Guiding Questions for Administrators and Technology Staff
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| How has the assistive technology plan been developed at your district or school? Has it been designed with all students in mind? Who was involved in the process? |
Dr. Lynne Rauch [1:01, 832KB]
Superintendent, Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
Ed Rafferty [1:12, 820KB]
Assistant Superintendent of Special Services, Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
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| How are a variety of assistive technology devices (from low to high) used to provide ample learning opportunities for all students? |
Doris Reynolds [1:03, 832KB]
Facilitator for Foreign Language in the Elementary School Program/Teacher, Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
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| How are decisions made as to what kind of technology a student needs? Who is involved in these decisions? |
Doris Reynolds [:31, 412KB]
Facilitator for Foreign Language in the Elementary School Program/Teacher, Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
Mary Kay Marrello
[:42, 532KB]Principal of Aldrin School,
Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
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What is the procedure of accommodating special needs students who are also limited English proficient?
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Doris Reynolds
[:49, 660KB]
Facilitator for Foreign Language in the Elementary School Program/Teacher, Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
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What early intervention programs do you have in place to address the needs of students with special needs and other students?
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Doris Reynolds
[:42, 608KB]
Facilitator for Foreign Language in the Elementary School Program/Teacher, Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
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How is the effectiveness of evaluation processes determined regarding technology integration? What are those evaluation processes?
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Doris Reynolds
[:47, 628KB]
Facilitator for Foreign Language in the Elementary School Program/Teacher, Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
Dr. Lynne Rauch [1:01, 852KB]
Superintendent, Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
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What are the challenges that arise from stakeholders regarding the implementation of student support programs and their funding allocations?
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Dr. Lynne Rauch [1:01, 1.4MB]
Superintendent, Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
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To what extent is the understanding of use of assistive technology promoted within the community? How do you educate the community about student cultural diversity and various student needs? What are the parental expectations for students who participate in student support programs? How do you see these programs changing in the next few years?
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Dr. Lynne Rauch [1:20, 940KB]
Superintendent, Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
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What types and to what extent are professional development opportunities available for teachers who work with special needs students? How is technology integrated into these professional development opportunities?
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Carol Leffler
[3:33, 2.4MB]
Assistant Technology Facilitator, Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
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What are some challenges that teacher preparation programs face in terms of addressing students with special needs?
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Penny Reed [1:15, 1.2MB]
former director,
Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative
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What funding issues and challenges do districts experience and what are some decisions to solve them?
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Penny Reed
[1:10, 1.1MB]
former director,
Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative
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What does every school administrator and every regular education teacher need to know about assistive technology?
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Penny Reed [:50, 640KB]
former director,
Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative
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Understanding that assistive technology is for students with disabilities, how do you feel about assistive technologies being applied for all students and how does assistive technology address the achievement gap?
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Penny Reed
[:44, 1.2MB]
former director,
Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative
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How can assistive technologies support the accountability that is now being required of schools?
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Penny Reed
[:33, 552KB]
former director,
Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative
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Teachers
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Questions
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Video Clip Responses
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How does the use of assistive technology support teaching and learning?
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Penny Reed
[1:49, 2MB]
former director,
Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative
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For what specific purposes do you use assistive technology with special needs students in your classroom to support their learning and to motivate them?
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Dorothy Clair
[1:35, 896KB]
(LD Students With Special Services Teacher), Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
Magali Williams
[1:03, 840KB]
(3rd/4th Multiage Bilingual Classroom), Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
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How do you ensure effective use of assistive technology? Is it inclusive of all students?
(Please note that assistive technology is referred to as instructional technology when used with non-special-education students)
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Doris Reynolds
Facilitator for Foreign Language in the Elementary School Program/Teacher, Schaumburg School District 54
[:31, 412KB]
Schaumburg, Illinois
Magali Williams
[:27, 468KB]
(3rd/4th Multiage Bilingual Classroom), Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
Sharron Garcia
[:35, 432KB]
Special Education Teacher (1st/2nd Multiage),
Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
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How do you encourage your students to challenge themselves to become independent learners and productive citizens, and use technology as a tool for learning?
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Kim Driessens
[:22, 320KB]
(LD Self-Contained Classroom, speech pathologist), Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
Doris Reynolds
[:33, 492KB]
Facilitator for Foreign Language in the Elementary School Program/Teacher, Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
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How do you ensure or increase access so that all students can fully participate in all activities in your classroom?
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Kim Driessens
[:28, 420KB]
(LD Self-Contained Classroom, speech pathologist) , Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
Doris Reynolds
[:29, 384KB]
Facilitator for Foreign Language in the Elementary School Program/Teacher, Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
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What are the parental expectations for students who participate in student support programs?
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Korrie McCarry
[:31, 380KB]
Special Education Teacher (1st/2nd Multiage),
Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
Sharron Garcia
[:46, 568KB]
Special Education Teacher (1st/2nd Multiage),
Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
Dorothy Clair
[2:04, 1.3MB]
(LD Students With Special Services Teacher), Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
Magali Williams
[:19, 264KB]
(3rd/4th Multiage Bilingual Classroom), Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
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Where and how do you learn about various activities and approaches of using assistive technology with special needs students? What are your tried-and-true strategies that always work for you?
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Doris Reynolds
[:52, 692KB]
Facilitator for Foreign Language in the Elementary School Program/Teacher, Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
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What would you like professional development training to address to meet your specific needs? What do you, as a teacher, think is needed to improve instruction and technology integration in teaching special needs students, as well as other students in your classroom? How do you see this being implemented?
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Lynn Pahl
[:26, 480KB]
Self-contained teacher for learning disabled, Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
Ed Rafferty
[1:06, 744KB]
Assistant Superintendent of Special Services, Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
Carol Leffler
[2:14, 2.5MB]
Assistant Technology Facilitator, Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
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How has your role shifted with technology integration into instruction?
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Doris Reynolds
[:33, 440KB]
Facilitator for Foreign Language in the Elementary School Program/Teacher, Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
Lynn Pahl
[:44, 728KB]
Self-contained teacher for learning disabled, Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
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To what extent do testing and accountability systems at your school give support for technology use?
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Kim Driessens
[:26, 300KB]
(LD Self-Contained Classroom, speech pathologist) , Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
Doris Reynolds
[:30, 404KB]
Facilitator for Foreign Language in the Elementary School Program/Teacher, Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
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What is your comfort level with integrating technology into your instruction?
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Lynn Pahl
[:34, 572KB]
Self-contained teacher for learning disabled, Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
Dorothy Clair
[:18, 256KB]
(LD Students With Special Services Teacher), Schaumburg School District 54
Schaumburg, Illinois
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