Teaching Students with Extensive Support Needs

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Event Details

Date/Time/Location

Thursdays
January 9, 2025
January 23, 2025
February 13, 2025
February 27, 2025
March 13, 2025
March 27, 2025
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
All sessions are online via Zoom.

Training Description

Join us for the virtual 6-part series to learn more about how to support learners with extensive support needs. Using real-life examples, a shared case study, and group discussion, we will explore how to assess need, design instructional goals, implement evidence-based strategies across content areas, and assess progress.

Training Objectives

  • Explain how to assess a learner with ESN.
  • Describe strategies to teacher learners across content areas (communication, social skills, sensory-motor, and behavior.
  • Use the shared case study to effectively plan for instruction and assessment of an ESN learner.

About the Presenters

Tracy L Cox, OTR/L, DIR-Expert
Meg Lietzau, Ph.D.
Danielle R Liso, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Ann-Marie Orlando, Ph.D., CCC-SLP/A
Cecilia V Sanders, M.Ed.

Target Audience

Educators, Administrators, SLPs, OTs, PTs, & Family Members

Accommodations

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. To request accommodations or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Dr. Danielle Liso at 352-265-2241 or card-training@ufl.edu.

Contact

card-training@ufl.edu
352-265-2230

Additional Information

  • Regional Trainings are hosted by the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, through the Partnership for Effective Programs for Students with Autism (PEPSA), a program funded by the State of Florida, Department of Education, K-12 Public Schools, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services, through federal assistance under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B. www.DOEpartnership.org
  • Be sure to contact your ESE District Staff or Staff Development Contact to determine the process for receiving in-service.