1.  First teaching assignment I had  Spent much volunteer time there as a teenager  Where I realized Student Support was a passion – even after an audit!  Where I will do my first full time Student Support position

2.  Use of course wiki and creating one of my own = huge highlights!  Last year I had 4 assignments within one school -time was precious, often left me scrambling to prepare -not much time for professional development opportunities - difficult to find time on my own to learn about tech tools that our school already had  Online tutorials and videos we have been exposed to have and will develop my confidence = Professional Development at own pace!!  Exposure to tech resources gives me the confidence to take on the leadership role that is expected of me

3. ...that will make a BIG difference are:  More knowledge about Kurzweil – will add more variety to my programs, now have confidence to teach students about it = happy and engaged learners!  Boardmaker – use with Life skills group, often challenges with transitions between activities  Google Chrome and add ons (text-to-speech, speech-to-text, etc.) – give students better access to curriculum. In past, the SST pulled vulnerable learners out of classes for Social Studies and Science due to decoding skills and written output. Goal: to have them participate with their peers, using such tech tools

4.  For the school  Hope to link it to school website  Often asked about access to and information about Boardmaker, Clicker 5, etc. – Never quick enough for colleagues as they tend to need information right away, which I cannot always give  My goal is to create a “go to” place for EAs/Teachers to seek information about a resource/tool to inform their practice, to support a child or ideas for planning – does not replace me, but is instant if necessary  Most developed in Student Support Resources, but aiming to build in other areas of the curriculum also – Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Life skills, especially