5 DAY CLASSROOM TRAINING - ELEMENTARY/ADOLESCENT - GREENSBORO

This five-day training introduces the basic TEACCH strategies used in educating children with autism. Lectures are combined with direct, supervised experience in a demonstration classroom that has students with autism to present appropriate teaching methods for students on a variety of levels of functioning.

Description:

This five-day training introduces the basic TEACCH strategies used in educating children with autism. Lectures are combined with direct, supervised experience in a demonstration classroom that has students with autism to present appropriate teaching methods for students on a variety of levels of functioning.

Date:

Monday July 23, 2012-Friday July 27, 2012

Training Location:

Sternberger Elementary School
518 North Holden Rd.
Greensboro, NC  27410

Contact:

Vicki Matier

Center

Greensboro Center

Category:

Five-Day Classroom Training

Agenda:

Monday

  • Introduction to TEACCH Program and Overview of Training
  • Characteristics of Autism
  • Structured Teaching
  • Working with Families

Tuesday

  • Doing Assessments and Planning Structured Teaching Activities
  • Discussion of the Day’s Training Activities and Applying Concepts to your Setting

Wednesday

  • Structuring for Independence
  • Planning Independent and Vocational Activities
  • Discussion of the Day’s Training Activities and Applying Concepts to your Setting

Thursday

  • Structuring Communication
  • Planning Communication Activities
  • Discussion of the Day’s Training Activities and Applying Concepts to your Setting
  • Setting Up Structure in your Setting

Friday

  • Structuring Leisure and Social Skills
  • Planning Leisure and Social Activities
  • Behavior Management for Individuals with Autism

Presenters:

  1. Greensboro TEACCH Clinical Director
  2. Psychoeducational Therapists and experienced Autism Consultants affiliated with the TEACCH program.

Target Audience:

This course is designed for teachers, psychologists, itinerant teachers, as well as researchers, clinicians, and others interested in educating students with Autism and related communication disabilities.

Content:

Since 1972, TEACCH has coordinated the nation’s largest statewide public-based educational and treatment program for children with Autism and related communication handicaps. With IDEA ’97 (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997) emphasizing least restrictive settings, more people with Autism and other behavior, learning and communication disorders are being served in an array of school and community settings. This has increased the need for comprehensive in-service training for teachers and other professional working with them. TEACCH, a division of the Medical School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides training to teachers and other professionals around the world.

Objectives:

In this workshop participants will…

  • learn how to design highly individualized and effective modifications that take advantage of an individual’s unique strengths, peak skills and high interest areas to work on deficits.­­­­­­­­­
  • learn how to develop strategies utilizing organizational and visual structuring methods to make expectations cleared for individuals with Autism.
  • work with individuals with Autism of varying ages and ability levels in classroom or vocational  settings.
  • prepare structure to teach in a variety of curriculum areas including academic, vocational, communication, leisure, and social.

Continuing Education Credits:

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available to those participants attending all scheduled activities.  Your tuition will cover the costs of the CEUs.

Selection:

There are limited slots available for each training session.  Final deadline for receipt of applications and payments is June 20, 2012.  When all spaces are filled, applicants will be wait-listed and admission will be made on an “as available” or stand-by basis.

TO APPLY FOR THIS TEACCH FIVE DAY CLASSROOM TRAINING: Complete the attached application form in its entirety.  Please type or print legibly.  Applications accepted by fax or mail.  Call to ensure receipt of faxed applications.  Notification of acceptance will be emailed.  Payment does not guarantee availability.  It the class reaches full capacity, payments will be returned to applicant with notification of wait-list status.


Cost:

In-state               $650.00

Out-of-state        $1,300.00

Fees include registration, a light continental breakfast, lunch on-site, and snacks each day, training materials, and Continuing Education Units (only for those who attend all 5 days).  Fees do not include travel or accommodations.

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Information:

If you have any questions regarding this training, please contact:
Vicki Matier, Training Coordinator, Greensboro TEACCH Center
Phone:  336-334-5773, ext 200       Fax:  336-334-5811

Accommodations:

Fairfield Inn & Suites Marriott
4308 Big Tree Way
Greensboro, NC 27409
(336) 369-1300

 

Holiday Express
4305 Big Tree Way
Greensboro, NC 27409
(336) 854-0090

 

Courtyard by Marriott
4400 West Wendover Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27407
(336) 294-3800

 

Downtown Greensboro Marriott
304 N. Greene Street
Greensboro, NC  27401
(336) 379-8000