2.  Special Education Teachers  School Administrators  TRIAD Autism Specialists TRIAD Specialists and Dobyns-Bennett teachers are working together to improve educational practices for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the local classroom level.

3. Partnerships may be available to other Kingsport City Schools in the summer and fall of 2013.  Summer Institutes and Fall Teacher Training Sessions will be announced soon.  Only six partnerships are initiated state-wide each year.  3-Day Training – no cost to schools for participating.  Teacher-team with administrator must attend to establish a partnership.

4. DAY 1  Behavior and Learning Influences on Learning Student Influences Environmental Influences Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)  Antecedent Strategies Increasing Physical Structure Daily Schedules Activity Schedules Prompts Make It and Take It

5. DAY 2  Work Systems  Discrete Trial Teaching  Communication  Naturalistic Teaching

6. DAY 3  Social Stories  Integrating Methodologies  Transition Planning  Partnership Goals

7. A. Pablo Juárez, M.Ed., BCBA Behavior Analyst / Educational Consultant Vanderbilt Kennedy Center – TRIAD 1211 21st Ave. South, Ste. 110 Nashville, TN 37212 Office: (615) 343-4116 Fax: (615) 936-2763 kc.vanderbilt.edu/triadevents facebook.com/vkctriad

8. Alacia Stainbrook, Ph.D., BCBA-D Educational Consultant Vanderbilt Kennedy Center – TRIAD 1211 21st Avenue South, Suite 110 Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 936-0261 http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/triadevents

9.  Leila Hubbard  JoDee Reed  Jimmy Burleson

10.  Leila Hubbard Visual Schedules Visual Timers Bamboo Paper APP

12.  Encourages on – task behaviors  Distinguish between work time and break time

13.  Several free visual timer apps for IPAD

14.  Free APP for one “ Notebook”  Full version app is $1.99/Enables multiple “notebooks”, cloud archiving  Modify assignments on the spot!  Click a picture of classroom assignment and enlarge to include a limited amount

15. Click a picture of classroom assignment and enlarge to include a limited amount (Example: Put only one math problem on the page instead of 10. ) Take screen shot of online assignment and upload to Bamboo Paper. Assignments can be emailed to teacher With full version it can be sent to Evernote or printed

16. JoDee Reed Daily Activity Schedules Task / To-Do Lists

17. Schedules Activity (to-do list) A visual schedule can give the following information: What is currently happening; What is coming up next (the sequence of events); When they are "all done" with something; Any changes that might occur.

18. Post-it notes Index cards Agenda (assembly) Check sheet for assignments Daily schedules If I can't picture it. I can't understand it. Albert Einstein Raise hand Speak in quiet voice Write questions below instead of shouting out

19. Jimmy Burleson Social Stories Social News Articles

20.  “Each Social Story™ describes a situation, skill, or concept in terms of relevant social cues, persepectives, and common responses in a specifically defined style and format.” –Carol Gray  *Social stories CLARIFY situations* Taken from ©Vanderbilt University, TRIAD

21. A social story IS : Used for priming or pre-teaching Describes why things are socially significant Delivered in a variety of formats(pictures, written word, computer-based, videotape, etc.) Used by a wide range of individuals A social story IS NOT: A social script A task analysis Intended to change behavior Collections of stories should serve as a resource rather than presented as is Taken from ©Vanderbilt University, TRIAD

22.  Descriptive: › Statement of facts › Thoughts and feelings › Identifies what others will do to help › Reassures the student › Express a shared opinion  Directive: › Identify a possible response › Gently direct behavior › Personal statement by the student Taken from ©Vanderbilt University, TRIAD

23.  Some people think Food City can be a fun place to work. Some of the students in my class are going to be working there this semester. Most of the customers at Food City like to be greeted with a smile and “Hello!.” Most customers also like some help packing their groceries into bags. My job at Food City is going to be bagging groceries at the checkout line. Some workers really like working at Food City because they get to meet all kinds of nice new people! When I work at Food City, I will try and greet others with a smile and help them with their groceries.

24. 10 Criteria that Define a Social Story  Shares social information with a person and has a reassuring quality  Has an introduction(to identify topics), a body(to add detail) and a conclusion to reinforce  Answers “wh” questions  Written from a first or third person perspective  Uses positive language  Always includes descriptive sentences  Describes more than directs  Has a format tailored to the abilities and interests of its intended audience  Includes individually tailored illustrations that enhance the text  Includes a title Taken from ©Vanderbilt University, TRIAD

25.  Same concepts and goals as Social Stories  Written for older children, adolescents › Geared toward interests/abilities › More detailed › Age appropriate vocabulary  Written like a newspaper article  Focused more on motivation of current behaviors, not necessarily the behaviors themselves Taken from ©Vanderbilt University, TRIAD