March 23rd Workshop
Valid Gains Through Video Games (VGTVG)
A one-of-a-kind conference hosted at Monmouth University (West Long Branch, New Jersey) that aims to combine the exciting and important worlds of education and video games.
We believe that learning and digital play go hand-in-hand, and it’s our mission to start, support, and celebrate meaningful conversations about this belief. By bringing together forward-thinking individuals involved in schools, healthcare, private practice, and video game design/development, ideas can be generated that help everyone to see how video game experiences can be thoughtfully infused into learning and therapeutic goals.
It’s our opinion that from this 21st-century approach, today’s students, clients, and patients are better able to succeed in the “game of life” and “level up” in education, therapy, and beyond.
Conference Chair: Dr. Erik X. Raj
Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024
Time: 9 AM to 5 PM
Cost: FREE
Where: Monmouth University Graduate Center (Building C)
185 State Highway 36
West Long Branch, NJ 07764
Information: https://www.vgtvgconference.com
Registration: https://www.vgtvgconference.com/registration
April 20th Workshop
AAC IMPLEMENTATION IN THE SCHOOLS: APPROACHES, IDEAS, AND NEXT STEPS
Description: This workshop provides essential and functional information for working with students who have complex
communication needs. Fundamental principles of AAC will be reviewed and how it can work to promote communicative
competence. Evidence-based practice methods will be explored to support goal development and vocabulary engineering
for no-tech, low-tech, and dynamic voice output methodologies. A range of implementation methods relevant to different
communicative contexts will be presented via case studies and emphasis on hands-on experience to promote
understanding and generalization of material presented. Participants will be provided information which can be
implemented immediately at their workplace.
Presenter: Dr. Christina Luna is a speech-language pathologist licensed in New Jersey and Florida. Since earning her
bachelor’s and master’s degrees in communication disorders and deafness at the William Paterson University of New
Jersey and her doctoral degree at Nova Southeastern University, Dr. Luna has worked with adults and children with
swallowing and a wide variety of communication disorders in a range of settings for more than 25 years. A former
adjunct professor and assistant professor at Kean University, Dr. Luna currently works in her partnership private practice
with Donna Spillman-Kennedy, MS, CCC-SLP focusing on augmentative alternative communication services for clients
across the lifespan with a variety of complex communication needs including autism, visual impairment, medical
conditions, and physical challenges. Her practice also provides training for use of specific AAC systems and
implementation and professional workshops. She is certified in LSVT LOUD and LSVT LOUD for Pediatrics and works
with clients with developmental and acquired neurological conditions as well as executive function disorders. She is
active in NJSHA, currently serving as the chair of the private practice committee.
Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024
8:30 am - 9:00 am Sign-in (light breakfast will be served)
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Presentation
Place: Summit Speech School
705 Central Avenue
New Providence, NJ 07974
Credit: 3 Hours Towards Licensure
NJ Dept. of Ed. Registered Development Provider, ID# 1617
Conference Fee: ($25 per participant)
Contact carolazimm@verizon.net
Please RSVP by April 13, 2024
Note: We must receive notice 48 hours before the program for cancellations.
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Membership & Workshop Payment Options
Zelle
Choose unioncountyslha@gmail.com
(any questions call 908-217-5463)
OR
Checks made out To UCSHA
Sent to:
Carol Zimmerman
23 Glenwood Rd
Fanwood, NJ 07023
908-391-6282