Workshops

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Half-Day Workshop

Seminar: Autism From Bell to Bell

This fast-paced session will share and demonstrate strategies to support students with autism throughout their school day. Topics will include supports for setting up the classroom environment, social skills, behavioral, communication needs, and sensory needs. From the time the school bell rings in the morning to getting on the bus at the end of the day, there are so many opportunities to implement evidence-based strategies to improve student outcomes. We will also look at some free or inexpensive web-based applications or apps to support the topics. I will share stories of people with autism, what I learned, and how I use this to teach others. This will inspire everyone with a solid basis for what we do, how we do it, and why we do it! Strategies, higher expectations, and hope for a bright future!

When you look at the classroom environment it is important to consider the physical structure/boundaries creating for students to successfully access their learning. This would include furniture arrangement, use of visual supports and boundaries, use of color, lighting, seating options and much more. Social and communication go hand in hand and will be addressed by use of visuals, social stories, communication devices, video modeling, aided language stimulation and more. . Behavioral supports are all encompassing (room set up, visuals, how academics are presented, communication systems, and more). Everything a teacher does can affect the behaviors of students. I will share many effective strategies to utilize. I will share “first- then”, powerful reinforcers, looking at the function of the behavior and self-regulation At the end of this session an educator or therapist will have enough information and/or ideas to go back and make changes to their program immediately.

Speaker: Mo Buti

With over 32 years of experience, Mo is a practiced professional in the field of disabilities providing services and support to those with disabilities, their families & schools. She managed autism programs/services for over 6,000 students as Director of Autism & Intellectual Disabilities at Chicago Public Schools. She was also a special education teacher, autism itinerant, and special education administrator. Mo possesses a M.Ed-BD, M.Ed-ADMIN, QIDP certification, Director of Special Education degree/certificate from Illinois and her Type 75 Administrator certification. Mo is a dynamic, international speaker and well-respected authority on autism, intellectual disabilities, behavioral strategies, educational strategies, & more!

Course Outline:

1. Classroom environment
   1. Furniture arrangement
   2. Visual boundaries
   3. Desk organization
2. Social Skills
   1. Video Modeling
   2. Visuals
   3. Role playing
3. Communication
   1. Expressive and receptive
   2. Total communication
   3. High tech and low tech AAC
   4. Aided language stimulation
4. Behavior
   1. Classroom rules
   2. Powerful reinforcement
   3. Function of behavior
   4. Regulation system and sensory

Course Objectives:

On completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Participants will be able to identify a minimum of 3 areas to improve the physical structure of their program/classroom to improve the environment for students with autism.
2. Participants will be able to identify a minimum of 3 behavioral supports to utilize with students with autism.
3. Participants will be able to identify a minimum of 3 supports to enhance communication skills for students with autism.
4. Participants will be able to identify a minimum of 3 supports to enhance social skills for students with autism.

Who Can Benefit?

Special needs teachers, mainstream teachers, allied educators, learning support teachers, early interventionists, parents and professionals.

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Course Fees & Closing Dates

Registration Type	Closing Date	Fees (S$) / pax
	31 Dec 2023	180
Normal	Till Full	220