Presented by Alicia Balfrey, Autism Training Specialist, STAR Autism Support

Sponsored by STAR Autism Support

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It is indisputable: Educators and students have faced unprecedented challenges during the 2020-21 school year. In this edWebinar, we reflect on some of these larger challenges, including transitioning between remote and in-person learning, effectively supporting families and caregivers, and providing consistent instruction for students with autism and other developmental disabilities. Next, we consider the lessons we learned as a result of navigating these challenges so that they may be turned into opportunities for the future. These lessons include:

• Technology as a tool for providing dynamic student instruction
• Family collaboration and caregiver coaching
• Flexibility in programming
• Consistency in instruction and robust progress monitoring
• Sustainability, equity, and building longevity

Viewers will learn about innovative strategies and tools used to address the challenges from the 2020-21 school year and will learn how to incorporate these strategies during future learning opportunities, no matter the circumstance. We share a variety of free resources to support positive learning outcomes for students with autism, regardless of their current learning environment.

This recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-12 teachers and school and district leaders. 

About the Presenter

Alicia Balfrey resides in Eugene, OR and is an autism training specialist with STAR Autism Support. She provides workshops, coaching, and consultation to classrooms across the United States and internationally, supporting their implementation of evidence-based strategies. Alicia also enjoys providing training and support to families of students with autism. Prior to her role at STAR, Alicia taught an ECSE classroom for preschoolers with autism, serving as a training site to model evidence-based strategies for other educational teams around the state of Oregon. She received her master’s in early intervention/early childhood special education from the University of Oregon. Alicia also helps to facilitate STAR Autism Support’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee.

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STAR Autism Support (SAS) provides curriculum materials, workshops and training to school and agency staff who work with students with autism. Our mission is to help others successfully implement research-based applied behavior analysis (ABA) techniques. We want every child with autism to receive effective instruction!