Dates:December 7-8, 2017

Thursday and Friday

Location:

Minnesota Department of Education1500 Highway 36 West

Roseville, MN 55113

2-DayIntroductoryWorkshopfor:Teachers,SpeechPathologists,AutismSpecialists,Parents,ParaEducators

(anyoneworkingwithstudentswhohavecomplexcommunicationneeds)

IntroductiontothePODD

CommunicationSystem

Thistrainingislimitedto40participants

PREREGISTRATIONISREQUIRED


WHATISPODDTRAINING?

  • Childrenwhoarenonspeakingorhaveonly limitedspeech,in addition to otherchallenges,oftenstruggle to interactandcommunicate. This mayincludechildrenwhohavephysicaldisabilities,multipledisabilities,sensoryprocessingchallenges,limitedsocialinteractionsskills, and/or a rangeofcognitivelimitationsandlearning difficulties.
  • This two daycoursewilldemonstratetheuse of a PragmaticOrganizationDynamicDisplay(PODD)approachdevelopedby Gayle Porter(Melbourne,Australia). Generictemplatesfor multi-page‘light tech’ communicationbookshave beencarefully designed to supportgenuine communicationforavariety offunctionsthroughoutthe day. Thesetemplatesmay becustomized for arange ofaccess methodsandotherindividualneeds.
  • Come learn strategies for creatingmulti-modallanguagelearningenvironmentsthat provide receptive models andexpressive opportunities for languagedevelopment.Learn strategies forteaching andusingPODDwithchildrenand their communication partners.Videosandcaseexampleswillbeshared.
  • Participants will havean opportunityforhands-onpracticewithPODDCommunicationbooks.

2 DAY PROGRAM

DayOne

  • Thechallenge,aidedlanguagedevelopment.
  • DevelopmentandgeneralfeaturesofPODDs.
  • Featuresof PODDcommunicationbooks.
  • SelectingandcustomizingPODDtemplates.

DayTwo

  • Accessmethodologies.
  • Creatinganaidedlanguagelearningenvironment.
  • Providingreceptiveinput.
  • Providingopportunities forexpressivecommunication.
  • Scaffoldinginteractions.
  • Developingoperationalskills.
  • Communicationpartnerlearning.
  • Wheretobegin—wheretofromhere?

Outcomes—2day

Participantswillbeableto:

  • Describethechallengesfacedbyprofessionalscreatingcommunicationsystemsinrelationtovocabularyorganization,layout,design,rangeofaccessstrategiesandcustomizingforindividualrequirements.
  • Discusstheimportanceofreceptivelanguageinputandcreatingalanguagelearningenvironment.
  • DiscussthefeaturesofaPODDcommunicationsystem,includingvocabularyorganization,layout,design,rangeofaccessstrategiesandcustomizingforindividualrequirements.
  • UsePODDgenerictemplateresourcestoproducecustomizedcommunicationbooks.
  • DiscusstheteachingandlearningstrategiesforimplementingPODD.

PODDTrainingDetails

  • Dates:December 7-8, 2017
  • Length:8:30-4:30 eachday

(1-hour lunch & two 15-minute breakseachday.)

  • Cost:

$190 (make check payable to Metro ECSU – mail to Metro ECSU, Gail Jankowski, 2 Pine Tree Drive, Suite 101, Arden Hills MN 55112)

  • Location:

Minnesota Department of Education

1500 Highway 36 West

Roseville, MN 55113

Conference Center A, Room 14

  • Presenter:

Kelly Fonner,MS,

Assistive/Educational Technology

Consultant & CertifiedPODDPresenter

  • Click the following link to Register:
  • Registration Deadline:12/5/2017