Professional Learning Opportunities

 

The ISTE Certification for Educators is a competency-based, vendor- and device-neutral certification based on the ISTE Standards. This certification recognizes educators who demonstrate the ability to utilize technology to transform learning in meaningful ways.

 

Cost: $799 per person (limited to 30 participants), $200 deposit minimum due at registration

 

1 - 6 Ashland credits are available at an additional cost of $140 per credit

 

Please contact Mary Snellgrove or David Clark for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 1, 2021 - 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

 

This hands-on course is designed to meet speech-language pathologists' needs to serve school-aged children and adolescents with various communication difficulties and provides original and exciting ways to motivate and teach students.  It also shares creative ideas on putting new spins on traditional Speech-Language therapy by introducing various websites that can be used as fun and functional digital therapy materials.  Participants will be involved in discussions related to skills and foundational knowledge.

 

 

 

 

November 2, 2021 - 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM (Log in 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM)

 

Over the past few decades, the field of Speech-Language Pathology has expanded to
reach more populations and those with greater linguistic diversity. Yet, too often what is considered to
be the accepted way to identify a language-based disability is based on the administration of
standardized tests. These tests regularly fail to tease out disability from language differences or lack of
prior knowledge of the content assumed by the test leading to over- and under-identification of students
due to implicit biases in assessment practices. Skills evaluated by these tests are often more associated
with culture or socioeconomic status. Fortunately, a significant area of research has developed that
guides evaluators to move beyond standardized tests that primarily focus on morphology and vocabulary.
Clinicians must learn new assessment skills including on elicitation and analysis of language samples,
dynamic assessment, and non-word repetition tasks. In this talk, participants acquire an understanding of
that research and how to apply the research to their evaluations thereby increasing the accuracy of their
evaluations. Videos of case studies are used for analysis so participants acquire skills to apply to their
next evaluation

 

November 2, 2021 - 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Log in 7:45 AM)

 

Attendees will learn about the prevalent but underdiagnosed condition of DCD, including tools for screening and assessment. There will be a focus on best approaches for intervening with the DCD population in order to promote independence and skill attainment in the school setting. Attendees will also be introduced to the CO-OP approach, which is widely research-supported for a variety of pediatric and adult conditions, including DCD, CP, ADHD, ASD, ABI, TBI, DD, stroke, dystonia and more.