Custom AT Classes, Workshops, and Webinars
Technology Training tailored to your needs and schedule
I offer webinars, hands-on workshops, and school professional development on a wide range of topics and technologies relevant to learning differences, ADHD, and executive function challenges. Instruction is tailored to the audience's needs, skills, and "comfort level" with all-things-tech. Please look through my current and previous classes for topic ideas and possibilities (feel free to suggest variations or something new), then contact me to discuss your ideas.
Scheduled Classes and Workshops 2025
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- June 22, 2025 - Generative AI Literacy: A Hands-on Workshop for Educators, AT Specialists, and Disability Service Providers (2025 IHD/AzTAP Evidence for Success Disability Conference - sessions presented in-person onsite)
Generative AI Literacy: A Hands-on Workshop for Educators, AT Specialists, and Disability Service Providers
(2025 IHD/AzTAP Evidence for Success Disability Conference - sessions presented in-person onsite)Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) is rapidly reshaping many aspects of life, including education and supports for people with disabilities. To harness its benefits, educators and disability‑service providers must understand how genAI works, where it excels, and its inherent limitations, then make informed decisions about its use. However, recent surveys indicate fewer than half of all educators have received any professional development on using genAI.
Through lecture, demos, and hands-on activities, AT consultant Shelley Haven will provide participants with the foundational knowledge, practical skills, and (just as importantly) confidence to effectively apply genAI to teaching and learning tasks, with a focus on disabilities and assistive technology accommodations. Participants will use a selection of generative AI tools to explore key concepts and real-world applications.
What to bring: A Mac or Windows laptop, Chromebook, or large screen iPad (external keyboard strongly recommended). Registrants will receive a list of selected free apps plus instructions by early June so they can create accounts prior to the workshop.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Explain the fundamental concepts behind generative AI – what it is (and is not), how it works, and its inherent limitations.
- Differentiate between the ever-increasing plethora of genAI and AI-enhanced tools by identifying the critical features that set them apart.
- Create effective text prompts and image prompts for educational and accessibility tasks.
- Describe at least four best practices that address genAI issues such as equity and access for all students, privacy, bias, and ethical use.
- Apply a methodology to determine whether specific tasks are better supported by genAI tools or traditional “fixed function” assistive technology tools.
- Explain how schools, agencies, or organizations can identify their genAI needs and make plans for improvement.
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Date: June 22, 2025
Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm MST (most of Arizona is currently on standard time)
Location: Wild Horse Pass Resort, Chandler, AZ
To register: visit https://www.ihdconference.org/registration/
For complete conference details:
https://www.ihdconference.org
https://www.ihdconference.org/conference-program/
- Oct. 3 to Nov. 2, 2025 - Advocating for Assistive Technology Devices and Services: Get Students the Tools They Need (2025 Dyslexia Advocacy Conference - Virtual Conference by the Dyslexia Training Institute)
Advocating for Assistive Technology Devices and Services: Get Students the Tools They Need
(2025 Dyslexia Advocacy Conference - Virtual Conference by the Dyslexia Training Institute)Assistive technology (AT) can help struggling students leverage their learning strengths and bypass weaknesses to improve performance, independence, and self-confidence. However, not every student who can benefit from AT is provided tools appropriate to their needs.
The reasons are varied: schools may misunderstand their legal responsibilities, lack a systematic process for identifying kids who could benefit, buy into myths about AT, or simply not know what's possible with the right tools. When this happens, it falls to families, private therapists, and advocates to make the case for technology. This session will provide a framework for effective AT advocacy.
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Date & Time - live presentation: Oct. 3, 2025 – 12:00-12:50pm PDT
Dates - recorded presentation: Oct. 3 through Nov. 2, 2025
Location: online
For complete conference details and registration: https://www.dyslexiatraininginstitute.org/fall-conference/