Building inclusive environments with assistive technology and social emotional learning

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Dyslexia DecodEd – Part 2

Dyslexia is a condition that impairs many students in our educational environments. Apart from early identification and appropriate interventions being important to receiving proper assistance in the classroom, providing accessible support tools at the student and educators’ disposal is also imperative to foster successful learning outcomes.

In this second session of Dyslexia DecodEd 2021, we’ll empower our educators by focusing our discussion around:

How dyslexia impacts an individual from a social emotional learning (SEL) perspective
The latest best practices recommended when working with dyslexic students
A closer look at Microsoft Learning Tools to level the playing field and provide technical assistance to students beyond instructional practices– both inside and outside the classroom

Don’t miss out! Register for Dyslexia DecodEd - Part 1 and Part 3 this October at: aka.ms/dyslexiadecoded

Agenda

Intro & Kickoff (5 mins) - Mike Tholfsen

Keynote (15 mins) - Dean Bragonier

Microsoft Learning Tools and Reading Progress (25 mins)
Mike Tholfsen and Karyn Fillhart

Closing (15 mins) - Josh Clark

Speakers

Mike Tholfsen

Principle Product Manager, Microsoft Education

Mike Tholfsen is a Principal Product Manager on the Microsoft Education team focusing on the Immersive Reader, Reading Progress in Teams, and OneNote Class Notebooks. He is passionate about inclusive education and has been regularly working with students and teachers around the world over the past ten years to create products that improve student outcomes.

Dean Bragonier

Founder & Executive Dyslexic, NoticeAbility Inc.

Dean Bragonier is the Founder and Executive Dyslexic of NoticeAbility Inc, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping students with dyslexia identify their unique strengths and build self-esteem. Shaped by the challenges associated with his dyslexia and after struggling through the traditional secondary education system, Dean became a diligent and successful college student who developed a true love of learning at Bates College. Upon graduation, Dean embraced his entrepreneurial instincts and acquired a small seasonal restaurant on Martha’s Vineyard Island that he transformed into a successful full-scale enterprise. It was through this endeavor that he was able to contextualize his years of laborious academic learning and discover the true gifts of his own dyslexic mind.

As a social entrepreneur, Dean has founded his own nonprofit organizations and served as board member and advisor to a number of others. NoticeAbility is the culmination of Dean’s passion for education and his conviction that the advantages of dyslexia far outweigh its associated challenges.

Karyn Fillhart

Technology Training Specialist,
Chino Valley Unified School District

Karyn Fillhart is currently a technology training specialist, Microsoft Certified Educator, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, MIE Master Trainer, Surface Master Trainer, Google Certified Trainer, Apple Teacher, Wakelet Ambassador, National Geographic Certified Educator, former classroom and special education teacher, computer operator.

Josh Clark

Head of School, The Schenck School & President, International Dyslexia Association

Josh Clark has served as Head of School at The Schenck School in Atlanta, GA since 2016. Regarded as one of the country’s top independent elementary schools serving dyslexic learners, The Schenck School focuses on the accelerated remediation of dyslexia using a highly diagnostic and prescriptive application of the Orton-Gillingham Approach known as The Schenck Reading Model. Clark also serves as the Executive Director of The Dyslexia Resource, the school’s outreach arm with a mission to empower communities to serve dyslexic learners. Mr. Clark is the Chair of the Board of the International Dyslexia Association and serves as an Expert Contributor for Made By Dyslexia, a global not-for-profit partnering with Microsoft to change the world’s perception of dyslexia.

Mr. Clark holds a Master of Arts in American Literature from the University of the South - Sewanee and a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education - English from Indiana University, Bloomington. Mr. Clark is a dyslexic learner and the proud parent of two brilliant dyslexic thinkers.

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