Using AI Tools to Improve SPECIAL EDUCATION Student Learning and Increase Teacher Productivity in SPECIAL EDUCATION (Grades K-12)

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Special Educators wear so many hats and always have much on their to-do lists. What if there were tools to lighten the load and help increase efficiency? AI Tools offer amazing opportunities to automate cumbersome tasks, bring creativity and innovation to instructional practice and lighten the stress of paperwork in special education. If you are looking for user-friendly approaches to use technology to your advantage, then this seminar is designed specifically for you! In this exciting seminar, special education teacher Dr. Rachel Meixner will share dozens of tips, tools and practicable strategies to harness the power of AI Tools. Learn and practice using practical tools which can immediately improve your practice and increase student success. The seminar is designed to help even the least-techie participant embrace the tools of AI!

To enhance the usefulness of this seminar, you'll leave with an extensive AI Tools digital handbook including key learnings from the session and practical tips and tools you can implement immediately. This isn't a sit and get session. It is an interactive workshop designed to truly transform your practice to increase student success while saving time for teachers.

As a special education teacher myself, I am overwhelmed by the many demands of my job, as well as the ever-changing world of technology. It's time to embrace AI as a part of our current life as special educators and make full use of it to our advantage!

The deeper I dive into the world of AI, the more I have learned about its potential power to transform practice in special education. I'm excited to share with you all that I have learned about how AI can significantly improve engagement for students and save time for special educators.

This one-day seminar will unlock new tools to improve your work as a case manager and a teacher in special education. Ease the pain of paperwork, seamlessly differentiate instruction, and help students gain independence, all through the use of innovative AI Tools. In addition, learn tools to support effective assessment, classroom management, progress monitoring, processes, routines, and more! It will be my honor to be your tour guide through the exciting AI Universe as we dig into the amazing technology tools waiting at our fingertips!

Our work in special education can be overwhelming, particularly when it comes to the demands of case management and paperwork. Let's take full advantage of AI Tools to become more efficient in the realm of paperwork so that we can invest our energy in positive relationships with our students. Prepare to be excited about how AI can help your students and you!

P.S. If you are looking to increase the success of your students while saving time, this seminar is for you!

Extensive Digital Resource Handbook Each participant will receive an extensive digital resource handbook giving you access to countless strategies. The handbook includes:

For in-person seminars, registrants will also receive a printed copy of the resource handbook as long as their registration is received in the BER office at least 15 calendar days before the event.

Share Ideas This seminar provides a wonderful opportunity for participants to share ideas with other educators interested in using AI tools to enhance Special Education students' learning.

Consultation Available Dr. Rachel Meixner will be available for consultation regarding your questions and the unique needs of your own program.

Semester Credit Option Up to four graduate level professional development credits are available with an additional fee and completion of follow-up practicum activities. Details for direct enrollment with University of Massachusetts Global, a nonprofit affiliate, will be available at this program.

Meet Inservice Requirements Participants of both the Live Online Seminar and those completing the Recorded Version online can receive a certificate of participation that may be used to verify five continuing education hours. State CEUs are available for both versions of the course. For specific details, visit www.ber.org/ceus.

What you'll learn

• Work smarter, not harder by leveraging AI to easily create differentiated lessons, learning experiences, and assessments
• Improve progress monitoring practices through the use of AI tools focused on gathering authentic assessment of student learning
• Tools and tips to increase student achievement using the power of AI to offer accommodations and modifications
• Best AI tools to improve Special Education teacher productivity so you can focus on what matters most: increasing your instructional time with students