Training and Teaching Resources | National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials

Teaching and Training Resources

Interactive learning opportunities and resources for teaching a variety of AIM-related topics are provided in several formats, including webinars, online courses, videos, and print.

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Webinars

The AIM Center webinars offer interactive opportunities to develop and extend knowledge about accessible instructional materials. AIM Center webinars are divided into three series to enable participants to select the webinars that focus most specifically on their individual needs, interests, and responsibilities. All webinars are free of charge and open to anyone.

Presentations

AIM Center staff and colleagues are frequent presenters at conferences and other venues around the country. Please join us for face-to-face dialogue on AIM-related issues.

Online Courses

Two online graduate-level courses have been developed and are available to colleges, universities, and professional development groups who are interested in offering comprehensive courses on AIM-related issues. These courses must be facilitated by a sponsoring group and are not intended for independent study. AIM 101 includes the fundamentals of AIM, including legal issues, selection, acquisition, and use of AIM to promote student achievement. AIM 102 is related to the preparation of accessible instructional materials. Courses, developed in Moodle, can be compressed and exported for use by others.

AIM Implementation Guide

Text-to-Speech (TtS) and Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM): An Implementation Guide for Use of TtS and AIM in Secondary Classrooms includes supports and strategies needed to design and implement programs in which AIM and text-to-speech technology are routinely used by secondary students with print disabilities. This product includes 1) a comprehensive guide with numerous customizable forms and supports that can be downloaded and printed on demand, and 2) a dynamic downloadable video that demonstrates the efficacy of using AIM and TtS to achieve successful outcomes by students with print disabilities.

AIMing for Achievement DVD

The AIMing for Achievement DVD includes content of national impact that is designed to be useful across multiple environments with differing models of service provision. The DVD contains interviews, supplementary information, and illustrative scenarios that increase awareness and knowledge needed at both system and student levels to support timely provision of AIM.

Supports for Using AIM

Using printed materials requires learners to have many skills–to be able to open a book, turn the pages, see, decode and process words, phrases and ideas–to access and comprehend the information contained in the printed book. Using specialized formats–braille, large print, audio or digital text–may require even more of learners as they learn to use multiple senses–aural, tactile and visual–alone or simultaneously to access and comprehend information. This section contains practical tips and ideas for educators, learners and families to use AIM to support learning.