Description

This 90-minute webinar will offer practical information to help build your confidence in the area of Augmentative and Alternative Communication. This is targeted towards people who are supporting someone who has (or is about to have) a communication system. This might be low tech (e.g., coreboard, communication book with symbols, etc), or high tech (e.g., a Tobii device, iPad with TouchChat, Proloquo2go, Snapchat, Coughdrough, LAMP, etc). The communication supports might have been funded through TalkLink, Ministry of Education, or a private assessment.

The system isn't going to be the focus - although we will try to use examples from the systems you use - we will be focusing on how to support language and communication development (the tomorrow system) while supporting your ability to respond to and honour current communication skills (the today system).

There will be time for question and answers throughout the session. We’ll add additional information about this course once the Ministry of Education opens the application process.

Location

Zoom! We’ll send through the link one day prior to the email provided when you sign up!

Dates

* Wed 10 April 2024 - 7:30-9:00 pm

* Wed 25 Sept 2024 - 7:30-9:00 pm

Learning Objectives

These will be added soon!

Set Competency Categories

The Ministry of Education has identified 12 competency categories. This webinar covers the foll

Communication
Inclusion
Learning support
Languages

Payment

For those who are using the Teaching Aide PLD fund from the Ministry of Education, select one of free ARN number ticket types. We'll invoice the Ministry of Education directly for the course after you attend. You will need to apply for travel, release time, etc directly from the Ministry of Education. For more information about this process, go to http://inclusive-communication.co.nz/courses or directly to the Ministry’s website https://pld.education.govt.nz/find-pld/teacher-aide-professional-learning-and-development-fund-2023-2024/#007

Courses are also open to the general public – just select the private pay option!

Refunds and cancellations:

You can cancel and organise a refund 7 days before the session through Humanitix
We reserve the right to reschedule or cancel a session if there are too few people registered 7 days prior.
If we need to cancel due to illness or unforeseen events, we’ll email you and offer a refund and option to reschedule for another date.

Presenter Bio

Shannon Hennig is a registered speech-language therapist who specialises in neurodiversity, inclusive education practice, assistive technology, and communication challenges. She has wealth of knowledge around how to support young people with language and communication needs. She previously has worked as a teaching aide herself and has 20 years of experience working in classrooms in both primary and secondary. She is known for providing informative PLD content that emphasises practical strategies that can immediately be put into practice.

For a full list of our online webinars and in-person workshops, please check out our website

http://inclusive-communication.co.nz/courses