The workshop, "Creating Inclusion in the Classroom," will be from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Shepherd's Erma Ora Byrd Hall. Featured speaker is Amy Bryan-Chapman, autism coordinator and behavior specialist for Berkeley County Schools.
There will be two sessions: First an overview of autism spectrum disorders; and strategies for easing transition, change, and scheduling for students with autism. Topics of discussion are to include identifying behaviors, developing strategies and lesson plans, discovering the impact of autism on developmental skills and learning how autism affects the ability to learn.
Bryan-Chapman's work includes assessing functional behavior, analyzing data and developing behavior intervention plans for people with autism. She is a doctoral candidate in educational leadership at West Virginia University.
Fee for non-teachers is $40 each and includes meals and workshop materials.
For more information and to register, visit http://www.shepherd.edu/graduate-studies/autism; or contact Scott Beard, dean of graduate studies and continuing education, at (304) 876-5313 or email@example.com.