Videos

Dr. Jane Thierfeld-Brown talks about the necessary skills for students on the autism spectrum to prepare for college and career.

Dr. Adam Saenz shares the stages of escalation and how to best respond at each stage. The current situation brings light to all adults needing to know how to handle students/children when in emotional and behavioral crises.

Guest, Dr. Sandy Chafouleas, shared the Direct Behavior Rating (DBR) can be effective and efficient as a progress monitoring tool as well as a targeted screening tool.

Dr. Aida Walqui shares impactful practices for culturally and linguistically diverse learners.

Requesting is a common starting point for many emergent communicators. While requesting is a motivating place to begin, we often find ourselves feeling stuck there. In this session, we will explore ideas for incorporating core vocabulary into daily classroom routines, and provide examples of implementation.

Guest, Ron Sims from the Capital Intermediate Unit, discusses the pathways through computer science and highlights the PAsmart grant program.

In talking about students who have significant cognitive disabilities, we often hear that statement “should I be teaching grade level content?” PaTTANpod guests help us answer that question.

Families to the Max is a Pennsylvania Statewide Family Network focused on offering parents of students with complex the needs knowledge, support, and collaboration. Email F2Max@pattan.net for more information.

Kelly Fonner, a consultant and trainer in assistive technology joins PaTTANpod to unpack a particularly useful AT tool available.

With classrooms ‘going Google,’ educators have to understand both the advantages and disadvantages to using such a platform.