Videos

Academic Instruction/Group Instruction/Direct Instruction: This segment of the five-part webinar series will address research-based instructional practices that increase the participation and success of students with autism during group instruction. Teacher-led academic instruction in inclusive classrooms will be featured.

This session of the five part series will address the following questions: What are social skills? Which ones are most important to teach? What instructional strategies are most effective for teaching social skills? How well-designed collaborative learning activities can pay 2-for-1 dividends by promoting both academic achievement and social skill development? The content will cover strategies such as class-wide peer tutoring and teaching students to recruit positive attention.

This segment of the webinar will address practices that promote the success of students with autism in general education classrooms. Specific practices will be described within five strategic approaches: a) teach self-monitoring/self-management skills, b) ensure success experiences, c) use group contingencies, d) collaborate with a focus on student outcomes, and e) increase parent involvement.

Teacher Competencies and Measuring Student Progress - This segment of the webinar will address practices that promote the success of students with autism in general education classrooms. Specific practices will be described within five strategic approaches: a) teach self-monitoring/self-management skills, b) ensure success experiences, c) use group contingencies, d) collaborate with a focus on student outcomes, and e) increase parent involvement.

A Quick Pick is a mini training module teachers can access on their own time and work through at their own pace. This Quick Pick is focused on alphabet knowledge. Teachers will gain an understanding of the alphabetic principle, how alphabet knowledge is a key component of early literacy development, and instructional practices to help foster alphabet knowledge in the classroom.

This session will explore the difference between race/equity and cultural responsiveness.

Resilience, Empowerment, and Natural supports for Education and Work (RENEW) is a Tier 3 level intervention for students at risk of dropping out due to emotional and behavioral challenges. RENEW uses person-centered planning and connects students to both formal and informal supports to help them meet their goals by developing and engaging a team of helpers.

RENEW is a youth-directed planning and support process designed to meet the needs of young people with emotional and behavioral challenges transitioning from school to adult life. This video tells the story of a student, Ashlyn, and how RENEW has made a positive impact on her school experiences and her planning for post-school goals.

RENEW is a youth-directed planning and support process designed to meet the needs of young people with emotional and behavioral challenges transitioning from school to adult life. This video tells the story of a student, Lance, and how RENEW has made a positive impact on his school experiences and his planning for post-school goals.

RENEW is a youth-directed planning and support process designed to meet the needs of young people with emotional and behavioral challenges transitioning from school to adult life. This video tells the story of a student, Sara, and how RENEW has made a positive impact on her school experiences and her planning for post-school goals.