Kim Zajac is an SLP and audiologist is a Communication Specialist in Norton Public Schools in Massachusetts, working with grades 6-12. Kim is also an associated professor at Emerson and is a member of the board of MassCUE, the Massachusetts chapter of ISTE. Kim shares some of her strategies for making teaching and therapy sessions more inclusive, interactive, and engaging for all students!
Before the interview, Chris and Rachel discuss some takeaways from ASHA 2023, including increased discussions about MTSS in school districts. Rachel shares about a session by Tiffanie Joseph (nigh.functioning.autism) that was a highlight, as well as some of her takeaways from that session!
Key ideas this week:
🔑 Kim takes a student-driven approach that addresses the student’s goals, but in a more experiential way, such as creating a board game with a group to work on things like grammar and higher order thinking.
🔑 Students often are more motivated to work in class when they have an authentic problem to solve, and it often helps students to reflect on themselves and their future in ways they would not with a more abstract question.
🔑 Kim uses self assessment rubrics to help students keep track of the goals they are working on. Sometimes, when they have the skill mastered, Kim will add a group mate for the student to track as well. She will also use rubrics to grade the projects the students create.
Links from this week's episode:
MassCue - masscue.org
Vocaroo - https://vocaroo.com/
Adobe Firefly - https://www.adobe.com/products/firefly.html
MidJourney - https://www.midjourneyai.ai/
BlueWIllow - https://www.bluewillow.ai/
Dall-E 2: https://openai.com/dall-e-2
Gimkit - gimkit.com
Kahoot - kahoot.com
Innovator’s Compass - innovatorscompass.org
Mary Howard: ChatGPT Guide for Educators - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200832186-the-chatgpt-guide-for-educators
Donnie Pearce: Tips for Integrating AI in the Classroom - https://www.amazon.com/50-Strategies-Integrating-into-Classroom/dp/B0C5G74W4N
Gemma White: Fostering a Growth Mindset With Core Words
Cara Walton: Action Planning for Anti-Racism and AAC
Brittyn Coleman: How Nutrition Can Affect People with Autism
Brittani Rollen: Author of “Lucas the Lion Loves the Tiny Talker”
Carson Covey: AAC User and Future SLP
Tara Wineinger: Hosting a "Virtual 5k" to Support an AAC Nonprofit
Caitlin Calder: True Confessions of a Parent of an AAC User - Part 2
Teaching with Tech: Double Time Docs
Caitlin Calder: True Confessions of a Parent of an AAC User - Part 1
Teaching with Tech: Smarty Symbols
Mike Hipple, Tami Altschuler, and Sarah Blackstone: USSAAC's Role in Policy Making & Disaster Relief
AAC in the Cloud: AAC & Telepractice
Caroline Musselwhite: Coaching Communication Partners Using Telepractice
An Hour-By-Hour Guide To Implementing AAC At Home
Elena Dukhovny: Current Research on Motor Planning & Paraeducator AAC Coaching
Teaching with Tech - Speech Blubs Speech Therapy App
Christine Tripoli & Ellen Mazel - Assessment & Treatment of Cortical Visual Impairment
Using Robots & Coding to Teach Core Words and Support Peer Collaboration
Kathryn Dorney: Using Core Words and Aided Language Input to Teach Preschool Children with ASD
ATIA 2020 - Part 2: Building AAC Capacity, Dynamic AAC Assessment, Breaking Through Implementation Barriers, and More
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