1 of 8

Integrating Speech and Language into Intensive Needs Online Classrooms

Olivia Orth, Emily Kornelis, and Rebecca Owens

Soldotna High School

oorth@kpbsd.k12.ak.us, ekornelis@kpbsd.k12.ak.us, rowens2@kpbsd.k12.ak.us

2 of 8

Norms...

  • Mute when not speaking
  • Engage in the meeting
  • Be responsive to prompts
  • Have an open mind

3 of 8

Online Delivery

  • Created under Google Classroom
  • Running Conversation Posts
  • Group Kahoots/Zoom Meetings
  • Individualized instruction sent to select students
  • Individual Zoom meetings
  • Online Resources
  • Review PowerPoints
  • Program Tutorials

​

Offline Delivery

  • Packets for students
  • Phone conversations
  • AAC Device Troubleshooting trainings/guidelines
  • Program Tutorials

​

Mode of Delivery for Speech Minutes

-Emily Kornelis

4 of 8

  • Streamlines material across classes
  • Allows private interactions between students and teachers/paraprofessionals
  • Easier access for students; 1 stop shop!
  • Limits input to what is required to that particular student
  • More work for the teacher, less overwhelming for the student
  • More intuitive than canvas, fewer pages to get lost in

Single Student Classroom

-Olivia Orth

5 of 8

  • Assign specific students content without the whole class seeing
  • Can create different topics for different areas of need
  • Gives teachers the choice between private communication and group discussion

​

​

​

Multiple Student Classroom

-Rebecca Owens and Emily Kornelis

  • Allows full class discussion in one post
  • Fosters collaboration between students
  • Keeps students on topic
  • Enables focused discussion points
  • Teacher initiated, student driven, and teacher supported discussion
  • All teachers/paraprofessionals can participate, as well as edit/post assignments
  • Helps teachers determine sensitive topics or needs based on reactions and comments in discussion forums

6 of 8

  • Topics
    • Break assignments up into classes or subjects for students to navigate easier
  • Comments
    • Comment sections can be turned on to foster discussions or turned off to ensure appropriate content and confidentiality
    • Allows for data collection of student progress and thought process, even on deleted comments
  • Reusing Posts
    • Posts can be shared among Google Classrooms enabling teachers to share the same post/assignment with other students in different classrooms
  • Grades/Rubrics
    • Grades can be put directly into Google Classroom to provide instant feedback to students
    • Rubrics already set up and ready to go, just input your expectations
    • Originality Reports allow students to revise potentially plagiarised work (easier than turnitin.com)
  • Contacting Teachers
    • Students can go under People tab and email staff directly without having to find/know their emails

Helpful Features on Google Classroom

-Olivia Orth

7 of 8

Questions...

8 of 8

Thank you for attending!

Integrating Speech and Language into Intensive Needs Online Classrooms

Olivia Orth, Emily Kornelis, and Rebecca Owens

Soldotna High School

oorth@kpbsd.k12.ak.us, ekornelis@kpbsd.k12.ak.us, rowens2@kpbsd.k12.ak.us