The New Assistive Tech: Make Learning Awesome for All!

By Christopher Bugaj

This playful yet professional book is designed to help educators select, acquire and implement technology to help all students, but especially those with special needs.

School districts often struggle to develop consistent practices for meeting the needs of special education students. With this book, you’ll learn how embracing student-centered approaches like project-based learning and growth mindset works to support students with disabilities. You’ll get guidance on how to plan and execute educational experiences using technology centered around the needs of students with disabilities. And you’ll learn how to effectively and consistently consider and select technological supports based on the specific needs of an individual student with a disability.

This book:

• Details how an educational team can request assistance to determine technology needs.
• Explains how to conduct and document assessments to help an educational team make informed decisions about technology needs.
• Describes a proactive approach to professional development for individuals and for those who train others on the use of technology.
• Assists individuals or teams in creating an action plan for developing a culture of inclusion.
• Interweaves stories, songs and other exciting features to make learning fun!

The New Assistive Tech is a catalyst for breaking down walls between special education and general education, and will help all educators realize they have tech knowledge (and can build upon that knowledge) that can be used to support students with disabilities.

Audience: K-12 educators

• Language: English
• Publisher: International Society for Technology in Education
• Release date: Apr 14, 2018
• ISBN: 9781564846846

Christopher Bugaj

Christopher R. Bugaj is a founding member of the Assistive Technology Team for Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia. Bugaj hosts “The A.T.TIPSCAST,” a multiple award-winning podcast featuring strategies to design educational experiences; and he co-hosts “Talking With Tech,” featuring interviews and conversations about augmentative and alternative communication. He co‐produces and co‐authors the popular “Night Light Stories” podcast, which features original stories for children of all ages. Bugaj has presented over 300 live or digital sessions at local, regional, national and international events. He has designed and taught online courses for ISTE on the topics of assistive technology and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). In addition to The New Assistive Tech, Bugaj is co‐author of Inclusive Learning 365.