Supporting Students with Autism in Education
A 3 credit (90 Act 48 Hours) online course - With more and more students being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum disorders, it is important for educators to examine their perceptions & expand their knowledge base of this disability category in order to meet these students' needs. Time Frame: 3/31/2021 - 4/21/2021
Session 1: Autism Spectrum-Examine the latest research from the National Institute of Mental Health on Autism Spectrum Disorders.
• Aspergers
• PDD-NOS
• Autism
Session 2: Social Aspect of Autism-Explore the social idiosyncrasies of students with autism.
• Modern movie portrayals of people with autism
• Examine "The Social Code," a program to promote social inclusion
• Social Stories
Session 3: Working with Students with Autism in your Classroom-Research strategies & interventions to utilize in the classroom when working with students with autism.
• Multiple learning modalities
• Promoting on task behavior
• Defining teacher role vs. assistant role
• Routines
Session 4: Setting your Classroom up for Success-Review teacher tested strategies for supporting students with autism in their classroom.
• Create calm classroom climate
• Build positive relationships between home and school
• Augmentative and alternative communication options
Session 5: Autism and the Law-Examine current case studies dealing with students with autism in the classroom.
• Case studies of current legal cases
• IEP development
• IEP implementation
This is an online course. An email will be sent a few days before the start date with information on how you will participate in this event.
Michael and Rhonda Bielawski are the instructors. You may email the instructor for questions about the content of the program. For registration questions please email: cdehaven@bucksiu.org