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State AT Act Program Directors National Meeting May 2013

State AT Act Program Directors National Meeting May 2013. WY AT Resources Collaborations. Wyoming Department of Education University of North Dakota at Casper College. WY AT Resources Collaborations with Wyoming Department of Education. Accessible Instructional Materials

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State AT Act Program Directors National Meeting May 2013

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  1. State AT Act Program DirectorsNational MeetingMay 2013

  2. WY AT ResourcesCollaborations Wyoming Department of Education University of North Dakota at Casper College

  3. WY AT ResourcesCollaborations withWyoming Department of Education Accessible Instructional Materials Increasing Awareness Building Capacity Student Transitions

  4. Wyoming AIM Timeline of activities • 2007 Initial contract from WDE, Ongoing • CAST-AIM Consortium • Training/Technical Assistance • Conversion of Materials

  5. Wyoming AIM Member AIM Consortium • Develop data management tracking system • Modify state/LEA systems • Support students transitioning to community colleges • 2012 Professional development to LEAs – online training modules • TA to LEAs for identifying students • Increase awareness about AT Act Program, WATR • Increase use of WY Clearinghouse for AIM

  6. Wyoming AIM Total AIM Funding: $1,013,776 • WDE @ $730,602 • Cast-AIM Consortium @ $166,666 • Training/TA/Fee for Service @ $116,508

  7. Wyoming AIM Products and Trainings • Memorandum Series: Principals, Special Education Directors, Curriculum Directors • Training Series/Regional Workshops • WY Procedures for Providing AIM • A Guide for Decision-Making Teams

  8. Assistive Technology Collaborations with the Wyoming Department of Education Accessible Instructional Materials Increasing Awareness Building Capacity Student Transitions

  9. Wyoming AT Resources • Need • Increase use of AT by students with disabilities • Some: 100% of students with disabilities can benefit from the use of AT • WATR: 40% of students with disabilities as goal • Track academic outcomes that may be associated with increased rates of AT use

  10. AT Implementation for WY K-12 Students

  11. Building Capacity for AT • Growth is just beginning • WIND proposal to WDE: • Intensive AT Institute for Educators • 2 weeks in Laramie x 2 times per year • Training by nationally recognized experts in the field • Significant cost • WDE requested “part of the institute @ less cost”

  12. Building Capacity for AT in WY • Growth just beginning • Need • Build awareness about AT throughout the state • Train selected educators/leaders • Approaches • 2011-2012 WATR AT Demo Days • 2012-2013 Professional Learning Community in AT

  13. 2011-2012 WATR Demo Days • Increase AT awareness • WY community events • Target: educators, students, families, community members • See and use devices • Meet with credentialed AT professionals

  14. 2011-2012 WATR Demo Days 2011-12 WATR Demo Days • 11 Demo Days Events • All regions of the state • Casper, Rural communities, WRIR • 401 attendees • 58% professionals; • 25% individuals/family members • 75% responded to survey • 75% response rate to survey • 97% ‘very satisfied’ or ‘satisfied’ • 87% increased awareness • 93% will use info they learned • 100% received info they wanted

  15. WY Professional Learning Community in Assistive Technology

  16. WY 2012 PLC - AT 8 members selected: • Interested • Achievements • Leadership potential • AT experience • Enthusiastic

  17. WY 2012 PLC - AT Provided: • Stipend • Training • Resources • Built “community” • Ongoing activities • Expectations

  18. WY 2012 PLC - AT Expectations: • Personal action plans • Trainings • Technical assistance • Policies and procedures • Collaborative processes • Input to WDE • Continuation • Data collection, reporting • Listserv • Monthly contact logs

  19. What we are trying to teach them is not the 70,000 things related to AT but how to think about and assess the need and value of AT. Gayl Bowser, Trainer

  20. 2012 PLC - AT Members Report • Overwhelmed during training, but that was okay • PLC was the best training I have ever been to • Listserv has been so beneficial; before PLC, I had no clue whom to ask AT questions • Finding someone who is in the same boat as me trying to create an AT process in a very remote district • Students have improved outcomes from simple AT interventions

  21. 2012 PLC - AT WDE contracted for 2nd year activities • Build larger community • 2013 cohort • 12 members selected • Similar first year training, resources • 2012 cohort • All members returning • Advanced training • Help train 2013 cohort • Present about AT, Education Leadership Symposium, Summer

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  23. WY AT ResourcesCollaborations with the Wyoming Department of Education Accessible Instructional Materials Increasing Awareness Building Capacity Student Transitions

  24. Improving Student Transitions • Need • WDE data indicates need for improved transitions for students receiving special education, services: • Early childhood • Secondary • Out of and back to least restrictive environments • AT within all three transition communities

  25. Community of Practice - Transition

  26. Improving Student Transitions • Approach • Based upon success of community-building with PLC • Develop 3 communities of practice to identify improved practices for student transitions

  27. CoP-T • Members selected • Phone meetings • In-person meetings Early Childhood

  28. CoP-T Social, Emotional, Behavioral Health Secondary

  29. CoP-T • All 3 communities • Building community • Engaged • Identifying issues • Identifying best-practices • Ideas to WDE June, August • Guidance to WDE December

  30. Future Collaborations with Wyoming Department of Education • AIM Contract • District request to fund local Demo Days • Potential continuation of PLC • Consideration through school districts • Potential continuation of CoP, 2014 • Proposal submitted

  31. WY AT Resources Collaboration with UND/Casper College Occupational Therapy MOT, OTA

  32. WY AT Resources Collaboration • University of North Dakota at Casper College • Occupational Therapy Programs of Study • MOT • OTA • Faculty • Student Organization

  33. WY AT Resources Collaboration • WATR provides • Device loans for 6 weeks x 4 themes per year • Training about devices • Technical assistance as needed • Contract funding

  34. WY AT Resources Collaboration • Win/Win • Serve a high population area without travel • Students leave program with AT experience • Ongoing student interest, work

  35. WY AT ResourcesCollaborations Wyoming Department of Education University of North Dakota at Casper College

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