Neurodivergent Focused

Participants will expand their understanding of autism, including how individuals with autism process information differently due to neurological variations. The training will focus on strength-based approaches for engaging students and optimizing learning. Participants will learn how to leverage these strengths in educational settings to create more effective and appropriate interventions. By the end of the session, participants will have a deeper understanding of how people with autism think, providing a foundation for tailored and impactful support.

This series provides participants with a deeper understanding of autism and its impact on development, sensory integration, classroom behavior, and learning. It will emphasize the importance of viewing student challenges through a neurodiverse lens rather than interpreting them as intentional behavior. The session will explore why individuals with ASD and other Neurodevelopmental Disabilities often struggle with social interaction, building relationships, and meeting classroom expectations. Participants will learn how connection, regulation, and relationships are crucial for development. Practical strategies for structured teaching will be explored, with a focus on promoting on-task behavior, fostering student independence, and supporting overall development.

 These sessions introduce ways to integrate visual structure into the classroom setting by incorporating physical structure, visual structure, and individualizing student tasks to create meaningful experiences for students. Participants will explore practical ways of implementing structured teaching into everyday practice. Additional benefits include promoting on-task behaviors and building student independence. 

Educators will learn about executive function skills and how they impact classroom functioning and student learning. Educators will practice identifying underdeveloped executive function skills and differentiated strategies tailored to support skill development and promote student success.  

This training teaches all about the 8 senses on a basic level.  It will guide the learner in a basic understanding of our sensory system, how it impacts daily life, and support participants in seeing behaviors through a different lens.  Tools and strategies to support those with sensory processing needs will also be discussed.  This training is open for educators, professionals, and caregivers.  

This session will begin with a basic foundation of the 8 senses to ground participants in the “why” and “what” is needed to support their students’ energy needs for learning. It will then begin to dive into general sensory diet activities, that target each sense, that can be
implemented into a classroom routine. Sensory diet strategies are very individualized and unique to each student. It is important to work as a team when implementing sensory diet strategies into the classroom. Sensory diet activities can be blended into
whole group activities such as movement breaks, small group instruction, and transitions to support all learners in the classroom beginning to answer the question: How do I create a learning environment for all learners in my classroom? This is a sensory based
approach to learning in the classroom environment in supporting all learners’ regulation and nervous system needs. Participants will gain practical ideas that can be integrated into the classroom daily routine for all learners, along with guidance on collaborating with
professionals to develop a more individualized sensory diet as needed.

This training gives a basic understanding of sensory integration and it's impact on student's ability in regulating themselves for learning.  Here we will learn about our sensory system, begin to define sensory related behaviors that are seen in the classroom, and tools on how to support your students so they can be in their just right place for learning.  

Gain an understanding of why and how visual supports and routines can support the learning of all children within the classroom setting. Evidence-based visual practices that can immediately be implemented will be shared and practiced. Participants will consider what makes a visual effective by analyzing and reflecting on classroom examples.

Programs that improve students’ social skills and emotional development also improve academic performance and are a proven prevention strategy widely used in schools. This interactive training includes a variety of best practice approaches which are impactful when supporting students with social emotional challenges.