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WATI Office
CESA #2
448 E. High St.
Milton, WI 53563
Wisconsin CESA Districts
WATI was funded by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction through IDEA discretionary grant number 9906-23. From 1992-2009.
It currently is a volunteer network of assistive (AT) consultants from across the state who continue the work of providing AT training and support within Wisconsin educational settings.
It currently is a volunteer network of assistive (AT) consultants from across the state who continue the work of providing AT training and support within Wisconsin educational settings.
News
Welcome to Our New Site
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The summer of 2009 found the WATI Network busy at work.
- Finalized updates and edits to the revised ASNAT manual ( see posted on free download tab). Presentation on Creating Communication Environments (CCE) by Judi Cumley on work done in collaboration with Mary Wirkus, of Western Technical College.
- Ongoing monthly planning with AT Across the Lifespan Committee.
- Blog Radio interview on June 29
- SMART Board Certified Trainers training in Minneapolis July 13-17. Shelly Weingarten, CESA #1; Lilly Rider, CESA #4; Marcia Obukowicz, CESA # 9; Kim Swenson, CESA #11; Laura Comer, CESA # 12 and Jill Gierach, CESA #2 were trained alongside several CESA IT consultants as Smart Board Certified Instructors.
- PODD (Pragmatic Organization of Dynamic Display) Learning on the lake. July 27 – 31 George Williams College. Shelly Weingarten, CESA #1; Judi Cumley, CESA #5 and Jill Gierach, CESA #2 were trained by Linda Burkhart and Gayle Porter to be PODD partner facilitators.
- Texthelp Read&Write Gold vrs.9 Certified Trainers training in Turtle Lake on August 5 by Jennifer Ray and Paul Brown of Texthelp. Cindy Nankee, Shelly Weingarten,CESA #1; Judi Cumley,CESA#5; Kim Swenson,CESA 11; Pam Wallenfang, Madison Public Schools; and Jill Gierach, CESA #2 all went through the certification program.
First Quarter Events:
- CCE training series to be presented by Judi Cumley and Mary Wirkus, click here for details
Upcoming Activities:
Please watch the website for registration information and detailed descriptions. Look for them to be posted under the Services Tab- Learning Opportunities.
• December 3 and 4, 2009 - Assistive Technology Across the Lifespan Conference in the Wisconsin Dells.
New to the website:
• Online WATI lending library (Wisconsin patrons only) catalog- Find it on the library tab.
• New Bulk Buys on Nuance products- example: Dragon Naturally Speaking, with training supports created by Linda Baldwin of LAB Resources- find it under Services tab-Special Buys.
For questions regarding any of these items feel free to contact me at info@wati.org
Best Wishes,
Jill Gierach
WATI