Region 3
provides information and support services to districts in the
areas of consultations,
AT assessment assistance,
technical assistance, professional development, and
short-term loan library.
2009 Summer Institute
July 15 - 17 2009
Baton Rouge, LA
“The Sky’s the Limit with AT”
The 5th Annual LATI
Summer Institute will be blasting off July 15-17 in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. This three day conference style journey will take
you beyond the barriers of the classroom atmosphere to forge new
frontiers of assistive technology. Journey with us as we explore
the galaxy of AT from current mandates for accessibility to
strategies for implementation and instruction.
As part of the voyage,
a networking activity will provide crew members with
intergalactic opportunities to join forces with space pioneers
from across the state to share ideas and information. Come
board our starship as we have close encounters with a mass of
opportunities to strengthen your knowledge about AT.
Program
Travel Reimbursement
Contest Winners
Click on the link below to register:
http://www.solutionwhere.com/ldoe/cw/showcourse.asp?1469
Access Guide is Live!
The Access Guide,
designed by Louisiana educators, provides a variety of
suggestions, resources, and tools to maximize the likelihood of
higher academic achievement for ALL students, including
struggling learners, students with significant disabilities, and
those who need added rigor. This electronic site will expand
over time in response to user input. Grades 4th and 8th are
currently live; 10th grade courses are in the testing phase and
will go live shortly.
http://sda.doe.louisiana.gov/AccessGuide
LATI
ASSESSMENT TOOLKITS
The Region 3 AT Center
has developed 2 assessment toolkits. One for AAC and the
other for Writing and Spelling. The LATI Toolkits are comprised
of a variety of AT tools that can be used to evaluate the
student. Before a recommendation is made, tools can be explored
by the student to determine if it increases access to the
curriculum.
The goal is to provide models of assessment kits that can be
reproduced in the school districts. Having access to an
organized collection of AT tools that support student access to
the curriculum provide opportunities for the District AT
Specialist to assess the benefits of these resources with
students.
These LATI Toolkits serve as a model and does not contain all AT
tools. Alternate suggestions are made to the tools in the kit
but again in does not contain all AT tools.
If
you would like more information about the toolkits or to check
them out, please contact the Region 3 AT Center.
AIM for Success
Louisiana is part of a consortium of 15
states and the Center of Applied Special Technology (CAST) to
address accessible instructional materials. This project
supports students who are unable to learn from printed textbooks
or other printed instructional materials. Click
here to find out more.
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