«Breaking Barriers: digital education for students with SEN»
Guadalupe Montero de EspinosaDirector of Educación – NEE in Smile and Learn
Abstract
The use of technological tools for educational intervention in students with special educational needs can contribute to breaking down numerous barriers related both to access to information and to the curricular content itself. The competency-based educational framework requires extensive and flexible resources that allow learning to be contextualized and adjusted to the rhythms and development of each person, paying special attention to cognitive diversity and the specific needs that contribute to achieving an inclusive quality education.
Bio
Lupe Montero is a Special Education Teacher and Intervention Expert in Autism Spectrum Disorder. She is currently the person in charge of the Special Educational Needs area of Smile and Learn after almost a decade as director of the Colegio de Educación Especial Alenta de Madrid. She is the author of the Aulautista blog and co-author of the Leo with Lula Project, she has developed numerous experiences of using ICT for intervention through practical projects with students with ASD and in collaboration with various entities and universities. He co-directs the training series “Technology and autism” promoted by Fundación Orange and regularly develops training activities for professionals, showing in his interventions the potential of technology to support the person with ASD both in their learning and in the development of skills of functional character.
