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Self-Management

Self-Management . Amber, Colleen, & Mackenzie . E-ATRC Tool Kit. What is Self-Management?. Methods, skills and strategies so that individuals can effectively direct their own activities Types of objectives: -Goal setting -Decision making -Focusing -Time-Management -Scheduling .

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Self-Management

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  1. Self-Management Amber, Colleen, & Mackenzie

  2. E-ATRC Tool Kit

  3. What is Self-Management? • Methods, skills and strategies so that individuals can effectively direct their own activities • Types of objectives: -Goal setting -Decision making -Focusing -Time-Management -Scheduling

  4. Why is teaching Self-Management Skills Important? • Student will learn to independently complete tasks • Student takes an active role in monitoring and reinforcing their own behavior • Replacing a problem behavior with an appropriate behavior

  5. Who are these tools for? • Students who lack specific self-management skills • Students with Autism • Students who lack structure • Students with minor behavioral issues

  6. Scheduling Tools: • Board Maker: -Create picture communication symbol-based boards and activities

  7. Scheduling Tools Continued… • With the combination of Mark-My-Time and Board Maker you can create a great independent scheduling tool • Tool is discrete, re-usable, and easy to make

  8. Anxiety & Behavioral Tools: • Silent Classroom Fidgets: -Ideal for classrooms and other places a quiet fidget is needed -Keep restless fingers busy, bodies relaxed, and minds focused

  9. From Left to Right: Spy Wonder Tube, Monkey Fidget Exerciser, Massager Grips, Fidgets Foot Band

  10. Where can I find these tools? • Therapyshoppe.com • Officeplayground.com • Amazon.com • Mayer-Johnson.com • Enablemart.com

  11. High Tech & Self-management

  12. Benefits of High Tech in the classroom • Engaging students in a variety of activities • Improves focus in a SPED classroom • Creates opportunities for alternative assignment options • Completing tasks students didn't’t think possible • Even the playing field between student • Creates opportunities for alternative assignment options • Teaches students social skills

  13. Teaching a Social Skill (through technology) • Allows students interact with others • More social skills, the more enjoyable school can be • Forming friendships • Managing self actions, words, and awareness in different surroundings

  14. iPad app options Off We Go • Tell stories • Uses pictures • Creates a routine • Reduces anxiety iPrompts • Time management • Visual countdowns • Voice prompts • Recommended for all disabilities

  15. Model Me Kids Free iPad app

  16. Computer Software My School Day Enhanced School Routines and Rules • Cognitive age of 6-12 • Teaches a variety of social skills • Real scenarios to handle situations • Progress monitoring • Interactive video games • Children ages 4-8 • Teaches rules, expectations for behaviors, and steps towards independence • Picture based • Create personal schedule and choice cards

  17. Why Assistive Technology is Important • About 53 million people have some type of disability • About 33 million Americans have a disability that makes it difficult for them to carry out daily activities • AT can help to enable individuals

  18. Resources for Teachers • The Assistive Technology Training Online Project – http://atto.buffalo.edu/ • Able Data - http://www.abledata.com/abledata.cfm • Tech Matrix - http://techmatrix.org/

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