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Tuesday, 03/11/2014 7 Steps for Structuring Customized Interventions for Children with  Autism Both educators and families will find this session beneficial! In this  session you will gain skills in implementing a "Seven Support Steps"  framework based on research-based interventions for responding  to the complex and diverse needs of children with Autism  Spectrum Disorders. • Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CST • Presenters: Padmaja Sarathy MA, Author and Educational Consultant • Level: Beginner

Thursday, 03/13/2014 AAC in the Classroom for Students with Significant Disabilities:  Implementation and Data \Collection on Low Tech AAC and Apps During the second session in this AAC implementation series, Kelly  will teach two processes of data collection to go along with the types  of classroom based communication activities that are often chosen for  students with significant disabilities, especially those that were introduced  during the first session. If you were not able to join us live for Session 1,  you are encouraged to go back to AbleNet University and preview the first session prior to this session. Simple charting is critical if data is to be collected live during a busy activity. Video is often used to catch subtlety  of movement, eye gaze and other non-traditional communication attempts  for more complex charting. Data collection techniques will look at  measurement of student progress as well as staff implementation of  strategies. Participants will be encouraged to start collecting data on  an activity so that Session 3 analysis techniques will be immediately  applicable.   • Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM CST • Presenters: Kelly Fonner • Level: Beginner/Intermediate Free webinar: Giving stations the flip in your early learning classroom Join us on Tuesday, Mar. 11, at 5 p.m. Eastern for Giving Stations the Flip in Your Early Learning Classroom with Stacy Hawthorne, strategist for the Evergreen Education Group and president- elect of ISTE SIGAdmin; with Chelsey Eminger, instructional/ technology coach at Mentor Public Schools, and Jolene Speckman, second-grade teacher in the Medina City School District. Learn more and pre-register. Visit the PreK-3 Digital Learning community at www.edweb.net/prek3digitallearning. Free webinar: E-rate 2.0 is on its way! E-rate reform update Join us Thursday, March 13, at 3 p.m. Eastern for E-rate 2.0 is on its way! E-rate reform update with John Harrington, CEO, Funds for Learning.  Learn more and pre-register. Visit the Online Guide to E-rate Funding  community at www.edweb.net/erate  Free Webinar: Learn to Develop Rich Assessment Tasks with Jay McTighe In this webinar, we’ll explore a set of practical and proven design tools for developing quality performance tasks based on Jay McTighe’s new LumiBook,  Core Learning: Assessing What Matters Most. Such tasks provide more than simply another method for measuring learning—they embody the most important goals of the Standards, while engaging students in meaningful learning. The Common Core and Next Generation Standards call for students to apply their learning in authentic ways—e.g., to “closely” read complex texts, develop and critique arguments, solve “messy” problems requiring sound reasoning and perseverance, and engage in scientific inquiry. These goals demand concomitant assessments that call for more than making a selection from given answers in a selected-response format. Richer, more authentic tasks are needed. Click here to register to attend the “Developing Rich Assessment Tasks” webinar. Developing Rich Assessment Tasks Presented by Jay McTighe Thursday, March 20, 2014 12 PM (PDT) | 1 PM (MDT) | 2 PM (CDT) | 3 PM (EDT) *Please note your specific timezone. Click here to save your seat for the webinar.