Day 1
The Inclusive Classroom, with Paula Kluth, Ph.D.

This interactive day features group activities, real-world stories, and tools you can bring back
to the classroom immediately. Participants will learn practical ways of supporting students
with autism spectrum labels and other disabilities within a general education classroom. The
centerpiece of the presentation is Paula’s “Top Ten Strategies List for Inclusive Classrooms”
in which she addresses the need for sensory supports, visuals, active learning, “safe space,"
and materials that capitalize on student strengths. Other topics addressed include defining
(and redefining) autism, listening to the voices of those with autism, creating more responsive
lessons, making the classroom comfortable, and providing opportunities for communication
skill development. The presentation provides teachers with the necessary knowledge and
strategies to understand every student as complex, as capable, and as a learner.

Learning Objectives for Participants:
-Compare and contrast definitions of autism
-Learn how some people with autism see and experience schooling
-Learn the benefits of inclusive schools for students with autism
-Learn active learning techniques appropriate for K-12 classrooms
-Learn ideas for adapting curriculum and instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners
-Learn techniques for supporting the development of communication skills and competencies
in inclusive classrooms

Day 2
Building Social Relationships in ASDs, with Scott Bellini, Ph.D.

This engaging workshop will provide an overview of a social skill instructional model
developed by Dr. Bellini. The workshop will provide research on social-emotional functioning
as well as practical and effective strategies for teaching social interaction skills to children
and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). The model provides a systematic
and comprehensive framework to guide parents and practitioners in the development and
implementation of effective social skills programming.

Learning Objectives for Participants:
-Increase knowledge of social and emotional functioning
-Increase awareness of the relationship between social skill deficits and social anxiety
-Develop skills necessary to assess social functioning
-Increase awareness of skill acquisition versus performance deficits
-Increase awareness of available social skills strategies
-Develop skills necessary to implement social skills strategies

 

 

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CEUs
Inclusion and Social Skills in Autism Spectrum Disorders is approved for up to 1.2 CEUs (12 hours).

To register for CEUs, click on the link below to download the Session Attendance Report Form, complete the form, and save the file using this file name model:

2009-Autism-MinneapolisASD-Lastname-Firstname.xls.

Then send the file as an email attachment to ceus@aacinstitute.org. This is a spreadsheet file (.xls). If any difficulty is encountered in using this form, write to ceus@aacinstitute.org to request an alternative file format.

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Evaluation and Learning Assessment
Please take a moment to download, complete, and return the Evaluation and Learning Outcomes Form. After completing the form, save it, attach it to an email message, and send it to ceus@aacinstitute.org.

Download Evaluation and Learning Assessment Form now.

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CEU Certificates will be sent to those submitting all forms.