Recorded: September 28, 2011

For some students, print curriculum materials present barriers to learning. Determining a student's need for AIM is the first step in the process of ensuring that curriculum materials are in a format that the student can use, including digital text, audio, large print, or braille. The determination is a team decision-making process. The presenters will describe the key elements of that process, including team membership and the sources of student data that need to be considered. The webinar will provide scenarios and resources for school teams and families.

For background knowledge on AIM and an overview of the framework of this webinar series, it is highly recommended that registrants view the archived recording of the June 8, 2011, webinar, "Introduction to AIM for All Maine Learners."

Presenters:

Cynthia Curry, Maine AIM Consultant
Lynne Adams, Assistant Director Special Education, Augusta School Department

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Archive: Here is the link to the archive

Note: To view this webinar you will need speakers/headphone attached to your computer and a browser loaded with the Adobe Flash plugin.

Additional Materials and Directions:

Here is link to download the PowerPoint presentation associated with this webinar.

During this webinar there are two sections where you will be referred to viewing a DVD entitled "AIMing for Achievement" produced in 2010 by the National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials. Copies of this DVD were distributed to the special education directors in each school district in Maine in spring 2011. Please contact your special education department to acquire that DVD. If you do not have access to the DVD, you may order a copy here.

Here are the directions for finding the DVD segments for Maine AIM webinar, "Determination of a Student's Need for AIM"

Timeframe 1 (Role play of an IEP meeting)

• From the main menu, select Part 2: The AIM Decision-making Process.
• At the next window, choose Chapter 1: Establishing Need (16:22).
• The first section of Chapter 1 is 4:34. Advance to the end of this section, which concludes with a "Pause" slide.
• At the "Pause" slide, choose the Continue button to enter the second section of Chapter 1.
• Advance to 1:30 seconds into this section. This marks the beginning of Timeframe 1. Stop the recording at 3:54 into the section.

Timeframe 2 (Interview with Joy Zabala discussing the difference between a student's "need" for AIM and "eligibility" for specialized formats)

• This timeframe is a continuation of Timeframe 1.
• Start the video where you previously stopped at the end of Timeframe 1 (3:54 into the second section of Chapter 1).
• Stop the video at 6:00 into the section.