Videos

While at the National Autism Conference, Dr. Francesca Degli Espinosa joined PaTTANpod to discuss social and verbal skills for students with autism.

Social-Emotional Learning needs to be deliberate and explicit in teaching prosocial behavior, coping strategies, emotional regulation, and problem solving skills. Kelly Perales shares why this explicit instruction is needed and how we can go about conducting this instruction.

This half-day session is the second part or the Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Tier 2 Interventions series. This video focuses on components of Tier 2 interventions that are needed after planning for intervention and initial implementation. Adaptations for fading and intensifying interventions, progress monitoring, measuring Tier 2 fidelity of practices and systems, and evaluating overall student outcomes will be discussed. Resources can be accessed on this Padlet: https://pattan.padlet.org/ctelleen1/social-emotional-and-behavioral-tier-2-interventions-evaluat-oics7gfg5odqmzv

This half-day training will introduce participants to the rationale for targeted, Tier 2 intervention to meet the social, emotional, behavioral needs of all students. We will cover how to identify students who are in need of Tier 2, how to pinpoint their area of need, match evidence-based intervention, and create a data-based intervention plan for each student needing Tier 2 supports. Resources from the session can be found here: https://pattan.padlet.org/ctelleen1/social-emotional-and-behavioral-tire-2-interventions-identif-76sgx5yrts3u6px7

Guest Dr. Vince Carbone discusses the necessary skill set needed for teachers to be effective for students with autism.

This video shows how to model solving an equation using concrete materials as part of a CRA sequence of instruction.

This video shows how to model solving an equation using a representation of concrete models as part of a CRA sequence of instruction.

After sharing at the Community on Transition Conference, Angela Lavish and Renee Benise discuss what makes a good advocate and how to advocate for yourself.

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is responsible for ensuring that all special education programs in schools are appropriate and effective. To do this, school districts must submit a Special Education Plan every three years to PDE as required under 22 PA Code 14.104. This training will provide school districts with necessary information to develop and implement required special education plans.

This session offers considerations and strategies for closing out the school year, supporting learners and their families in the summer, and planning for the upcoming year. Topics will include collecting accurate data that measures student growth, maintaining student and family engagement in the summer, developing and implementing effective IEPs, and growing professional capacity.