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The Pennsylvania Partnership for Professional Development,

Pennsylvania

Training and Technical Assistance Network, Pennsylvania Department of

Education, Bureau of Special Education are pleased to announce the

following teleconference event:

TITLE: Teaching Verbal Behavior in the Classroom: An Overview for

Parents and Instructional Staff

DATE: Thursday, October 21, 2004

TIME: 9:00 am-12:30 pm

LOCATIONS: For a complete list of host sites, please go to the

PaTTAN

website at www.pattan.k12.pa.us. Questions regarding host sites or

registration, please e-mail PaTTAN Distance Learning at

dlcregistration@....

DESCRIPTION:

The purpose of this training is to describe and demonstrate methods

of

effective teaching for children with autism as found in the

literature

of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Using the analysis of language

as

behavior that is under the influence of the principles of operant

conditioning provides a viable model for helping individuals with a

language

deficit. The presentation will conclude with a panel discussion that

outlines goals/considerations for effective collaboration between

wrap-around providers and educators in the provision of behaviorally

based interventions.

LEARNER OUTCOMES:

Participants will be able to:

-Describe the conceptual framework of teaching through verbal

behavior

by applying the ABA principles.

-Illustrate how the principles of ABA can be woven together to manage

behaviors and teach language.

-Apply fundamental ABA principles to effective instruction.

-Generate a list of collaborative goals for educators and wrap-around

providers that lead to effective service delivery for students with

autism and their families.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Individuals working with students with autism who are interested in

effective behaviorally based interventions, to include parents,

instructional aides (assistants), wrap-around agency staff, teachers,

speech-language, therapists, and consultants.

AGENDA:

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Pairing with reinforcement and classroom

management

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Natural Environment Training (NET) and

Intensive teaching

12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Effective collaboration between wrap-around

providers and educators - panel discussion

PRESENTERS:

Presenter:

M. Caffrey, M.Ed., developed and maintains the Verbal Behavior

Network (http://www.verbalbehaviornetwork.com), and Parents of

Children

with Autism (http://www.poac.net). These collaborative web-based

solutions were designed to assist professionals and parents that work

with children with autism. Currently, he provides consulting

services

and presents workshops to treatment teams who serve children with

autism

with special emphasis on development/implementation of strategies to

promote verbal vocal language development in classroom settings.

Mr. Caffrey was awarded the Project of Distinction for his work on

training paraprofessionals to work with children with autism. In

addition, he completed graduate coursework in behavior analysis from

Penn State University and is completing the

requirements leading to certification as a behavior analyst.

Panel Discussion - Effective Collaboration

Swank-Capital Area IU 15

Eaton-Chester County IU 24

Bill Galbraith-PaTTAN burg

Barbera-S.A.F.E.

CONTINUING EDUCATION:

Act 48 clock hours - Three (3) Act 48 clock hours will be awarded to

participants who hold a valid PA Professional Educator Certificate.

Individuals attending this event must arrive on time and stay the

duration of the event in order to receive Act 48 Professional

Education

hours. Requests for exceptions are to be brought to the attention of

the

individual's Superintendent or IU Director prior to the event.

REGISTRATION:

We encourage all participants to register online for this

PaTTAN-sponsored event by visiting our homepage at

www.pattan.k12.pa.us.

If you have special needs as addressed by the Americans with

Disabilities Act and need assistance at this training, please make

your

needs known when you register. Reasonable efforts will be made to

accommodate you.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

For more information regarding the content of this teleconference,

please contact Bill Galbraith, Educational Consultant, PaTTAN

burg

at wgalbraith@... or 1-800-360-7282, ext. 3110.

Questions regarding downlink sites, registration, or satellite

coordinates, please e-mail PaTTAN Distance Learning at

dlc@.... For individuals who are deaf or hard of

hearing,

PaTTAN Distance Learning can be reached at 412-826-2338 (TTY only).

This teleconference is available to Pennsylvania participants at no

cost. This program is being broadcast live from WITF burg.