Conference Web Site

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The West Tenn. Assistive Technology Conference was created specifically for offering the local area school systems and other institutes training in the field of Assistive Technology. This year’s international conference presenter will focus on Literacy skills and Curriculum Adaptations for students with significant communication needs. The information presented will enable local personnel to experience and learn new Assistive Technology research, strategies, and implementation ideas without having to go a long distance. They will be well-informed with practical AT solution ideas and apply it with their students immediately within their own school system/institute.

Learning Outcomes:
Day 1 Learning Objectives:                            

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: : 

1. Identify strategies to promote language, communication, and early literacy skills in young children.                                                                        

2. Generate methods on how to engage children with significant communication and language needs in motivating them to interact with books.                                                                                          3. Identify ways in providing all children with opportunities to participate, communicate, and learn.     

Day 2 Learning Objectives:                                                                                    As a result of this activity, participants will be able to:     

1. Identify research based strategies on how to adapt the curriculum for students with complex communication needs.                                                        

2.  Generate methods on how to teach students with complex communication needs to increase comprehension and written communication skills.                                                                                                            3. Identify ways to evaluate the effectiveness of assistive technology so students use the technology appropriately.

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CEUs
The 2010 West Tennessee Assistive Technology Conference are approved for a total of up to 1.1 CEUs.

To register for CEUs for the conference, download the Session Attendance Report Form, complete the form, and save the file using this file name model:

2010-W.Tenn-Lastname-Firstname.xls.

Then send the file as an email attachment to ceus@aacinstitute.org. This is a spreadsheet file (.xls). If any difficulty is encountered in using this form, write to ceus@aacinstitute.org to request an alternative file format.

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Evaluation and Learning Assessment
Please take a moment to download, complete, and return the Evaluation and Learning Outcomes Form. After completing the form, save it, attach it to an email message, and send it to ceus@aacinstitute.org.

Download Evaluation and Learning Assessment Form now.

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Certificates will be sent to those submitting all forms.