Quick Learning

Just 15 minutes of disengagement per day equals a loss of nine days a year and 118-120 days in the course of a child’s K-12 experience. In this learning, Jerry Valentine discusses the ways to reduce disengagement and the most impactful things teachers can do to increase engaged learning time.

In Levels of Engagement with Technology, Jerry Valentine provides evidence to answer questions about the impact of technology in the learning process, including usage frequency, manner of use, and impact on student thinking and learning.

Join us in observing a 3rd grade classroom at Union Community School District in Union, IA as a teacher engages her students in the power of inquiry!

Visual schedules empower individuals to navigate their daily activities independently. By catering to the visual learning preferences common in autism, these schedules provide predictability, reduce anxiety associated with transitions, and accommodate for receptive language difficulties. Additionally, visual schedules can serve as proactive tools for behavioral support, helping prevent challenges related to uncertainty or frustration.

During this session you will have an opportunity to begin learning about translation tool options and how educators can utilize it to enhance communication with students and families.

Work systems help to visually structure the presentation of work to support a student on the autism spectrum and other unique learners. An effective work system provides the learner with four pieces of information so that the student can function independently. The work system will organize materials in a way that answers these questions: What work? How much work? When am I finished? What do I do or get when I’m finished?

During this learning, you will be introduced to an adapted version of Joy Zabala’s S.E.T.T. Framework and how to use the framework in making decisions about appropriate assistive technology that will meet individual student needs.

In this brief module, you’ll learn the definition of dyslexia, some characteristics of dyslexia, and how to approach the subject of dyslexia with families.

Gain an understanding of Well-Being and Self-Care as well as the resources that Central Rivers AEA has to offer on these topics. Viewers will be able to build a self-care board and will know how teacher and student well-being is supported at CRAEA.