Thanks to the group who met virtually today in an effort to learn news approaches to provide equity and access. Their commitment to learner-centered instruction is inspiring! I look forward to your posts as you reflect on ways that you have increased equity and access for ALL your learners! Check back to read all the great ideas from this first Equity cohort.
Monday, December 7, 2020
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Special Populations Webinar Series
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Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Designing for Equity and Access for ALL Learners
The Southern Illinois Professional Development Center in collaboration with the Illinois Community College Board and the Adult Education Professional Development Network is excited to announce this transformation.
Special Learning Needs training has been in place in Illinois since 1999 and has undergone multiple modifications to reflect new research, progression in technology, and the evolving needs of our students. This current transformation provides a rebranding of the training to reflect our need to ensure equity and access. As a part of the push for equity, infusion of Universal Design for Learning will be emphasized in the training. Some of the key components of the original SLN training will remain, including effective instructional practices and designing instruction with learner needs in mind.
All Standards Proficient credentialed instructors will see connections to their
already-completed training. Participants will be encouraged to build on their prior knowledge and completed work in Standards Proficient training.
Training opportunities include:
Foundations of Designing for Equity and Access for ALL Learners (asynchronous and synchronous online sessions with opportunities for application exercises with students – 9 hours of professional development)
Institute for Designing for Equity and Access for ALL Learners (asynchronous and synchronous online sessions with opportunities for application exercises with students – 15 hours of professional development and resulting in a credential of Specialist in Equity)
Update for Prior Completers of the Institute to Credential Special Learning Needs Resource Specialists (asynchronous and synchronous online sessions with opportunities for application exercises with students – 5 hours of professional development) For the many prior completers of the former training, an update training will be provided to allow them to refresh their training and earn the new credential.
Look for more information coming soon about the training, and check the Excellence in Adult Education website.
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Infuse Choice and Engagement with Choice Boards
Giving
students choices allows for individual differences in learning, encourages
autonomy, and provides the learner the power to choose “how” to learn. It’s an
effective instructional practice whether you’re in-person or virtual. It gives
students opportunities to practice and master concepts taught in class. Choice
Boards is an engaging strategy to help simplify lesson planning and addresses
learning variability.
Choice boards are graphic organizers that comprise of different
amounts of squares. Each square is an activity. The activities help students
learn or practice a primary concept, while allowing them a choice. Students can
be instructed to choose one or more of these activities to complete. They can progress
from one activity to another either in an organized or random order.
1.
When creating the boards be sure to have activities that cater to
every learning style such as visual, auditory, read-write and kinesthetic.
2.
Boards can be created for weekly tasks, homework, projects and
even assessments. Detailed instructions and requirements can be given for each
task. An extra credit slot can be included to encourage students to better
their learning.
3.
Tic-Tac-Toe: Encourage students to perform a set of three activities
so that it forms a Tic-Tac-Toe. Students can choose these activities
horizontally, vertically or diagonally. In this method the “FREE CHOICE” square
can be in the middle.
Use of Choice Boards help to improve student motivation,
engagement and learning by empowering them to learn to the best of their
ability.
Monday, August 10, 2020
Autism Goes to College
Join us for a webinar on Aug 11, 2020 at 10:00 AM CDT.
Meet Guillermo, Jasmine, Caroline, Jonathan and Aniella – five students on the spectrum take us on campus and into their lives to see how they’re doing college. Every fall, more and more students on the spectrum who are capable of academic work at the college level go off to college.
Getting in is often easy enough, but navigating college on the spectrum can be challenging in many ways. Students are figuring it out by doing it. From deciding which school will be the best fit, to interactions with professors and peers, facing roommate situations, handling money, homesickness, finding work, overcoming setbacks, staying on track to graduate– these students come up against aspects of college life students typically encounter.
Autism Goes to College is a first of it’s kind film, packed with honest insights for student, parents and educators offering an eye-opening look at what a growing number of neurodiverse students are bringing to campus.
Watch trailer here: https://youtu.be/7k2KLl0IL_k
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