Using iPads as part of person centred planning

This story concentrates on person centred planning. Students are creating easy to read wikis.

TeacherKathryn Stowell

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited Kingdomno-country

School levelAdult education provider

WHAT DID YOU DO?

We introduced person centred planning into our timetable allowing students the time to develop their self -advocacy skills.  As part of this development we introduced The RIX Wikis for students to collate their work online to share securely. To ensure this work remained person centred we had the students invite their circles of support (families, friends and other professionals) into their classes to teach them how to use their wikis on the iPads. This work also lead to peer teaching and hopefully now to students teaching in the extended community. By looking at ways I could ensure the person centred working and...

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HOW DID YOU DO IT?

  • I used person centred tools to structure the sessions and help the students prepare.
  • I ensured the students were confident at using the online tool before inviting others into the class
  • I allowed the students to lead the sessions, taking turns to demonstrate on the whiteboards.
  • For our more complex students with Autism, I set up sessions for the students to share favourite video and parts of their online tool each week...
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WHY WERE TABLETS USED/WAS IT BENEFICIAL?

Because of the complex needs of the students this made the whole access to this activity easier. It ensure the technical support required by the teacher was minimal and I could concentrate on the independence, engagement and positive outcome for everyone.

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