EAST
Conference 2001: call for participants
Mark your calendars today...
Participant's
Wanted!
George Mason University Fairfax, VA
June 14 - 16, 2001
We invite you to participate in the EAST Conference 2001 (Eastern Assistive Solutions with Technology). This year's conference will offer information on the following topics:
- School
- Community
- Home
- Work
- Emerging Technologies and Research
- Recreation, Sports, and Leisure
- Legal Issues
Presenters and exhibitors from across the country will be attending to offer their expertise and product selection for your review. Presenters will include Madalaine Pugliese, RJ Cooper, and Kelly Fonner. Exhibitors such as IntelliTools, Don Johnston Company, and Assistive Technology, Inc. will also be in attendance. Exhibit hall will be free to the public.
In addition, we are very pleased to welcome our keynote speaker, John Register. John is a silver medallist for the U.S. Track and Field team's long jump event held at the 2000 Paralymics Games in Sydney, Australia. We look forward hearing John speak of his athletic experiences and his insights for approaching life.
To register on-line:
http://chd.gse.gmu.edu/east2001/regis.html
Summer Institute 2001 - CTE/JHU
Summerfun 2001
Maryland State Department of Education
and Johns Hopkins University
Center for Technology in Education
present
SUMMER INSTITUTE 2001
Technology Solutions for Improving Student Learning
June 19-22, 26-28, 2001
Locations
All of the workshops (with the exception of Karen Erickson's featured workshop) will be held at
JHU Columbia Center
6740 Alexander Bell Drive
Columbia, MD
Featured Workshop with Karen Erickson on June 22nd will be held at
The Meeting House
5885 Rober Oliver Place
Columbia, MD
For more information, contact
Bijul Dalal, 410/312-3810
Shanon Miller, 410/312-3811
Times
8:30Registration
9:00Morning Sessions
12:00Lunch
1:00Afternoon Sessions
3:30Check-out
Professional Development
Credit Earn one MSDE Continuing Professional Development credit for every two workshops attended, up to a total of three CPD credits. Certificates awarded at the end of each day.
Featured Software
Some of the software used at the Summer Institute
Inspiration
Co:Writer
Write:Outloud
MS Office
Kid Pix
IntelliTools
IntelliMathics
Number Concepts 1&2
MathPad/MathPad Plus
Appleworks
Courses - Summerfun 2001
Program at a Glance
Tuesday, June 19
mdk12.org; Resources for Educators to Make Decisions
Using Technology to Access the General Curriculum
School-Based Approach to Assistive Technology Consideration
IFSP: A Working Document
Wednesday, June 20
Are We There Yet?
Make & Take Focusing on Transportation
Internet Tools to Support Literacy
Design for Everyone: Web Accessibility
LowTech for the Home: Behavior/Communication
Thursday, June 21
Technology Accommodations for All Writers
Basic Web Design
Kid Pix to Support Literacy
Selecting & Evaluating Early Childhood Software
Friday, June 22
Technologies for Multilevel Balanced Literacy Instruction
Tuesday, June 26
Creative Ways to Integrate Fun and Learning (Make & Take)
Including all Students in Writing
Evaluating Student Performance Using Rubrics
Meeting the Standards with IntelliTools Math
Wednesday, June 27
E-Literacy for the 21st Century
ESL and the Internet
Designing Dynamic Displays for the Beginning Communicator
Using Productivity Tools to Enhance Learning
Thursday, June 28
Get Your Way: Persuasive Technology
Technology Tools to Support Writing and Literacy
Reading Skills for Intermediate Grades and Above
Internet Resources for Parents
Center for Technology in Education (CTE)
Johns Hopkins University
6740 Alexander Bell Drive, Suite 302
Columbia MD, 21046
PH 410-312-3800 | FAX 410-312-3868
cte@jhu.edu
MATN Fall Institute
September 25, 2001
The Meeting House
Oakland Mills Interfaith Center
Columbia, MD
Bring in the whole school for effective implementation of assistive technology (AT). Involve everyone in the decision-making process. Apply training outcomes to your school.
Penny Reed (www.wati.org/preed.html), director of the Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative, will provide specific tools and strategies to help achieve these goals.
Join us as we continue to contribute to a nationwide endeavor dedicated to the development and implementation of quality indicators for assistive technology (QIAT) http://sac.uky.edu/%7Ejszaba0/QIAT.html.
For more information, phone 410/312-3818 or e-mail: Lisa Sokoloski. lisa@jhu.edu
