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Looking for an Introduction to AIM? Visit the new "All About AIM" resources
The AIM Center has redesigned the home page of our web site to feature a new "All About AIM" section for anyone who is new to accessible instructional materials.
Besides offering brief answers to the most frequently asked questions about AIM, it also serves as a one-stop launch pad to essential tools and resources on the web site. Check it out and share it with your colleagues!
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Webinar: Making a Measurable Difference with AIM
DATE: Tuesday, December 11, 2012
(rescheduled from October 30th, courtesy of Hurricane Sandy!)
TIME: 1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. EDT
TOPIC: As more and more students are receiving accessible instructional materials formats in a timely manner, it is time to think about how these materials are impacting the educational outcomes of students to whom they are provided. This webinar will highlight three aspects in which change would be expected to occur and consider ways to capture qualitative and quantitative data on these changes.
PRESENTER(S): Joanne Karger, Joy Zabala
(Note: you must re-register if you were signed up for the October session)
Can't make the webinar? A recording of the session and slides will be available on the AIM Center web site, usually within a week!
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New Video Offers Easy Explanation of AIM
Great resource for educators and families
A new video--featuring drawings--makes it quick and easy to learn more about AIM and how they can benefit children with disabilities.
The video, "AIM: Simply Said," was recently published on the AIM Center's web site. It's a collaborative project with the PACER Center, a national family advocacy organization.
The release of the video coincides with the AIM Center's launch of a newly designed set of web resources, "All About AIM," specifically created as a "place to start," helping educators and families who are new to AIM easily find answers to their most frequently asked questions.
Check out the new video and resources--and share them with your colleagues!
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Follow the Latest Trends in AIM and Digital Books
Check-out Chuck's "Scoop.Its"
For those who don't know this already, our AIM Center Project Director, Chuck Hitchcock is a certified ... news junky. Yes, it's true--when it comes to following trends in accessibility, digital content, publishing, and learning technologies-- he's the man in the know. A curator extraordinaire!
Follow Chuck's Scoop its: he's made it easy to find relevant, tweet-worthy articles to stay in the know and share with your colleagues.
AIM Scoop.its
Digital Book Scoop.its
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New and Coming Soon from the AIM Center
The AIM Center team is fast at work on our web site designing easy ways for you to find the resources you need most.
Visit our new home page if you haven't already. In addition to the new All About AIM section, you'll also find a quick link to PALM resources. PALM stands for "Purchase Accessible Learning Materials," and it's an AIM Center initiative to encourage educators to demand "accessible from the start" digital learning materials when making purchasing decisions.
And in the weeks ahead, look for re-designed, audience-specific resources for families, local and state education agencies, NIMAS developers and more!
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Meet the AIM Center Team
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Yvel is a post-doctoral leadership fellow in Universal Design for Learning at CAST and Boston College. He is interested in designing universal learning environments for students at the preK-12 and postsecondary levels who experience learning difficulties, especially those with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. As an AIM team member, he is particularly interested in designing and evaluating AIM in reading and writing. Yvel is an assistant professor of special education in the Department of Leardership & Special Education within the School of Education at The City College of New York. He earned his doctorate in special education from the University of Connecticut. We are delighted to have Yvel on our team!
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Of Special Interest to Those Involved in Online Learning and Students with Disabilities
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The principal investigators (PIs) from the Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities have released an open letter to the field that we encourage you to share with your colleagues who share our common interest in improving learning results for students with disabilities.
I t's an unusual step for a research center to take at this early stage in its work. As you will see, the PIs raise a number of significant concerns, stemming from their preliminary investigations regarding the participation of students with disabilities in online learning.
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Greetings All,
We are excited to share the great new "AIM Simply Said" video that was premiered at the Closing the Gap Conference. We have had excellent feedback from families and educators who have seen it! The video, along with the newly designed "All About AIM," section of the AIM Center web site are great resources for people just learning about AIM and also for those of us who support increased awareness of AIM.
We hope that you will find these resources useful and share the far and wide!
Let us know how these work for you and what else would be helpful. As always, we are just a fingertip away by email ( aim@cast.org).
Wishing you a joyful Thanksgiving,
- Joy
Joy Zabala
Director of Technical Assistance
CAST and AIM Center
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