STRUCTURED TEACHING ACROSS THE SPECTRUM

Pitt County Shrine Club
569 Irish Lane
Winterville, NC  28590

Center

Greenville Center

Monday, February 20, 2012

8:30 am – 4:00 pm
• Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Informal Assessment of Case Studies
• Physical Structure
• Schedules

Tuesday February 21, 2012

9:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Teaching Toward Visual Structure and Independence
• Tasks Assessment
• Work Systems
• Small and Large Group Activities
• Behavior Management
• Fun With Structured Teaching
• Question and Answer
• Evaluations/Statement of Completion (NO CEU’s)

This workshop is designed for special education teachers, teaching assistants, special education directors, psychologists, allied-health educational staff and other interested professionals.  General education teachers, if interested, should contact us to determine the appropriateness of this workshop.

Since 1972, TEACCH has coordinated the nation’s largest statewide public based educational and treatment programs for persons with autism and related communication handicaps. With current educational mandates emphasizing least restrictive settings, many more children with autism and other related behavior syndromes are being served in public schools, thus creating a need for in-service training activities for teachers. In the past thirty years, TEACCH has made its training activities available to teachers and other professionals from around the world.

At the conclusion of workshop, participants will be able to:
* Understand structured teaching methods for beginning, moderate and higher level students with autism.
* Understand some of the main characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorders.
* Be able to design a physical learning space for a student with autism.
* Be able to design a visual schedule and work system for a student with autism.
* Understand the importance of visual structure in designing independent educational activities for students with autism.
* Be able to describe the TEACCH approach to behavior management.

Certificates of Completion containing Contact Hours will be available at the end of the workshop to participants attending ALL scheduled activities (no partial credits will be issued). Licensing boards, certifying bodies and regulatory agencies may differ in the way they recognize Contact Hours in fulfilling necessary professional credit. Participants should contact their local licensing boards to determine the appropriateness of Contact Hours toward professional development credits. (No continuing education credits are provided.)

There are limited slots available for each workshop session.  Applicants are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Click here to apply online. Please put N/A beside any field that is not applicable to you.  You may also apply for this training, by printing the Registration Form click here for a link to the Form and fax it to 252-830-3322.  Please call 252-830-3300, ext 0 to confirm receipt of fax.  Mail original form or confirmation e-mail with payment.  The deadline for application has been extended until Monday, February 13, 2012 or until full.   Space fills quickly! In the past, the program has been completely full prior to the deadline. When all spaces are filled, applicants will be wait-listed and admission will be made on an “as available” or stand-by basis.

$200 for North Carolina Applicants
$360 for Out-of-State Applicants

Fees for this workshop include registration, light continental breakfast (at 8:30 each morning), lunch, snacks, materials, supplies and Certificate of Contact Hours for eligible participants.  Fees do not include travel or accommodations.  Please note that payment or purchase order should be mailed at time of application and is non-refundable.

Questions Regarding This Workshop May be Directed to:

Joan Whaley, Workshop Coordinator, Greenville TEACCH Center
Phone:  252-830-3300, ext 222       Fax:  252-830-3322
E-mail: Joan_Whaley@med.unc.edu

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