Training
Classroom Training Program
For Teachers of Preschool
to Early Elementary Aged
Students with Autism
Date:
This weeklong hands-on training will be offered during the following weeks:
July 12-16, 2010
July 19-23, 2010
July 26-30, 2010
Location:
Isaac Dickson Elementary School
Course Contact:
Margie Catalano
(828) 251-6319 x 210
Agenda
This training will start at 8:30 AM on Monday and 7:30am the rest of the week and end at 4:00 PM each day.
Monday
• Introduction to TEACCH Program & Overview
• Characteristics of Autism• Structured Teaching• Working with Families
Tuesday
• Assessment
• Assessment & Structured Teaching Activities in Classroom
• Discussion of Classroom Activities
Wednesday
• Communication
• Communication Activities in Classroom
• Discussion of Classroom Activities
Thursday
• Developing Independent Skills
• Independence and Vocational Activities in Classroom
• Discussion of Classroom Activities
Friday
• Social and Leisure Skills
• Social and Leisure Activities in Classroom
• Discussion of Classroom Activities
• Classroom Set-up, Behavior Management
• Wrap-up
Note: Program does not end until 4:00 pm on Friday. Please make your travel plans accordingly.
Presenters
Asheville TEACCH Staff
Target Audience
This course is designed for teachers, psychologists, physicians, speech and language therapists, as well as researchers, clinicians, and others interested in educating students with autism and related communication handicaps.
Content
Since 1972, Division TEACCH has coordinated the nation’s largest statewide public based educational and treatment programs for children with autism and related communication handicaps.With current practices emphasizing least restrictive settings, many more children with autism and other severe behavior, learning and communication problems are being served in public schools, thus creating a need for in-service training activities for teachers. In recent years, TEACCH has made its training activities available to teachers and other professionals from around the world.
Objectives
This program is a 5-day, hands-on, intensive training offering:
• A direct, supervised experience in a demonstration classroom setting
• Hands-on experience with students with autism of varying ages and functioning levels
• An intense period of active learning
• Presentations and demonstrations of working with students with autism, given by TEACCH experts
Participants will become familiar with:
• Characteristics of autism
• Classroom assessment of students with autism
• Structured teaching
• Working with families of students with autism
• Communicating with students with autism
• Independence and vocational training
• Social and leisure training
• Behavior management strategies
Continuing Education Credits
Certificates of Completion containing Contact Hours will be available at the end of the workshop to participants attending ALL scheduled activities (no partial credits will be issued). Licensing boards, certifying bodies and regulatory agencies may differ in the way they recognize Contact Hours in fulfilling necessary professional credit. Participants should contact their local licensing boards to determine the appropriateness of Contact Hours toward professional development credits. (No continuing education credits are provided.)
Selection
Due to the nature of the program, there are limited slots available for this training session. Applicants are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Final deadline for receipt of applications is June 25, 2010. Space fills quickly! In the past, the program has been completely full prior to the deadline. When all spaces are filled, applicants will be wait-listed and admission will be made on an "as available" or stand-by basis.
To apply for Training for Teachers of Preschool to Early Elementary Aged Students with Autism:
Click here to view and print the
online application form (PDF). Click here to view and print the online brochure (PDF)
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Please type or print legibly. Applications sent via fax must be typed! Fax or mail completed application as indicated.
Cost
Tuition for this program is:
$ 1250 for Out-of-State Professionals
$ 625 for In-State Professionals.
Tuition does not include travel, meals, or accommodations, however, refreshment breaks will be provided.
**PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO REFUND FOR THIS TRAINING UNLESS CANCELLATION IS MADE AT LEAST THREE (3) WORKING DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE TRAINING**
Information
Asheville is accessible via Interstate Highway I-240.
A map will be included with your acceptance materials.
Asheville Regional Airport serves Asheville and is
located about 15 miles away. It will be helpful for
participants to arrange for car rentals.
For further information, please contact:
Margie Catalano
Training Coordinator
Asheville TEACCH Center
162 Coxe Ave
Suite 200
Asheville, NC 28801
Telephone: (828) 251-6319x210
Fax: (828) 251-6358
Accommodations
Renaissance Hotel
31 Woodfin Street
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 252-8211
http://www.ashevillerenaissance.com
Haywood Park Hotel
One Battery Park Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 252-2522
(800) 228-2522
Fax: (828) 253-0481
http://www.haywoodpark.com/
Terrace Cottage
(Self-Catering Cottage)
Grove Park Historic District
National Historic Register
Asheville, NC
(828) 255-8578
http://www.terracecottage.com/
TerraceCottageMail@juno.com
