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Apple Special Ed. Seminar September 13:  Co-Sponsored by PATINS Project and ICASE Sept. 13, 2012, 8:30am – 3:00pm At CIESC in Indianapolis NO COST Registration opens to public TODAY.  Space is limited to first 75 participants Flyer Here: Apple Seminar Sept 13 2012 Flyer Register Here:  http://edseminars.apple.com/series/3k1nW-bbxap  ICAM VI Teacher Audio Interviews: If you’ve not yet heard [...]

NEW ICAM Blog Announced! Martha Hammond at the ICAM has started blogging all things AIM, NIMAS & ICAM related on Thursdays via the brand new “ICAM Dispatch.”  I think it’d be a wise decision to take 5 minutes and check it out, subscribe just like you do to this blog and leave Martha some comments, [...]

PATINS TTA (Targeted Technical Assistance) Grant Selections Announced!  The PATINS Project thanks all districts who applied for your interest in the 2011-2012 Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) Targeted Technical Assistance Grant.  Congratulations to the districts who have been chosen to participate in this year’s grant process. A few applications were not considered because they were only [...]

The Autism Fall Virtual Conference … was this week of course!  If you missed it or want to review any of the sessions, they have been recorded and made available here.  Additionally, my session on iPads was interrupted with internet connection troubles and I have offered to re-do that session next week on Tuesday (9/20/11) [...]

Does YOUR Indiana school district need help with any of these? Supporting the provision of appropriate, high-quality instructional materials in specialized formats. Providing specialized formats  of materials in a timely manner. Developing & Implementing written guidelines defining responsibilities and actions for specialized formats. Supporting Professional Development and Training for staff around students with print disabilities [...]

NEW PATINS Website! … and trainings being scheduled NOW! If you haven’t noticed yet, PATINS Project has a brand new website with a new, more functional, look! www.patinsproject.com . A couple of things I’d like to draw your attention to with the new website: Upper right hand area; there are up/down arrows allowing you to [...]

Welcome Back To School …for many of you! PATINS Targeted Technical Assistance Grants:  There seems to be some confusion out there about 2 related but unconnected Grants that were recently announced.  There was a grant that was due to IDOE on 8/10 this week.  There is a separate and different grant through the PATINS Project [...]

Wrapping Up: For some of you, school will be finishing very soon.  Several others have a few more days or even weeks of snow/fog/flood days to make up.  As you begin to look toward summer, keep in mind a few things for those lazy days when you feel like expanding your knowledge a little bit [...]

Last week I attended the Spring Leadership Development Program Seminar at Purdue University, which was all about “Working Smarter With Technology, Not Harder.”  I grabbed a bunch of great ideas and tools, some of which I knew, but many were new to me and all are worth sharing! Poll Everywhere (texting polls in class with [...]

Just received this, and wanted to share right away so all those interested can take advantage on Friday, the 29th. In honor of National Autism Awareness month, April 29th, 2011- All TapSpeak products Half Off!! To learn more about their products please visit their Web site! http://conleysolutions.com/wordpress/ Keep watching this blog for the normal Friday [...]