Every student comes to us with different strengths and challenges. It’s up to us to find ways to ensure that we are providing a high quality education for every one of those students, every single day. Assistive technology is one of the tools that our Student Services team uses to provide the right learning opportunities for students with special needs. Discovering what it might look like takes innovation and collaboration with a student’s family, his or her health teams and our partners.
Here’s an example of an innovative use of technology that is allowing T’onia, a Grade 2 student at George Bissett Elementary School, to engage in the curriculum and interact with her peers in ways she couldn’t otherwise.