Maximize Student Learning w/ Boardmaker Activities-to-Go (Altoona PA)

Description

Looking for activities to maximize student learning? Dive into Boardmaker Activities-to-Go, a collection of free, printable, thematic activities that support K-12 students, build world knowledge, and teach functional life skills. In this course, we will explore the ease of using Boardmaker Activities-to-Go to meet the needs of a diverse classroom or therapy environment. Participants will explore and plan with Boardmaker Activities-to-Go to address speech and language goals, support behavior, keep students engaged, build vocabulary and improve literacy.

Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion, participants will be able to: 

1. Describe how the activities and supports in Boardmaker Activities-to-Go can be used to support a classroom of diverse learners
2. Describe five teaching tips for effectively implementing Boardmaker Activities-to-Go
3. Complete a weekly planner using Boardmaker Activities-to-Go
4. Describe two additional supports that can be used extend the activities in Boardmaker Activities-to-Go

This course will be offered for 0.3 ASHA CEUs (Introductory level, Professional Area).

Training type
Implementation Workshop

Open seats
37

Presenter
Amber Dollar
Amber Dollar M.Ed, is a seasoned educator and administrator with over twenty years experience in public education. Prior to joining Tobii Dynavox, Amber served in the public schools in numerous roles including teacher, special education coordinator, transition specialist, AT supervisor, and curriculum writer. Now Amber is a Learning Program Manager on the Learning Services team. In this role, she develops and facilitates virtual and on-site learning and creates implementation resources for families and professionals. She also presents at local, national, and international conferences about educational and AAC topics. Amber's contact information is amber.dollar@tobiidynavox.com