With Ayo Jones
Professional development should be interactive, engaging, and relevant to a teacher.
That’s what I strive to provide.
I want participants to leave armed with effective strategies, adapted materials, and an implementation plan to make it all work for them and their students.
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- 2025, March 3: Elevating Instruction in CAN: Movement. 10 Tips for Teachers. CRI in CAN. Region 10 ESC. Richardson, Texas
- 2025, March 3: Elevating Instruction thru Technology: AT, Accessibility & AI Hacks for Teachers. Region 10 ESC. Richardson, Texas
- 2025, February 27: Improved Instruction in ECSE. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas
- 2025, February 26: Improved Instruction in ECSE. Region 5 ESC. Beaumont, Texas
- 2025, February 25: Stations and Rotations Workshop. Region 5 ESC. Beaumont, Texas
- 2025, February 20: Stations and Rotations Workshop. Region 6 ESC. Huntsville, Texas
- 2025, February 18: Improved Instruction in Special Education. Region 3 ESC. Victoria, Texas
- 2025, February 17: Stations & Rotations Workshop. Region 3 ESC. Victoria, Texas
- 2025, February 13: Meaningful Math for Students with Complex Access Needs. Region 11 ESC. White Settlement, Texas
- 2025, February 12: Literacy for Students with Complex Access Needs. Region 11 ESC. White Settlement, Texas
- 2025, February 11: Stations and Rotations Workshop. Region 9 ESC. Corpus Christi, Texas
- 2025, February 6: Meaningful Math for Students with Complex Access Needs. Region 20 ESC. San Antonio, Texas
See Where I’ve Been…
- 2024, November 15: Stations and Rotations Workshop for CAN. Region 13 ESC. Austin, Texas
- 2024, November 14: Meaningful Math for Students with Complex Access Needs. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas
- 2024, November 13: Loving Literacy for Students with Complex Access Needs. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas
- 2024, November 12: Lesson Plans that Work! Differentiation for CAN. Region 6 ESC. Huntsville, Texas
- 2024, November 11: Stations and Rotations Workshop for CAN. Region 11 ESC. White Settlement, Texas
- 2024, November 7-8: Featured Presenter. Georgia Educational Technology Conference (GaETC). Atlanta, GA.
- 2024, November 5: Improved Instruction for Students with Complex Access Needs. Region 15 ESC. San Angelo, Texas
- 2024, November 4: The Teacher-Para Partnership in Special Education. Region 14 ESC. Abilene, Texas
- 2024, October 10: T-TESS in ECSE. What to Look For in Special Education. Region 10 ESC. Richardson, Texas.
- 2024, October 1: Lesson Plans that Work for Students with CAN. Region 5 ESC. Beaumont, Texas
- 2024, July 29: T-TESS in ECSE. What to Look For in Special Education. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2024, July 24: Digital Learning Conference. Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Houston, Texas.
- 2024, July 16-17: Early Childhood Special Education Conference. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2024, July 9-11: CHAT THIS! How To Add Value and Support Differentiation Using AI. TpT Forward. San Diego, CA.
- 2024, June 27: Teacher-Para Partnership PLUS Differentiation. Region 10 ESC. Richardson, Texas.
- 2024, June 13: Community Instruction for Students with Complex Access Needs. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2024, June 13: From Symbols to Letters: Literacy for Students with CAN. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2024, June 6: Using AI in the Classroom: Time-Saving Hacks for Teachers. Region 10 ESC. Richardson, Texas
- 2024, June 6: Creating Accessible Digital Content & Assistive Technology. Region 10 ESC. Richardson, Texas
- 2024, June 5: Special Education Summer Series of Learning. Region 6 ESC. Huntsville, Texas.
- 2024, June 4: Community Instruction for Students with Complex Access Needs. Region 10 ESC. Richardson, Texas
- 2024, June 4: Differentiating Instruction with Digital Tools & Thinking Routines. Region 10 ESC. Richardson, Texas
- 2024, April 25: Improved Instruction in ECSE. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2024, April 16: Digital Coaching in Early Childhood Special Education. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2024, February 29: Meaningful Math for CAN Students. Region 6 ESC. Huntsville, Texas.
- 2024, February 27: Differentiation for CAN Students. Region 5 ESC. Beaumont, Texas.
- 2024, February 26: Literacy for CAN Students. Region 5 ESC. Beaumont, Texas.
- 2024, February 21: Differentiation for CAN Students. Region 3 ESC. Victoria, Texas.
- 2024, February 20: Differentiation for CAN Students. Region 20 ESC. San Antonio, Texas.
- 2024, February 16: Differentiation for CAN Students. Region 15 ESC. San Angelo, Texas.
- 2024, February 15: Community Instruction for CAN Students. Region 15 ESC. San Angelo, Texas.
- 2024, February 14: T-TESS in the Low-Incidence Classroom. Region 10 ESC. Richardson, Texas.
- 2024, February 14: Digital Coaching, How to Amplify Your Impact. Region 10 ESC. Richardson, Texas.
- 2024, February 13: Meaningful Math for CAN Students. Region 11 ESC. White Settlement, Texas.
- 2024, February 9: Literacy for CAN Students. Region 14 ESC. Abilene, Texas.
- 2024, February 8: Meaningful Math for CAN Students. Region 17 ESC. Lubbock, Texas.
- 2024, February 7: Differentiation for CAN Students. Region 16 ESC. Amarillo, Texas.
- 2024, February 5-6: Featured Presenter. TCEA Convention. Austin, Texas. (*Creating Accessible Digital Content for SWDs, *Differentiating Instruction with Digital Tools, *Amplifying Thinking Routines in Special Ed, and *Assistive Technology for SWDs)
- 2024, February 1: Differentiation for CAN Students. Region 18 ESC. Midland, Texas.
- 2024, January 31: Community Instruction and Collaboration. Life Skills Institute- Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2023, December 12: Differentiation in Early Childhood Special Education. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2023, November 29: Loving Literacy for CAN Students. Region 6 ESC. Huntsville, Texas.
- 2023, Nov 1/Oct 25: 6 Steps to Success in Early Childhood Special Ed. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2023, October 11: T-TESS Evaluations for Early Childhood Special Ed. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2023, September 19: Differentiation for CAN Students. Region 6 ESC. Huntsville, Texas.
- 2023, August 9: Featured Presenter. Rolling Plains SSA, Texas.
- 2023, August: From Chaos to Order: Productivity Hacks for Special Ed. SpEd Summit
- 2023, July 11-13: Session Presenter. TPT Forward Conference, Massachusetts.
- 2023, July 6-9: Session Presenter. Teacher Seller Summit, Virtual.
- 2023, June 29: Keynote Speaker. Special Education Instructional Conference, Houston, Texas.
- 2023, April 18: CBI, Collaboration & Communication. Life Skills Institute. Houston, Texas.
- 2023, March 4: Keynote Speaker. Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas.
- 2023, Mar 1/Mar 22: Instructional Hierarchy when Teaching SWSDs. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2023, February 20: Digital Coaching with Video & Videoconferencing. Region 10 ESC. Richardson, Texas.
- 2023, February 16: Differentiation for Students with Low-Incidence Disabilities. Region 9 ESC. Wichita Falls, Texas.
- 2023, February 15: Meaningful Math for LID Students. Region 14 ESC. Abilene, Texas.
- 2023, February 13: Meaningful Math for LID Students. Region 16 ESC. Amarillo, Texas.
- 2023, February 9: Differentiation for Students with LID. Region 17 ESC. Lubbock, Texas.
- 2023, February 7: Meaningful Math for LID Students. Region 5 ESC. Beaumont, Texas.
- 2023, February 6: Loving Literacy with LID Students. Region 5 ESC. Beaumont, Texas.
- 2023, Jan 5/Jan 12: 6 Steps to Success in a LID Classroom. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2022, December 13: Standards, Strategies, and Functional Skills. Life Skills Institute. Houston, Texas.
- 2022, Oct 6/Oct 20: Improved Instruction for LID Students. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2022, July 15: Differentiation for LID Students. Region 14 ESC. Abilene, Texas.
- 2022, June: Antecedent-Based Interventions. Texas Autism Conference. Houston, Texas.
- 2022, May 10: Pedagogy for Teaching LID Students. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2022, April 11: Digital Coaching to Amplify Your Impact. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2022, April 7: Literacy for Students with Low Incidence Disabilities. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2022, March 11: Featured Presenter. Life Skills Institute. Region 3 ESC. Victoria, Texas.
- 2022, Feb 15/Feb 22: Instructional Hierarchy when Teaching in LID. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2022, February 10: Standards and More in Life Skills. Life Skills Institute, Houston, Texas.
- 2022, January 6: Paraeducator Partnership in LID Classrooms. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2021, December 8: Featured Speaker. Leadership Conference – Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2021, Nov 10/Nov 17: Improved Instruction in LID. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2021, October: 6 Steps to Success in LID. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2021, June: Antecedent-Based Interventions. Texas Autism Conference. Houston, Texas.
- 2021, May 10: Meaningful Math for Students with Significant Disabilities. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2020, Featured Speaker. Texas Complex Access Network (TxCAN) in Partnership with the Texas Education Agency.
- 2020: Session Presenter. Special Ed Teacher Training. Vidor ISD, Texas.
- 2019: Speaker. Instructional Technology Leadership Academy. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2019: Session Presenter. Special Ed Teacher Training. Vidor ISD, Texas.
- 2018: Meaningful Math for SWSDs. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2018: Loving Literacy for SWSDs. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2018: The Teacher-Para Partnership in Self-Contained Special Ed. Region 15 ESC. San Angelo, Texas.
- 2018: Speaker. Digital Learning Conference. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2018: Speaker. Texas Assistive Technology Network Conference. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2017: Improved Instruction for SWSDs. Region 8 ESC. Pittsburg, Texas.
- 2017: Speaker, Special Education Conference. Region 17 ESC. Lubbock, Texas.
- 2017: Guest Speaker. New Teacher Cadre. Sam Houston University. Huntsville, Texas.
- 2017: Presenter. Technology & Curriculum Conference of Aldine (TCCA). Aldine ISD, Texas.
- 2017: Speaker. Texas Assistive Technology Network Conference. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2016: Presenter. Technology & Curriculum Conference of Aldine (TCCA). Aldine ISD, Texas.
- 2016 Guest Speaker. New Teacher Cadre. Sam Houston University. Huntsville, Texas.
- 2015: Adapting Novels for Students with Disabilities. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2014: Loving Literacy for SWSDs. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas.
- 2014: Adapting Novels for Students with Disabilities. Region 4 ESC. Houston, Texas. 2014: Literacy for Students with Significant Disabilities. Region 3 ESC in Conjunction with the Texas Education Agency, Texas.
Train with Me Virtually!
Did my Texas Tour miss your neck of the woods? No worries, you can catch me virtually from the comfort of your classroom!
I have a ton of micro-learning opportunities for FREE in association with the Texas Education Agency and their SpEd Support Network. Maybe one of these sessions is for you:
Are You a Digital Creator? I’m Here For You Too!
I’ve spent a lot of time creating digital resources, websites, and content over the last decade-plus… and I’ve learned a few things. Let me show you some shortcuts, efficiency hacks, and best practices that will have you designing like a pro in no time!
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Leveling Up Your Digital Products with AI
From the 2024 Conference in San Diego, Check out this session with ’10 Ways to Differentiate and Add Value’
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Mastering Mockups in PowerPoint
Learn how to transform your mockups from meh to marvelous and up your online game and sales too.
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