Using AI Tools to Improve SPECIAL EDUCATION Student Learning and Increase Teacher Productivity in SPECIAL EDUCATION (Grades K-12) Presented by Dr. Rachel Meixner Outstanding Special Education Teacher and National Presenter

Specifically Designed for Grades K-12: Special Education Resource Teachers, Special Education Department Heads, and Administrators

• 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

Practical Ideas and Strategies

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.

Ten Key Benefits of Attending

1. Unlock the Potential of AI in Your Lesson Design Process
   Design learning experiences which are highly engaging and innovative, while accessible for all of your students with special needs
2. Incorporate AI Tools in Your Teaching Practice to Improve Differentiation
   Easily create learning experiences which are truly individualized through the use of AI Tools
3. Utilize AI Tools to Increase Student Success and Improve Their Confidence
   Special Education students will realize that they can improve their academic engagement using AI Tools, bolstering their sense of success and increasing engagement
4. Harness the Power of AI Tools to Improve Written Communication
   Explore easy-to-use shortcuts … Improve your students' writing, while saving you time as well
5. Use Student Devices to Your Advantage in the Learning Process
   Learn how to weave the use of AI Tools into learning experiences to capture and hold student interest and improve their overall success
6. Explore Dozens of Tools and Choose Which Will Benefit You Most
   Explore cutting-edge tools and identify which match your style as an educator and a case manager for students … Learn strategies for implementation
7. Become More Efficient in the Individual Education Planning Process
   Utilize AI Tools to collect data, identify student errors, analyze data, compose individual education plans and monitor student progress
8. Dive Into Exciting New Technology to Improve Time Management
   Discover AI Tools that you can immediately adopt into your regular routines to increase productivity
9. Improve Your Fluent Use of AI Tools to Ease Your Workload
   Sample prompts and strategies for using AI Tools to generate lessons, units, rubrics, and scoring tools that cater to individual student learning needs
10. Receive an Extensive Digital AI Tools Handbook
    Each participant will receive a comprehensive digital handbook including resources to help you adopt AI Tools as a regular part of your daily routines to enhance student learning while saving time for teachers

Outstanding Strategies You Can Use Immediately

Here's what you'll learn:

• Exciting new tools to write stronger, legally compliant paperwork to meet the needs of students and families in special education
• Tools students can use to improve academic abilities through the ethical use of a variety of AI Tools
• Strategies to individualize pre-assessment, assessment and feedback to help develop goals/objectives and monitor progress
• Ready-to-use tools to create more engaging lessons to help you bring out optimal engagement among students for improved outcomes
• Understand approaches to automate tasks which formerly consumed too much of your time
• Develop an array of tools to pull from when students disengage and capture their interest through the use of innovative tech tools
• Creative ways to increase student productivity and effectiveness through the tools offered by AI
• Gain AI Tools for both direct instruction and independent student learning to help any learner grow and thrive
• Bring 21st-Century Skills into your classroom through the use of AI to improve critical thinking, problem-solving and collaboration
• Better support multilingual learners with the power of AI Tools designed to help English Language Learners develop critical communication skills
• Develop effective and ethical accommodations and modifications to help students succeed across academic environments
• Support student ownership of AI Tools to increase lifelong independence and build capacity
• Find joy in teaching special education as AI Tools energize your practice and inspire you to focus on what truly matters!

A Message From Your Seminar Leader

Dear Colleague:

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!

Sincerely,
Rachel Meixner

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

Who Should Attend

Grades K-12: Special Education Resource Teachers, Special Education Department Heads, and Administrators

About BER Live Online Events

With the current health challenges, all BER in-person PD events are currently being presented in a Live Online format:

• Outstanding Instructors
  All programs are led by outstanding BER national trainers
• Extensive Resource Handbooks
  You'll have access to an extensive digital Resource Handbook before, during and after your seminar
• Highly Interactive
  You'll be able to ask questions in real time and interact with the instructor and other participants
• Program Guarantee
  As we have for 48 years, we guarantee the high quality of our programs. If you are not satisfied, we'll give you a 100% refund.

Special Benefits of Attending

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

• AI Tools to enhance learning for Special Education students
• Strategies and directions to automate tasks which formerly consumed too much of your time
• Best AI tools to improve student learning while immediately reducing your workload
• The best AI tools and resources for helping Special Education students and teachers

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.

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