Our next Autism Resource Team meeting will be held on Thursday February 2 from 4:00 to 5:30. This meeting will be an opportunity for teachers to have extra work time on behalf of our students with autism. You can work in collaboration with each other or individually depending on the needs. If you need to work with or help from a paraprofessional during this time, please have them place the extra time on their time sheet. Please complete a Stipend Pay Sheet with the date and time if you choose to work. If this date and time does not work for you and you would like an additional 90 minutes another day or time in February, please let me know.
Here are some resources that might be beneficial based on some issues with students with autism in the school district:
1. Autism Society for Wisconsin: Resources for Educators
http://www.asw4autism.org/educate.htm
2. PBIS for Students with Autism
Contains excellent examples for students at the universal, targeted, and intensive levels.
http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/pdf/ldrcon11-autism-pbis-mazeika-parker.pdf
3. ADOS Autism Observation Scale
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule is a model that our MAES Special Education Teacher Amy Wagner has been officially trained in. If you feel this would be beneficial in terms of observation and would like a copy of the kit, please let me know. Here is a link:
http://portal.wpspublish.com/portal/page?_pageid=53,70384&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
4. Functional Behavioral Assessment for Students with Autism
Extensive link to resources related to Functional Behavioral Assessments including those specifically for students with autism: http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/sped/sbfba.html
5. Statewide Autism Trainings
I have already had 1 staff member express interest. If either of these interest you, please let me know:
February 7-8, 2012 – Advanced Level, Addressing Instructional Strategies (Comfort Inn & Suites, De Forest)
In this NEW training, trainers will provide participants with many ideas and strategies to teach students with autism academics and activities of daily living. Using a combination of technology and low-tech ideas, participants will receive answers to questions such as “How do I teach him to ____?” Participants will learn about matching student strengths to strategies, discrete trial format, collaborating with the student, teaching a format and inclusive instruction. Technology to support instructional strategies will be demonstrated throughout.
March 6-7, 2012 – Basic Level (Holiday Inn Campus Area, Eau Claire)
This is a great training to invite general education teachers, new sped staff, paraprofessionals, and other staff working with students with autism. Trainers will provide a general overview of autism and autism-related teaching strategies and will respond to specific questions from participants about challenging behaviors and teaching strategies.
6. Autism Society of Wisconsin Annual Conference - May 3-5
http://www.asw4autism.org/Conference/2012%20Conference/Keynote%20Information.pdf
7. Budget for 12-13
If you have specific budget items related to autism that would be beneficial for your classroom - boardmaker, writing with symbols, edmark reading computer version, assistive technology, etc then please let me know. This would be the time to submit a purchase order for planning for 12-13.
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