Work Experience
An Introduction To What I Do
- Provide leadership to the district with regard to the facilitation of successful selection and implementation of strategies and tools which ensures students with disabilities access to educational materials across environments
- Lead others by collaborating and evaluating services provided by the Specialized Instructional Facilitators - Assistive Technology for school staff and students
- Foster the design of instruction consistent with the principles of Universal Design for Learning and the Student, Environment, Task, and Tools (SETT) Framework to support Personalized Learning
- Deliver multi-modal district-wide training and professional development experiences to build capacity surrounding inclusive practices
- Collaborate with personnel, including school-based administrators and division leadership in the Department of Instruction and Department of Digital Innovation, to support inclusive and accessible practices
- Conduct consultations and assessments to assist Individual Education Program teams in the consideration of the technology needs of students
- Facilitate and coach educators and families on the successful implementation of contemporary technologies
- Conduct multimodal trainings on accessible, personalized educational experience design and technology implementation
- Develop and maintain pro-active policies and procedures for district-wide implementation of universal technology services
- Create and facilitate online sharing sites, discussion boards, and social media initiatives
- Develop and maintain pilot programs for various initiatives including optical character recognition, high-tech augmentative/alternative communication, gesture-based learning, and voice activated assistant technology
- Participate in technology steering, productivity, communication, data analysis, and language development committees to develop and implement district-wide initiatives
- Develop language-based curriculum manual for preschool and autism teachers
- Write, record, direct, edit, and compile training videos/DVDs related to assistive technology, communication, and universal design for learning
- Mentor new assistive technology staff members
- Develop annual, district-wide “Strategy-A-Day” calendar in both hard copy and digital formats
- Train all special education staff on newly implemented online Individualized Education Program software
- Develop an online tracking system for assistive technology services and devices
Independent Speaker and Consultant
Independent Speaker and Consultant
2008 - Present
- Design and facilitate professional development experiences on contemporary topics for educators and families
- Instructor for course Technology in Education for the career switcher program
- Design and present interactive lessons on educational technology implementation
- Maintain online sharing site
- Provide feedback on projects and assignments
- Design and facilitate professional development experiences on contemporary topics for educators and families
- Provide feedback on initiatives and materials
- Instructor for course - Universal Design for Learning and Assistive Technology
- Designed and presented interactive lessons
- Maintained online sharing site and discussion board
- Provided feedback on projects and assignments
- Designed and presented interactive lessons
- Maintained online sharing site and discussion board
- Instructor for the course Computer Applications for Special Populations
- Designed and presented interactive lessons
- Maintained online sharing site and discussion board
- Provided feedback on projects and assignments
- Administered current diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in relation to phonological/articulation disorders, expressive/receptive language disorders, autism/spectrum disorders, voice disorders, and augmentative communication
- Integrated individual therapy programs with general education curriculum and goals in both an inclusion and pull-out service delivery model
- Participated in multidisciplinary meetings to determine possible general education classroom accommodations, intervention strategies, and the need for testing of students with academic difficulties
- Collaborated with parents, administration, and other educators in the development of Individualized Education Programs for students with disabilities
- Performed evaluations and presented results at meetings to determine the eligibility of students for special education services
- Provided in-services and workshops for parents, administration, and other educators on a variety of contemporary topics
- Mentored new speech-language pathologists
- Administered current diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in relation to developmental language disorders, autism spectrum disorders, developmental verbal apraxia, and augmentative communication with ages 0-3
- Specialized in family-centered philosophy with an interdisciplinary team approach
- Contributed to the formulation of Individualized Family Service Plans