Assist Learning Podcast

Assist Learning Podcast

This show is all about functioning in an ever increasing digital world with learning disabilities. Created by Jennifer Cronk who is dyslexic and has executive dysfunction, this show is designed to empower students, teachers, and parents to assist learning for all students.

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October 30, 2018 37 mins

Kyle Schwartz is a third-grade teacher at Doull Elementary in Denver Public Schools. Her first book: I Wish My Teacher Knew: How One Question Can Change Everything for Our Kids focuses on realities that students face and how educators can respond to their students’ needs. Her second book: I Wish For Change: Unleashing the Power of Kids to Make a Difference speaks about youth empowerment and will be p...

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Part 2 of a conversation with Dr. Bob Dillon about learning spaces.

Dr. Robert Dillon is an author, speaker, educator, and a lifelong learner. His twenty plus years in education has seen him serve kids and families as a teacher, principal, technology director, and innovation leader. His primary focus is working to bring synergy to instructional design, technology infusion, and learning space design. He believes that in this synergy...

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Dr. Robert Dillon is an author, speaker, educator, and a lifelong learner. His twenty plus years in education has seen him serve kids and families as a teacher, principal, technology director, and innovation leader. His primary focus is working to bring synergy to instructional design, technology infusion, and learning space design. He believes that in this synergy is the educational gold that studen...

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The focus of this episode is going to be on engaging students through 20-time projects and providing them different avenues to express their learning. Our main focus is how are we going to harness the interest of students who are struggling to overcome learning disabilities and other challenges. Keep this in mind and share any stories that you have with students who might fit that profile.

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Heidi Bernasconi shares how she engages all students.

Heidi has been teaching at Clarkstown (NY) High School North since 2004 where she currently teaches Marine Biology, Biology, and Business. She also serves as the high school's technology liaison and also runs the Wellness Committee.

 

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March 19, 2018 37 mins

Stephen is the author of the novel Black Ice, a coming of age thriller with five-star ratings on Amazon. And the short story collection Intolerance. These books as well as much of his writing and focus on kids in crisis - social (often racial), emotional, physical, drug/alcohol related - and the various ways they deal or don’t deal, with their problems.


Stephen entere...

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Rachael Sessler Trinkowsky works with a variety of assistive technology including screen readers and screen magnification software.

Dr. Sessler Trinkowsky's credentials include a B.A. in Special Education and a Master of Health Science in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Florida. She also earned an Educational Specialist and a Ph.D. from Nova Southeaste...

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January 29, 2018 41 mins

Katie Novak, Ed.D. is an internationally renowned education consultant as well as a practicing leader in education as an Assistant Superintendent of Schools at the Groton-Dunstable Regional School District in Massachusetts.

With 15 years of experience in teaching and administration, an earned doctorate in curriculum and teaching, and 4 books published by CAST Professio...

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Mike Marotta continues the conversation and shares great AT recommendations!

Mike Marotta is a RESNA Certified AT Professional with over 28 yrs experience.

He runs his own technology consulting firm, Inclusive Technology Solutions, LLC. As an evaluator, Mike works collaboratively with teams in all environments (school, workplace, and com...

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Mike Marotta is a RESNA Certified AT Professional with over 28 yrs experience.

He runs his own technology consulting firm, Inclusive Technology Solutions, LLC. As an evaluator, Mike works collaboratively with teams in all environments (school, workplace, and community) to effectively match the individual’s needs to technology supports.

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Host, Jennifer Cronk speaks with author, Rushton Hurley.

Rushton Hurley, speaker, consultant and author recently published his second book, “Making Your Teaching Something Special.”

This book, in addition to his first, really spoke to me as a student and educator with learning disabilities. Rushton’s work describes how a teacher can shif...

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November 13, 2017 33 mins

Host, Jennifer Cronk speaks with Dee Lanier.

Originally from Southern California, “Sociologist turned Technologist,” Dee Lanier is a passionate and energetic educator and learner with over a decade of instructional experience on the K-12 and collegiate level. Dee holds Undergraduate and Master’s degrees in Sociology with special interests in education, race relations, ...

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October 16, 2017 22 mins

Learn strategies for working with learners who have executive function disorder.

Host, Jennifer Cronk speaks with, friend and colleague, Amber Reilly.

Amber is a Google Education Trainer, Certified Google Administrator and a Microsoft Innovative Educator. Amber's background in curriculum and instruction in conjunction with 10+ years of c...

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October 9, 2017 19 mins

Executive dysfunction is a term for the range of cognitive, emotional and behavioral difficulties which often occur after injury to the frontal lobes of the brain. Impairment of executive functions is common after acquired brain injury and has a profound effect on many aspects of everyday life.

Jennifer provides insight into her own life with executive dysfunction and ...

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Author Trevor MacKenzie provides insight into inquiry-based learning for special education students in part 2 of 2.

Trevor is a full-time English teacher in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and has started a revolution among educators with his book Dive into Inquiry: Amplify Learning and Empower Student Voice.

In this episode, we talk about how the inquiry approach empowers students with disabilities, challenges Trevor has experi...

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Author Trevor MacKenzie provides insight into inquiry-based learning for special education students in part 1 of 2.

Trevor is a full-time English teacher in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and has started a revolution among educators with his book Dive into Inquiry: Amplify Learning and Empower Student Voice.

In this episode, we talk ...

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September 17, 2017 9 mins

This podcast is a quick reflection on the concept of multiple means of expression through the UDL Guidelines.  Expression means that we give our students the opportunity and agency to choose the way interact with content and represent their learning. For more information on the UDL Guidelines please visit the UDL center.  To access a PDF of the Guidelines please follow the resource link below.

http://www.udlcenter.org/sites/udlcen...

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August 30, 2017 8 mins

This episode discusses different ways, analog, and digital that can be used to help students with executive dysfunction. 

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This episode discusses a review of what I have learned as I am working my way through an Assistive Technology certification.  This week's focus is on using multiple means of representation to make learning accessible for all students.

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My brief intro podcast, I am an educator who is also a learning disabled adult. I am an Educational technology specialist who discuss strategies, tips, and tools I use to help students and the modifications I use to function in daily life.

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