In this course, Autism Basics Part 1, participants will learn what Autism is and the common characteristics and behaviors of people with Autism. This course will give an overview of strategies to use in the classroom that help Autistic individuals function successfully in an academic environment. Once you finish Part 1 of Autism Basics, it is recommended that you move on to Part 2, which covers what to do and what NOT to do when helping Autistic students to succeed in your school and classroom.

Austism basics part two will build on the content from Autism Basics Part 1. This course will idenitfy tips, strategies, and explanations on what to do and what NOT to do when helping students with autism to be successful in school.

The course focuses on hiring practices to ensure new faculty, staff, and administrators are dispositionally aligned with your school's mission to include children of ALL academic abilities. The course contains examples of interview questions to include when considering new hires, who to include in the hiring process, and idenitfying protocols that ensure consistency in hiring for mission.

This course will accompany the book, taking each chapter and applying the content to our work in the classroom.

In this course, participants will develop a firm understanding of how standards, curriculum, and assessment align to ensure students are learning skills and content AND showing teachers in multiple ways how they have learned skills and content. Just as there are many methods of instruction, there are also many methods of assessment. Providing students a variety of ways in which to show what they have learned provides all learners with the opportunity to use their strengths to show learning. Developing and grading assessments that truly focus on the standards being taught provides teachers with the freedom and flexibility to assess learning in many ways. This course allows teachers time to reflect on common assessment practices and consider all the ways we COULD be gauging student growth and learning.

Participants will learn about the types, prevalence, neurology, strengths, impact, and accommodations for students with ADHD in the classroom

ADHD Part 2 is designed to provide teachers practical strategies to support students with Executive Functioning Deficits in their classroom. Participants will also learn strategies for partnering and communicating with parents of students with ADHD.

Peer mentors support students with complex learning needs so that they can be included in the day to day activities of the school community. This course explores what mentors need to know for the mentees to be successful.

An informative course on the fundamentals of Emotional Disability. Including definitions, implications, and strategies.

Dyslexia affects one in every five students on average. It is increasingly more important for teachers to learn what Dyslexia is and is not and how to create a learning environment that accommodates for students with Dyslexia. The course will outline the different types of Dyslexia and the impact those neurological differences can have in the classroom.

This course will highlight specific accommodations for students with Dyslexia. We will review structured literacy and Orton Gillingham approaches to supporting students with Dyslexia, as well as how to structure your classroom through a neurodiverse lens.

This course will help learners to gain understanding of working memory, examples of, and types of deficits associated with. They will also acquire a knowledge of the impacts of a working memory deficit and strategies to support students in a classroom setting.

Down Syndrome is a chromosomal condition that impacts various parts of a person's life. Students in this course will learn about the characteristics, strengths, challenges, and diagnosis of Down Syndrome in order to be best prepared to educate students with Down Syndrome in your class.