DCD Community of Practice

DCD Community of Practice - Virtual Zoom Meeting
Link for participation will be emailed to CoP Representatives & Registrants

February 8, 2022
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Jodie Mettee, DCD Co-Facilitator
Heather Cronin Ott, DCD Co-Facilitator  
Kayna Plaisted, Metro ECSU Facilitator 

Meeting Agenda:

8:30 – 9:00     Welcome / Ice Breaker Shares (Jodie Mettee)
9:00 – 10:00   AAC in the School Setting (Danielle Deschaine)

•  Description: We will go over who could benefit from AAC, how to get AAC for students, and strategies for supporting AAC in the   classroom (including how to support more than one type of communication system within the same classroom)

10:00 – 10:15  Break
10:15 – 10:45  Lesson Pix (Eric Carlson)
10:45 – 11:45  Why is Literacy Critical in AAC (Karen Erickson online webinar)
11:45 – 12:00  Group Discussions / Debrief
12:00  –  1:00  Lunch
  1:00  –  1:45  Scope & Sequences Discussions
  1:45  –   2:15 Curriculum Hub and PLC Process Example of Scope and Sequence (Kayna Plaisted)
  2:15  –   2:45  Ablenet New Updates Showcase (Mary Sagstetter)
  2:45  –   3:00 Open Questions / Discussions

This initiative is made possible in whole with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education using federal funding, CFDA 84.027A, Special Education – Grants to States. This event does not necessarily represent the policy of the federal Department of Education or the state Department of Education.  You should not assume endorsement by the federal or state government.

 

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