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For individuals who are not successfully using verbal speech as their primary form of communication, it is essential for educators and supporters to consider augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) options. Helping learners use AAC effectively requires a collaborative effort and a commitment to overcoming barriers. This session explores how to build environments that empower individuals of all abilities to communicate meaningfully using AAC. The session will discuss factors related

The Michigan POHI/SXI Conference is an annual, state-wide, professional development event: This unique conference targets the professional development, skills training, and person-to-person networking needs of educators, therapists, and parents who are involved with providing programs and services to children who have physical impairments (PI), traumatic brain injuries (TBI), severe multiple impairments (SXI), and/or other health impairments (OHI). The training that is provided at this

Implementation efforts in complex “dancing landscapes” can be exciting and full of promise. They can also lose traction when confronted with interconnected and dynamic challenges deeply rooted in the system. This puts outcomes in jeopardy and can reinforce systems that produce unsatisfactory or undesirable results.

Alt+Shift invites ISD and district implementation teams to Traverse City for two days of teamwork that confronts complex challenges, protects desired outcomes, and

Bringing Michigan education leaders together to align their vision of early math teaching and learning and engage with resources, build community and inspire a systems approach to instructional transformation.

The MAISA Early Math and Early Literacy teams will be sharing common space at the Lansing Center during the week of August 3rd-6th. One Literacy Consultant and/or Coaching Coordinator from each ISD is invited to join the Early Math Leadership Institute on August 4th to engage

In keeping with MAASE's mission of providing "...opportunities for leadership development, collaboration, and advocacy...", Each year, special education leaders convene in August to engage in leadership development and shared learning on topics critical to the field of special education. 

Find more information on the MAASE website.

#TalkingAAC is a professional development project focused on enhancing educational opportunities within Michigan and surrounding areas. The goal is to increase knowledge, skill, and awareness around the topic of augmentative/alternative communication (AAC). 

Find more information on the #Talking AAC conference website.