| Description | | This full-day workshop is designed to provide training for paraprofessional support staff and supervisory professionals (certified staff) who are working with children with autism and related disabilities. The focus will be on collaboration and defining roles and responsibilities. The first 20 teams (supervising teacher and paraprofessional/s) registering will receive a copy of The Paraprofessional’s Guide to the Inclusive Classroom Working as a Team, Second Edition.
Topics that will be addressed include:
A “short course” on autism and related conditions
The hallmark features of autism in social behavior & communication/language impairment
Impact of student’s interests, activities and imagination
Abnormal response to sensation
Theory of mind, information processing, and organization skills
The changing roles and responsibilities of the paraprofessional as well as some pitfalls
Being a member of a team in the inclusive classroom
Providing curricular and individualized instructional support
Understanding and implementing positive behavior supports
Maintaining communication between team members and confidentiality of information |
| Location | | ESU 10 Kearney NE - Conference Room B - North Wing (click here for building map) |
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| Audience | | Audience: Paraprofessionals, General and Special Education Teachers who supervise Paraprofessionals, Administrators and School Psychologists. Paraeducators registering must be accompanied by their cooperating teacher from general/special ed. classrooms. |
