SIZZLIN’ SCIENCE! HOT TIPS TO MAKE SCIENCE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL STUDENTS | M204

Experience a variety of low-tech and high-tech tools and strategies that enhance instructional materials and

provide access to the science curricula for all students!

Presenter: Heather Jenkins (Heather.Jenkins@loudoun.k12.va.us) | Loudoun County Public Schools

Co-Presenter: Cynthia Feist | Loudoun County Public Schools

Audience Level: All Levels

Grade Level: All Audiences

Presentation Strand: 21st Century Teaching and Learning

Presentation Type: Concurrent

REPRESENT! USING VISUALS TO SUPPORT LITERACY | M404

Learn a variety of strategies to enhance the literacy skills of all students, including individuals with disabilities

and second language learners, using engaging visual supports for reading and written language.

Presenter: Cynthia Feist (Cynthia.Feist@loudoun.k12.va.us) | Loudoun County Public Schools

Co-Presenter: Karen Dietrich | Loudoun County Public Schools

Audience Level: All Levels

Grade Level: All Audiences

Presentation Strand: 21st Century Teaching and Learning

Presentation Type: Concurrent

UNVIRSLE DISEGN FOR LREANING: THE PHAONMNEAL PWEOR OF THE HMUAN MNID! | M504

What’s YOUR learning style? Embrace Universal Design for all Learners. Bring back concepts for good

instructional practice with real scenarios and real tools for your 21st century classroom.

Presenter: David Holt (david.holt@loudoun.k12.va.us) | Loudoun County Public Schools

Co-Presenter: Mark Nichols | Loudoun County Public Schools

Audience Level: All Levels

Grade Level: All Audiences

Presentation Strand: 21st Century Teaching and Learning

Presentation Type: Concurrent

VISUAL AGENTS OF CHANGE: A TIP-A-DAY CALENDAR | M604

Discover how district-wide collaborative efforts created a Tip-A-Day Calendar and how posting daily tips on

teacher desktops at elementary, middle, and high schools changed teacher’s professional approach

to technology.

Presenter: Derek Kaufman (Derek.Kaufman@loudoun.k12.va.us) | Loudoun County Public Schools

Co-Presenter: Chris Bugaj | Loudoun County Public Schools

Audience Level: All Levels

Grade Level: All Audiences

Presentation Strand: Educational Technology Leadership

Presentation Type: Concurrent

DIGITAL DOCUMENTATION: THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN IT AND AT | T303

Come learn creative ways to support teachers in developing student achievement portfolios for alternative

assessments. Utilizing resources that are free and software that is readily available at most schools.

Presenter: Ellen Barton (ellen.barton@loudoun.k12.va.us) | Loudoun County Public Schools

Co-Presenter: Karen Dietrich | Loudoun County Public Schools

Audience Level: All Levels

Grade Level: All Audiences

Presentation Strand: Professional Learning

Presentation Type: Concurrent

CHEW THE P.H.A.T: POLICIES AND HOW-TO’S IN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY | T402

The law requires that Assistive Technology be considered for every student receiving Special Education.

Explore a pre-emptive approach to service delivery that provides a framework for Universal Design

for Learning.

Presenter: Christopher Bugaj (Chris.Bugaj@loudoun.k12.va.us) | Loudoun County Public Schools

Co-Presenter: Sally Norton-Darr | Loudoun County Public Schools

Audience Level: All Levels

Grade Level: All Audiences

Presentation Strand: Educational Technology Leadership

Presentation Type: Concurrent

Engage the next generation of readers with an online authoring tool that allows users to create, read, and

publish digital books following UDL principles while meeting National Educational Technology Standards.

Presenter: Judith Schoonover (Judith.Schoonover@loudoun.k12.va.us) | Loudoun County

Public Schools

Co-Presenter: Sally Norton-Darr | Loudoun County Public Schools

Audience Level: All Levels

Grade Level: All Audiences

Presentation Strand: 21st Century Teaching and Learning

Presentation Type: Concurrent

Tuesday: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm in Meeting Suite 1D