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    Ways to Build Engagement and Access: MOVE!

    This year, the Grant Wood AEA Motor Team group got together to pilot some work with classrooms on movement and engagement in learning. This group… Read More

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    Peer Mediated Instruction: One Family’s Personal Experience 

    What happens when kids are explicitly taught how to interact with each other in ways that support the development of communication and social skills? Everyone… Read More

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    FREE Registration to OCALICON Ends Soon

    OCALICON, from the folks at OCALI in Ohio, are offering FREE registration for two weeks only to anyone who registers between April 18 and April 30,… Read More

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    Chrome Extensions That Meet Students’ Needs: Building Bridges 2022

    Wondering about options for Chrome Extensions that might meet different student needs? Denise Henry-Orndorff, an instructional coach from Frederick County Schools, put a variety of… Read More

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    Ways to Build Engagement & Access — Use Student Interests

    Ever think about different ways to build engagement in the classroom? It can be hard to feel engaged — the struggle is real for… Read More

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    Building More Student Engagement and Access with Bookshare: Building Bridges 2022

    For students who might have print disabilities, paper-based books can be difficult or even impossible to read. While students are receiving instruction in… Read More

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    A Teacher’s Experience with Peer-to-Peer Supports: Building Bridges 2022

    Preschoolers are capable of doing BIG things when given the opportunity. One preschool teacher, Erin Sheets shares how peer mediated strategies have been a… Read More

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    Building Bridges: AAC in General Education Incorporating Peer Modeling

    Great learning opportunities occur everyday in our classrooms, but something else is happening within those four walls. Children are developing friendships and a… Read More

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    Broader Thinking About Barriers and ‘Building Bridges’ for Student Success

    Barriers. Every human being has them. We encounter different barriers at different times in life (sometimes in different situations within one day) that vary and… Read More

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    Building Bridges – From Yesterday to Today

    The "Building Bridges” Accessible and Assistive Technology Conference was founded by an AAC & Assistive Technology Consultant at Grant Wood AEA, Julie Freed (now retired). Read More