COD 2017 - D141

Webinar: Accessibility tools: Meeting the needs of diverse learners

Designed for teachers and teacher-educators

4 sessions, start: 05-Jun

Course detail

Year: 2017
Level: General
Language: English
Status: Postponed
Lugar: Distance
Facilitator/s: Ms. Jennifer Verschoor
Print course
ESSARP Schools
Free of charge
Exams Schools
ARS 1600.00
Non affiliate
ARS 1600.00

Sessions

Sessions Dates Start Finish
1 05 June 2017 06:30 pm 07:00 pm
2 19 June 2017 06:30 pm 07:00 pm
3 03 July 2017 06:30 pm 07:00 pm
4 10 July 2017 06:30 pm 07:00 pm

Facilitator/s

Jennifer Verschoor

Jennifer Verschoor graduated from St. Andrew's Scots School. She holds a degree in Literary, Technical and Legal Translation as well as a Bachelor's degree in Educational Management, English Teaching and ICT in the Classroom validated by Trinity College London. She holds an MA in Virtual Environments and a Specialization in Education and ICT offered by the Ministry of Education in Argentina. She is the co-author of My First Digital Journey, an ebook published by The Round in December 2012. Currently she is working for the British Council in Argentina and Chile, ESSARP, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Cambridge English and SimpleK12 giving teacher training courses on the integration of ICT. She has been hired by SBS International to co-moderate TIC en el AULA, nominated for an ELTon Award in 2013 under the category Local Innovation.
Designed for teachers and teacher-educators
Learn about the importance of providing alternative ways of learning using accessibile tools.
Course objectives:

Learn how to use several tools to personalize learning for all students.
Explore ways to improve focus using offline tools.
See the new Learning Tools add-in for OneNote can improve reading comprehension.
Learn how students are able to demonstrate their understanding using inputs other than keyboarding and text.
We are going to use an online platform called Adobe Connect for our webinars. The 4 webinars can be attended from the comfort of your home or workspace. ESSARP will send an email with guided instructions on how to join each webinar. You will have to enter your username and password and check your audio. Please check the date and time of each webinar:
TIme: 6.30 - 7.00 p.m.
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Winfield, L. F., & Manning, J. (1992). Changing school culture to accommodate student diversity.
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