July 26th, 2022
These sessions are part of the full day of breakout sessions
Keynote with Amber Latta
Amber Latta will share the latest updates coming to WebKIDSS this fall. You will be the first to know and get a first hand look at what is coming your way.
S’MORRES and Classroom Implementation Presented by Jennifer Svaty and Samantha Moran
Do you have a student who uses AAC? Do you have a student who might benefit from AAC? Then join us for an interactive workshop style session where we look at how to incorporate AAC use throughout the student’s day.
Prior Written Notice presented by Amber Latta
This session will involve the process for completing a PWN. While there is no set statement(s) that can be put into the notice every time to guarantee compliance, there are some tips and tricks to help you remember best practices. This training will be based on your agency-specific form that is currently being utilized in practice.
What’s the Function?! Looking at Functional Behavior Assessments through a New Lens presented by Megan Lady
Struggling to figure out why a student is behaving a specific way? Need a systematic process and teammates to help figure it out? When working with students who present complex behavioral needs, it can be difficult to know how to craft an effective behavior plan. There’s good news! Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA’s) are the precursor that can help guide your specially designed plans. This session will provide an overview of the FBA, outline the process, and provide examples and resources for the school team.
Keynote with Trooper Ben
Trooper Ben’s journey through school is woven together with Individual Education Plans (IEP’s), passionate supportive teachers, and a strong desire to become something. You’ll leave feeling motivated, inspired and ready to help others become the best person they can aspire to be.
Behavior Intervention Plans presented by David Robinett
This session touches on the basics of behavior intervention plans (BIPs). Learn how to utilize functional behavior assessments to create meaningful BIPs. David will provide training on how to teach new replacement skills, the new skills that need to be taught in order to learn a replacement behavior, to improve general skills, or to improve self-control. He will take you step by step through the BIP and give examples. Finally, you will explore setting goals and how to effectively establish them to be measurable.
How To Train and Manage Paras presented by Sarah J. Loquist
Learn from our General Counsel some of the best practices in training and managing paras, including collaboration, training on behavior plans, effective scheduling, and more.
Transition Assessment Tools presented by Christina Scherberger
This presentation will focus on transition for middle and high school students. One topic will include how to start the transition process with students. We will discuss Individualized Education Plan requirements for transition and to how to make these individualized for each student. Steps will be shown on how to organize your workload for efficiency and how to make sure transition steps are followed. We will discuss what to consider when choosing a formal or informal transition assessment. We will also discuss different ways to engage parents in the transition process as well as how to connect families with community resources. Other transition activities to be discussed will include community work sites, task boxes, job skills groups and life skills classes.
This session will be the full day of training on July 26th
Structured Teaching & VB MAP presented by Eileen Webster & Kim Specht
Structured Teaching- Developed from the TEACHH Program, an evidence-based practice, and methodology of how to structure your classroom for optimal success for visual learners such as students with autism, ADHD, and much more.
Verbal Behavior- Have you ever heard someone say, "Behavior is Communication"? This training will help you understand the true meaning behind that concept as you gain insight into the science of all behavior (good or bad) as it relates to learning how to communicate. This is highly recommended for teachers that work with our more functional learners, early learners, and/or students with Autism that have communication deficits.