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District Partners Day

Building Assistive Technology Communities

SET-BC District Partners and staff gathered in Vancouver, March 13/02. The day's agenda included:

Keynote : Future Directions in Technology
Building A-T Communities : Presentation and Discussion
Toolkits
Poster Sessions
Future Directions

Keynote speaker, Ted McCain, co-author of Windows on the Future, kicked off the day with a look at the evolution of technology and future scenarios for technology in schools and society.

District Partners and SET-BC staff considered quality indicators for assistive technology implementation and reflected on their district's capabilities in supporting Assistive Technology use.

Opportunities to celebrate best practices in Assistive Technology implementation were facilitated through group discussions and poster sessions, generating good dialogue and a sharing of inspiring ideas. It was great to hear what's happening around the province and to find that small districts are producing some very creative solutions.

A-T ToolKits designed to support the implementation of technology for Access, Communication, Literacy, and Math in the curriculum were explored. View the Toolkits on the SET website. District partners glimpsed changes in SET-BC administrative tools that included a web-based database and a collaborative action planning module with an embedded A-T goals database.

District Partners day was a wonderful opportunity to reflect, plan, and celebrate assistive technology implementation best practices. Thanks to all who contributed to the event.