Autism Effectiveness Academy

Autism Effectiveness

Academy Dawn S. Jones

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

Welcome:Brian Anderson, Director of Special Education & My Evaluator Polly Van den Boogaard, High School Special Education CoordinatorMatt Mineau, East High School PrincipalJustin Heitl, East High School Assoc. PrincipalJames Huggins, North High School PrincipalPatrick Lee, North High School Assoc. Principal

Dawn Jones, OTR Representing the

East AEA Team Kathleen Loppnow, Autism Teacher Brynn Gouldmans, Autism Teacher Lori Adams, SLP Joan Helbing, AASD Autism consultant

Autism Effectiveness Academy AEA is a 3 year program

Year 1: Work together with coach to learn Evidence-based practice for students with Autism

Year 2: Continued work toward fidelity Year 3: Share with our district

Purpose Today:Present the East Team’s next step of the AEA

Learning VS. Using Class room application

Presentation: 0% Plus demo: 0% Plus practice in training: 5% Plus coaching, admin. support and feedback 95%

Format of our proposed training is based on Implementation Science Meeting at East for initial training 3 hours:

observe, share, make and take, coach and group work

SharePoint area for continued sharing Quarterly meetings on late start days

Agenda for the meeting at East

Welcome North and tour Autism classrooms Background of our team efforts to this point Why Evidence Based Practice Visuals, Boundaries and Schedules Make and take Plans for follow-up Participant packet with resources and

samples

The tour will include noting Visual Boarders

Visual Cues

Visuals for Jobs

The wonders of electrical tape

Background: We have worked together for 1 year with our

coach and classes with CESA Wide group of 80 educators

Emphasis on Evidence-based Practice-IDEA & NCLB

Evidence-Based Practice needs to be done to Fidelity

**Access to Evidence-based practices **

http://www.autisminternetmodules.org http://autismpdc.fpg.unc.edu/

List of current and future video modules and Visual Brief are both in participant folder

Start with visualsNeurology of AutismLarge impactIncrease independence

Visual Borders:

Schedule Sample

Schedule Sample

Communication Board

Visual Cues

Visuals for work tasks

Next steps SharePoint – continue to share ideas Quarterly meet during our late start as an

East and North Autism group 1. Tech Support: Boardmaker share, electronic

schedules 2. Data collection 3. Paraprofessional education and issues 4. Goals for the following years and plan of

action

Make and Take:Now we will work together to make and schedule for one of your studentsThere are several examples in participants folders

Tools available this afternoon Laminator Boardmaker Studio Clip Boards Pencil cases Color printer Velcro Lots of Examples!!

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disorders. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, (22), 3-16. doi: 10.1177/104420731039850 Odem, S. L., Cox, A. W., & Brock, M. E. (2013). Implementation science, professional

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Rioux, M. H. (2010). A time for universal right to education back to basics. British journal of sociology of education, 31(5), 621-642. http://www.autisminternetmodules.org http://autismpdc.fpg.unc.edu/