In-Person Trainings and Professional Development

Autism+ Series

The Autism+ series is replacing our well loved Autism 101 Make and Take training to allow more focus on content and engagement. With this new series of trainings, you can mix and match two of our half day trainings to create a full day training for your district that includes make and take and hands on learning opportunities. If this is your first training in the series, you will want to complete the Autism training and add one of the topic trainings for the afternoon. For subsequent training days, please feel free to combine two training topics your district has not yet completed.

Autism 

Neurodiverse affirming language and explanation of characteristics of Autism commonly seen in learners in the school setting.

3 Hours including hands on learning activities.

+Behavior

Going back to the basics of behavior to help educators quickly identify the function of behavior and implement evidence based practices to help learners be successful. This training discusses multiple ways to change behavior including changing antecedents, teaching replacement behaviors, and altering consequences. 

3.5 Hours including hands on learning and make and take activities

+Communication

Creating an overview of just how important it is to give each student an appropriate way to communicate. This includes communication supports, activities, and resources to help facilitate student communication

3.5 Hours including hands on learning and make and take activities

+Social Skills

A deep dive into the importance of social skills and how to appropriately embed them within the classroom.

3.5 Hours including hands on learning and make and take activities

+Sensory Tools

Taking a stronger look at the sensory needs students might be craving in the classroom setting, and ways to create activities and solutions to assist them with getting their sensory needs met.

3.5 Hours including hands on learning and make and take activities

+Environmental Supports

Setting you and your students up for success by setting up your classroom! Learn how to manipulate your classroom environment to best accommodate your learners.

3.5 Hours including hands on learning and make and take activities

- Ways to incorporate functional skills into your classroom activities and academics

- The why behind independent work systems

- How to create an Independent work system

- How to create task boxes and task cards

3.5 Hours Training Portion

4.5 Hours with Make and Take (optional)

- Utilizes Behavior Skills Training Model to teach participants how to use Evidence Based Practices materials and strategies in their classroom.

- Hands on demonstrations, practice, and role play opportunities

4 hours for half-day option

7 hours for full day option

Special Education Teachers and Paras (specifically designed for paras but teachers would benefit as well! We recommend doing it together!)

40 Person Max. 

- Step by step guide of how to complete an FBA and BIP in your school

- Hands on learning opportunities for data collection hypothesized function, and writing FBAs and BIPs.

- Data sheets and Materials will be provided as well.

-Review the purpose for IEP and each of the important parts to consider. 

- Learn how to create SMARTER IEP goals for students of all age groups, subjects, and abilities. 

- Brainstorming IEP goals for students utilizing functional and individualized curriculum, as well as, behavioral, communication, and social skills.

- In depth training on different data collection methods and when to use them. 

- Hands on practice opportunities to practice taking data.

- Using QR codes,  Google forms, and relevant apps for data collection

- Creating data sheets using Google slides/docs.

- Practical application for the classroom and how to keep it all organized.

- Data sheets for your classroom and materials will be provided.

-Foundational Research based strategies to create positive learning environments where students can be successful

-Learn to change how you look at behavior 

-In-depth training on reinforcement and antecedent based interventions to motivate students to excel