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Wednesday, August 24-Thursday, August 25, 2011

The Department of Education, Division of Special Education, in collaboration with the Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, are pleased to announce the 2011 training opportunity for para-educators who work with students with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in the public schools. This 2-day training will take place in each grand region of the state and will be open to sixteen (16) trainees in each location. The workshop, conducted by TRIAD staff, will be geared specifically toward those para-educators who work with students with autism in grades K-12 and will cover topics including:

• Characteristics of autism (including diagnostic, cognitive, sensory, and attention features)
• Behavior management principles
• Instructional strategies (including ABA techniques such as discrete trial training, structured teaching, and incidental teaching)
• Integrating different methodologies

Application deadline: July 24, 2011

Click here for complete information and to access the application form.

For more information, please contact Linda Copas with the Tennessee Department of Education via email or (615) 741-7790.

For more information, visit:
The Tennessee Department of Education Training site.