atia2021
This is just so incredible. These modules and their implementation with teachers and families is life changing for so many. One in chat is looking to offer in Spanish, another used Jamboard to make interactive activities for caregiver learning. #atia2021
I remain crushed that the teaching about racism session was canceled and am not sure what is a good replacement this morning. I think communication and coaching in COVID. #atia2021
Huh, again with low tech instead of light tech. That feels like a step back in terms of vocabulary. #atia2021
Invite your tablet as another zoom person!! That’s excellent. #atia2021
Okay, universal accessibility via captioning! #atia2021
Post production captions can take four times as long to do as the length of the video. Yes, that’s definitely our experience! I have a par timer who does this for our vids and it’s most of what she does. #atia2021
Wow. Hit multiple keys at once to create “beautiful words” in real time. Create personalized database of common words. Voice Writing is used in courtrooms and military. This is very interesting. Europe uses it a lot too, under a different name. This is fascinating. #atia2021
All right, moving in to interactive and engaging tools for accessible instruction. #atia2021
Small sample of tech for UDL. How to present lessons, how to show mastery of topic. #atia2021
YES! UDL isn’t found on IEPs. The more universally designed, the fewer accommodations needed. It doesn’t water down curriculum and results, it broadens and supports it. Kids don’t stick out because everyone is benefitting and self directing. #atia2021
I had planned on going to digital accessibility, but then my manager put in my annual review that I need to work on self care. Ergonomics for professionals, here we come! #atia2021
This looks like my set up, ha. I sit on a bench at the kitchen table. Here the table is too high for the kids and too low for the adults. #atia2021
I am fascinated by this middle chair, ha. Ball chairs make me motion sick, ha. I’ve tried. I like this towel option. #atia2021