Welcome to #ATchat LIVE from #ATIA19 We are having out annual Tweetup in person but want to also engage people not here this week. Our topic tonight is Let’s Talk PD, both as a participant and providing it.
The first half hour tonight will focus on PD experiences you have enjoyed this year. The last half hour will focus on PD you have delivered this year #ATchat#ATIA19
The pre-conference session with @KarenJan and @iplante about AT for LD was a great way to start the conference. Learned so much already! #atia19#atchat
I was going to say something about the cold... but then got the call from my family saying the windchill is -51 at home... no more complaining for me! #atchat#atia19
Hi all, Matt from Virginia. I provide PD to educators and related service providers in the area of AT. Former special educator and instructional technology resource specialist. #atchat
Yep given I have three more days of ATIA to learn through... To sleep I head. I'll have to find all my #atchat folks over the next few days. Maybe we need a secret handshake or signal so we can identify each other...or the #atchat ribbons on our nametags (which I don't have yet)
I totally agree. Which makes it all the more important why participants should not come to PD with a “sit and get” mindset. Their active participation can take an average PD session over the top! #atchat
I’ve learned the power of delegation. More students can be best served with an effective team approach to AT services, not just a single expert. #atchat
Keep in mind Adults enjoy learning in an UDL environment like our students, novelty and relevance impact engagement and motivate to stay focused on task #ATIA19#atchat
A2: I learned that sharing a timeline / schedule is just as important for those of us with “typical” executive functioning skills. Everyone likes to understand expectations #ATchat
A1: I attended the @PATINSPROJECT State conference in Indy and was inspired! I joined twitter at that conference and have been following and learning from some amazing peeps all over! #ATchat
I went to GenCon this year, huge board game convention with a one day educator conference, excellent take aways: if you can teach like a gamer you have a fantastic sense of UDL #atchat
A3- just finished 2 days of @ISTE Certified Educator training! I think the standards help to ground reasoningfor technology in education- helps explain the WHY! #ATchat
A2: I have worked with our SLP to borrow new AT tools from @PATINSPROJECT and also using Ss AT devices not only in classroom consistently but also in community. #ATchat
I participated in a book study about the four tendencies. It helped me to come to grip with some of my colleagues antics, even though I’m an upholder, have value ;) #atchat
A4: Making meaningful connections & content, being flexible in needs , relationship building, 100% supportive with follow thru and perhaps a laugh or 2 or a 1000 #ATChat
A2: concrete thing I learned that I can go home and implement (from preconference seminar) is to focus on playing first, modeling on the AAC device second, and let individual use device how they want #atchat#atbootcamp2019
A4: I try to link it back to subject specific examples so S’s understand exactly practical ways on how the technology/tools can be applied in ways that work for them #atchat
A4: Humor, collaboration among attendees, trying out apps & tools, moving around. Think about how you’d engage your students and do the same things! #ATchat
A4: leave them with a top 5 things to takeaway (great if there's time for them to make/write it themselves) to start that progress of implementation based on their felt need #ATchat
A5 I come to ATIA and always pick up something new about how to present well from y'all who present way more than me... Watching people I admire in person or on webinars informs both my practice and process. #ATchat
I am much more "giving" with my materials and slides. I've finally realized that what is on my slides is Google-able and what I facilitate with PD really can only happen with human connection and is not on the slides #ATchat
