In-Person Trainings and Professional Development

Offered Trainings

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.
Name of Training Description of Content Covered Length Typical Audience

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.

 Special Education Teachers and Paras

+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

 Special Education Teachers and Paras

+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

 Special Education Teachers and Paras

+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

 Special Education Teachers and Paras

+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

 Special Education Teachers and Paras

+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

 Special Education Teachers and Paras

 

Name of Training Description of Content Covered Length Typical Audience
Programming for High Support Needs

- 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)

 Special Education Teachers and Paras of Resource and Functional Skills Classrooms
Hands-On Strategy Skills Training

- 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!)
Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plans

- 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.

 6 Hour Training with practice opportunities Special Education Teachers, Administrators and Paras
Creating Purposeful IEPs 

-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.

 3.5 Hours with practice opportunities Special Education Teachers, Administrators
Data Collection Systems that Make Sense

- 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.

 3.5 Hours with practice opportunities Special Education Teachers, Administrators and Paras
Creating Positive Classroom Environments

-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

 3 Hours General education teachers, special education teachers, paras
Function Based Thinking

This workshop covers paradigm and mindset shifts regarding behavior and function-based thinking. This presentation will cover how to look beyond the surface of behaviors and examine behavior as a form of communication to determine its function. Need extra help and want to walk through the process in real time with one of our Autism Resource Specialists? More info will be provided on how you can sign up for our FBA Training Model as well!

 1 Hour General education teachers, special education teachers, paras

 

Customize Trainings

We are able to customize any training or professional development to fit the time, audience, and topics you wish to cover. Please feel free to contact us using the In-Person Training Request Form and let us know what training you are needing!