Neurodiversity Affirming Practices for Supporting Student Behavior

Neurodiversity Affirming Practices for Supporting Student Behavior

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- Online, VT - United States

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(3) Graduate Credits

3/9/2024-5/10/2024

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$1,794.00

Audience: Educators and other professionals whose work impacts students in K-12 schools and beyond.

This course will discuss the provision of neurodiversity-affirming behavior supports within a collaborative model. How can evidence based practices be used with a neurodivergent lens? The course will also address the importance of data collection and ongoing analysis of individualized plans.

Participants will engage in small and large group work with an emphasis on active learning. Students will reflect on their new learning and apply course content to their existing professional practice. Students will become familiar with a variety of behavior supports to use in educational settings. They will be able to critically analyze behavior practices and learn to set neurodiversity-affirming goals. In addition, they will be able to discuss the importance of self-regulation, and how these skills can be fostered within a variety of practices.

This is a fully online course, with some synchronous virtual classes and workshops. Please click View Schedule (above) for class dates and times.

  • Upon successful completion, students will earn 3 graduate credits from Vermont State University.

    Prerequisites:
    EDU 5515-C84 (Neurodiversity: A Framework for Teaching and Learning) and/or
    EDU 5515-S52 (Implementing Universal Design for Learning in Neuro-Shared Spaces)
    If you have
    not completed one of these two courses, please contact the program coordinator (Hannah.markos@vthec.org) prior to registering.
Bumpas, Molly

Molly is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at UVM. She serves on a multidisciplinary team in the Autism Assessment Clinic within the Vermont Center for Children, Youth and Families. She also teaches an intensive caregiver training program for families with young children on the autism spectrum. In addition, she provides clinical supervision to graduate students working in the E.M. Luse Center providing speech-language assessment and intervention. Areas of interest include interprofessional collaboration and practice in autism assessment and treatment, as well as evidence-based practices in autism early intervention.

Markos, Hannah

Hannah Markos holds an M.Ed from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and an MFA from Warren Wilson College. She has worked in education in a wide variety of settings and roles serving learners from birth through adulthood, including within Early Intervention, the Massachusetts public schools, and at Berkshire Community College where she teaches education. Before becoming the coordinator of VT-HEC’s Neurodiversity and Inclusion Graduate Certificate Program, she served as Assistant Professor of Education and Academic Coordinator for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Landmark College.