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The course will explain how to manipulate braille from the old braille code (EBAE) to the new braille code (UEB), while maintaining the integrity of accuracy and format.

This video will review the use of Chart Dog as a tool to assist with rate of improvement calculation within the Response to Intervention determination process.

Dr. Robert Balfanz joins PaTTANpod at the 2024 MTSS & PBIS Advanced Implementation Forum to discuss how schools can use the new ABCs: Agency, Belonging, and Connectedness as part of multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) to nurture joy and support learning in school communities. Click here for more episodes https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCkBP2csbOssi3rUsfM-yQT1DVGUihxg2 Also available in podcast format on iTunes and Google Play Music iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pattanpod/id1436873041?mt=2 Google Play Music https://play.google.com/music/m/Iwyth5xyq26f67f4qrzktutbxke?t=PaTTANpod MTSS (PaTTAN) https://www.pattan.net/Evidence-Based-Practices/Multi-Tiered-System-of-Support MTSS and PBIS Advanced Implementation Forum: https://www.pattan.net/Training/Conferences/MTSS-PBIS-Advanced-Implementation Everyone Graduates Center: https://new.every1graduates.org/ The New ABCs (Cross State High School Collaborative) https://www.hsredesign.org/new-abcs/ Robert Balfanz is a Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education, Center for Social Organization of Schools, and Director of the Everyone Graduates Center. His work focuses on translating research findings into effective school improvement strategies and educational reforms. He conducts research and organizes improvement efforts on secondary school redesign, improving high school graduation and college readiness rates, student success systems, chronic absenteeism, and instructional improvements in high-poverty schools. Currently, Dr. Balfanz leads the GRAD Partnership, a collaborative effort of non-profits and school districts to scale the use of high-quality student success (on-track) systems. He also works with the National Partnership for Student Success (NPSS), a public-private partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, AmeriCorps, and the Everyone Graduates Center. NPSS works with over 100 non-profits and provides evidence-based student supports (mentors, tutors, success coaches, post-secondary advisors, and wraparound supports) to schools and communities most impacted by the pandemic. PBS Frontline featured Dr. Balfanz’s work in The Education of Omarina, and he is the recipient of the Alliance for Excellent Education’s “Everyone a Graduate Award” and the Joan Lipsitz Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform. In 2013, he was named a “Champion for Change for African American Education” by the Obama White House. Dr. Balfanz holds a B.A. in history from Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. in education from the University of Chicago. Host Sara Frey Producer John Ragsdale Technical Support Michael Esposito Production Assistant Lisa Smith PaTTAN Leadership Team Angela Kirby Chris Cherny Sergio Anaya Corey Dickey Animation Media Solutions Thank You Dr. Robert Balfanz Special thank you to Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN), Pennsylvania Department of Education, and Bureau of Special Education Visit our website at http://www.pattan.net

This webinar will provide an overview of the components of evidenced based positive behavior support plans.

Check the Popup Practices playlist here on YouTube organized by category on the AEDY website: https://aedy.pattan.net/popup-practices

This episode is part of a series recorded on location at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology during the 2023 BUILD FLY CODE Live!, a special event for schools involved in a PaTTAN computer science (CS) professional learning program using drone technology. Lori Blantz and Janice Beitzel reflect on their professional growth in CS education and discuss strategies for engaging students with disabilities in CS learning. Other episodes in this series: "CS Spotlights: Integrating Computer Science into Special Education Classes" "CS Spotlights: Student Perspectives on Computer Science" For additional information about engaging students with disabilities in K-12 CS education, visit PaTTANpod episode S5E19:Training and Consultation to Implement Computer Science (Youtube) and the CSinPA toolkits (PaTTAN website). https://youtu.be/XxSp97Bb3mY https://www.pattan.net/Supports/STEM/computer-science Click here for more episodes https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCkBP2csbOssi3rUsfM-yQT1DVGUihxg2 Also available in podcast format on iTunes and Google Play Music iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pattanpod/id1436873041?mt=2 Google Play Music https://play.google.com/music/m/Iwyth5xyq26f67f4qrzktutbxke?t=PaTTANpod Lori Blantz, Supervisor of Child Accounting and ECSES STEM and Instructional Technology Support, Lancaster Lebanon IU13 Lori Blantz has worked at IU13 for 17 years and in Special Education for 34 years. Lori trains and coaches the Lancaster Lebanon IU3 Special Education staff on using STEM and Instructional Technology tools in the classrooms to support and instruct students. Lori has always had a passion for computer science and works with her teachers to explore ways to incorporate CS skills in the classroom daily. Janice Beitzel, Teacher of the Deaf/HH, Lancaster-Lebanon IU13 Janice graduated from Bloomsburg University with bachelor’s degrees in Early Childhood and Elementary Education with a concentration in Deaf Education in 2003. She received her master’s degree in Deaf Education in 2005 and has taught students who are Deaf/HH for 18 years, mostly at the high school level. She received the Annie Sullivan Award from IU13 in 2018 and was nominated as a Keystones Technology Innovator in 2023. She has engaged her students in STEM projects, such as the Governor’s STEM Challenge and Build|Fly|Code. Host Sara Frey Producer John Ragsdale Animation Media Solutions Special thank you to Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN), Pennsylvania Department of Education, And Bureau of Special Education Visit our website at http://www.pattan.net

This episode is part of a series recorded on location at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology during the 2023 BUILD FLY CODE Live!, a special event for schools involved in a PaTTAN computer science (CS) professional learning program using drone technology. Special education teachers Kimberly Boyd and Meaghan Stolnis reflect on their professional growth in CS education and discuss strategies for engaging students with disabilities in CS learning. Students in Ms. Boyd’s join PaTTANpod in “CS Spotlights: Student Perspectives on Computer Science.” For additional information about engaging students with disabilities in K-12 CS education, visit PaTTANpod episode S5E19:Training and Consultation to Implement Computer Science (Youtube) and the CSinPA toolkits (PaTTAN website). https://youtu.be/XxSp97Bb3mY https://www.pattan.net/Supports/STEM/computer-science

This episode is part of a series recorded on location at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology during the 2023 BUILD FLY CODE Live!, a special event for schools involved in a PaTTAN computer science (CS) professional learning program using drone technology. Octorara Area students DJ Mewhort and Aidan Smith join PaTTANpod to discuss why CS is important for all students and why it is especially meaningful to them. Their teacher, Kimberly Boyd shares perspectives on CS learning in “CS Spotlights: Integrating Computer Science into Special Education Classes.”

Neha Shukla joins PaTTANpod at the 2023 CSforAllPA Summit to discuss her experiences in computer science (CS) and STEM, the capacity for everyone to create positive change with technology, and ways educators and parents can empower students to be problem-solvers. Click here for more episodes https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCkBP2csbOssi3rUsfM-yQT1DVGUihxg2 Also available in podcast format on iTunes and Google Play Music iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pattanpod/id1436873041?mt=2 Google Play Music https://play.google.com/music/m/Iwyth5xyq26f67f4qrzktutbxke?t=PaTTANpod Neha Shukla is an 18-year old serial inventor, social entrepreneur, bestselling author, and AI ethicist passionate about developing technology to create positive change. She has created innovative solutions like the SixFeetApart wearable social-distancing device and the PA Homeless Guide app to address critical issues. Neha runs global STEM, community impact, and climate innovation workshops to inspire the next generation of youth problem-solvers, and released her bestselling debut book "Innovation for Everyone: Solving Real-World Problems with STEM” to further encourage youth innovation. Neha also champions AI ethics as the Chair of the World Economic Forum's Generation AI Youth Council and advocates for climate justice and youth engagement in STEM. Host Sara Frey Producer John Ragsdale Animation Media Solutions Special thank you to Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN), Pennsylvania Department of Education, And Bureau of Special Education Visit our website at http://www.pattan.net

Moving into a new community and starting at a new school can be challenging for students. For immigrant and refugee students, challenges often exist because of cultural and language differences. Cultural navigation is a model for providing linguistically and culturally relevant support to English Learners and their families. The team of cultural navigators and advisors understand key components of the cultures of the families they serve and are equipped to enhance communication and trust among students, families, and schools, and provide supports to bridge home, community, and school. PaTTAN educational consultant, Maria Ronneburger, and IU13 community education supervisor, Joshua McManness, joined PaTTANpod to discuss how the Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13’s team of cultural navigators works with the School District of Lancaster and local community to build partnerships that empower students and their families. Isobel Benites and Jalilah Yacoub shared what cultural navigation means to their families. IU13 cultural navigators, Ahmadullah Falzi, Jeremy Rhoads, and Sunila Safi provided a glimpse into their role and efforts.