EVENTS | Webinar Archives
EdTech Associates has been presenting webinars with ISTE and Schools Moving Up the
last few years. We have archived some of these webinars
for your current viewing pleasure.
ISTE TIP Webinar – April 14, 2010
Math and Technology – Bringing Research to Practice
Presented by Kathleen McClaskey, EdTech Associates
What are the eight learning areas in mathematics? What
evidenced-based instructional interventions can be
employed to support the continuum of learner differences
in these eight areas? How can online tools support student
learning in math? In this presentation, participants are
invited to learn about how to apply interactive simulations
and online tools to what evidenced-based research indicates
are the most effective interventions in math. Using
evidenced-based recommendations made by the Institute of
Education Sciences and the MISTM project, participants will
learn how online math simulations and interactive tools can
support math instruction while improving student learning.
ISTE TIP Webinar – September 17, 2008
presented by Kathleen McClaskey and Randy Welch
As the field of education experiences an exponential increase
in students diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, a new
and effective model for instructing students is called for.
Interactive whiteboards have revolutionized how teachers
engage and teach autistic students in group instruction at a
residential special education school in New Hampshire. This
technology has offered new opportunities for students with
Autism Spectrum Disorders and other neurological impairments
to demonstrate spontaneous social learning and increased on-task
classroom behaviors. Video vignettes will illustrate how
instructional practices have changed the paradigm of a classroom
for students with autism and the resulting student outcomes
that occurred, both expected and unanticipated.
Schools Moving Up Webinar – May 27, 2009
presented by Kathleen McClaskey and Randy Welch
The significant increase in diverse learners including students
with autism spectrum disorders and behavioral disorders with
learning disabilities necessitates a new and effective model
for engaging these learners. In this webinar, Kathleen H.
McClaskey, President of EdTech Associates, Inc., and Randy J.
Welch, Chief Program Officer, Spaulding Youth Center, will
discuss how interactive whiteboards have revolutionized the
ways teachers engage and teach diverse learners at a special
education school in New Hampshire. This technology, in
conjunction with desktop and online tools, has offered new
opportunities for these students to demonstrate spontaneous
social learning and increased on-task classroom behaviors
while significantly decreasing disruptive and maladaptive
behaviors. Video vignettes will illustrate how instructional
practices have changed the paradigm of a classroom for
diverse learners and present both the expected and
unanticipated student outcomes.
Schools Moving Up Webinar - October 24, 2007
Technology provides a new opportunity to remove barriers to
learning and improve the literacy skills of all students.
Through discussion and demonstration, Kathleen H. McClaskey,
President of EdTech Associates, and Joan Sedita, founding
partner of Keys To Literacy, will introduce participants to
accessible desktop and "no cost" online tools that can be
used to support the teaching and learning of reading
omprehension and vocabulary strategies. Suggestions will
be provided for how these technology tools can be used to
develop topic webs and graphic organizers; identify,
highlight, and pull out main ideas and details into notes;
generate summaries; and support word-study skills such as
focusing on word parts and creating semantic webs. This
event will emphasize the importance of direct comprehension
and vocabulary instruction, as well as how to integrate the
technology tools into this instruction.