This is the fourth course in a series of 12, 30-minute online courses. After completing Tip 4: Developing Social and Behavioral Expectations, the participant will be able to discuss: The Hidden Curriculum, which entails how to behave in a new social setting Antecedent supports Consequence supports Video modeling
Type: Learning Opportunity
This is the fifth course in a series of 12, 30-minute online courses. This strategy discusses establishing clear expectations for a student with autism. After completing Tip 5: Establishing Clear Expectations - Academic, a participant will be able to discuss: Developing academic expectations Visual supports and accommodations
Type: Learning Opportunity
This is the sixth course in a series of 12, 30-minute online courses. After completing Tip 6: Create a Positive Learning Community, a participant will be able to discuss Fostering a sense of community, including group activities and group interdependency Promoting awareness and acceptance, including modeling acceptance, promoting opportunities to actively and successfully participate, pull-out to…
Type: Learning Opportunity
This is the seventh course in a series of 12, 30-minute online courses. After completing Tip 7: Promote Positive Peer Interactions, a participant will be able to discuss Providing opportunities for students to socialize, including sample activities, supporting socialization and peer-mediated instruction Providing opportunities for students to work together on academics, including peer groupings…
Type: Learning Opportunity
This is the eighth course in a series of 12, 30-minute online courses. After completing Tip 8: Use Instructional Strategies That Promote Successful Learning, a participant will be able to discuss: Understanding how students learn, including information processing model and breakdowns in the process Improving attention, including definition of attention, teacher behaviors and environmental…
Type: Learning Opportunity
This is the ninth course in a series of 12, 30-minute online courses. After completing Tip 9: Use Behavioral Strategies That Promote Successful Learning, a participant will be able to discuss Understanding behavior management Using positive reinforcement Using positive behavioral supports Using group vs. individual behavior systems Using behavior contracts and self-management system Selecting a…
Type: Learning Opportunity
This is the tenth course in a series of 12, 30-minute online courses. After completing Tip 10: Develop a Plan to Address Challenging Behavior, a participant will be able to discuss: "Challenging behaviors" AKA "Contextually inappropriate behaviors" Determining what went wrong Identifying reasons for behaviors Functional communication training Seeking help from special education team
Type: Learning Opportunity
This is the eleventh course in a series of 12, 30-minute online courses. After completing Tip 11: Borrow from the Special Educator's Toolbox, a participant will be able to discuss Strategies for working with lower functioning students with autism Task analysis Prompting levels and prompt fading Understanding ABA Sensory issues in autism Controversial treatments
Type: Learning Opportunity
This is the twelfth course in a series of 12, 30-minute online courses. After completing Tip 12: Respect Each Student's Dignity and Need for Autonomy, a participant will be able to discuss: Treating students with dignity The principles of teaching students with disabilities Understanding the IDEA
Type: Learning Opportunity
In this online training, you will learn ways to support communication for individuals with autism. Some individuals have speech, but it may not be effective. Others may not have any speech and exhibit behaviors, appropriate or inappropriate, to communicate. These individuals might benefit from supports and/or tools called Augmentative and Alternative Communication or AAC. We will discuss the…
Type: Learning Opportunity
