June 8
Research Based Classroom Interventions for Autism and Aspergers Syndrome: Overview
MSU Billings College of Education Building
Room 310

IDEA requires teachers to provide instructional interventions that have been scientifically supported by empirical evidence. This workshop will provide an overview of several instructional strategies for students with autism that can be used in classrooms. A wide variety of research-based interventions will be presented for students on the autism spectrum. Solutions to common instructional problems will be highlighted. Skill levels of students addressed in this workshop will range from high-functioning or Asperger’s syndrome to classic autism.

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June 9
Research Based Classroom Interventions for Autism and Aspergers Syndrome: Advanced Methods
MSU Billings College of Education Building
Room 310

This day will focus on instructional delivery models cited by the National Research Council’s report and more recent meta-analyses on effective and promising practices for children with autism. Applied behavior  analysis, discrete trial training, pivotal response training, incidental teaching, and peer-mediated models of instruction will be demonstrated along with social stories, picture exchange communication system (PECS), structured teaching, and socialization strategies. From this workshop, participants will make and take materials back to their classrooms. 

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June 10
Research Based Classroom Interventions for Autism and Aspergers Syndrome: Overview
MSU Billings College of Education Building
Room 310

IDEA requires teachers to provide instructional interventions that have been scientifically supported by empirical evidence. This workshop will provide an overview of several instructional strategies for students with autism that can be used in classrooms. A wide variety of research-based interventions will be presented for students on the autism spectrum. Solutions to common instructional problems will be highlighted. Skill levels of students addressed in this workshop will range from high-functioning or Asperger’s syndrome to classic autism.

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June 11
Research Based Classroom Interventions for Autism and Aspergers Syndrome: Advanced Methods
MSU Billings College of Education Building
Room 310

This day will focus on instructional delivery models cited by the National Research Council’s report and more recent meta-analyses on effective and promising practices for children with autism. Applied behavior  analysis, discrete trial training, pivotal response training, incidental teaching, and peer-mediated models of instruction will be demonstrated along with social stories, picture exchange communication system (PECS), structured teaching, and socialization strategies. From this workshop, participants will make and take materials back to their classrooms. 

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June 12
Trainer of Paraeducator Academies (TOPA) Train the Trainer Session
MSU Billings College of Education Building
Room 417

This workshop is an opportunity for special education teachers to become Trainer of Paraeducator Academies (TOPA) trainers for the paraprofessionals at their schools. These academies provide the continual training that paraprofessionals need for No Child Left Behind (NCLB). There are twenty two academies. These academies provide a solid working foundation for paraprofessionals and teachers that create a common understanding of special education goals, objectives, and language. These trainings are a great way to create a team approach to meet the needs of students.

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June 18 & 19
Paraeducator Academy: Significant Supports for Challenging Behavior
MSU Billings Liberal Arts Building
Room 206

This academy is intended to provide paraeducators with the knowledge and skills needed for working with children who have significant behavior support needs. The academy focuses on working with students who have challenging behaviors. Its aim is to provide paraeducators with a basic understanding of behavior support and to provide them with the necessary skills to implement written behavior support plans. The workshop’s focal points are an introduction to behavior support and the relationships between challenging behavior, inclusion and friendship, assessment tools, and behavior support plans.

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‘Step Up to Writing’ is the “how-to” manual for teaching writing at all grade levels with built in differentiation. Participants in this workshop will learn: the twelve most effective elements of writing instruction, how to support student reading comprehension through writing, note-taking strategies, and planning strategies for quality non-fiction writing.

For more information on ‘STEP Up to Writing’ visit their web site at www.stepuptowriting.com.

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