Haring Center
Live and Recorded Trainings
Upcoming Live Virtual Trainings
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Title: Intersecting Identities: Unpacking Gender Bias to Support Neurodiversity in Early Childhood Education and Beyond Date: April 13, 2023 – 6:00-7:30pm (PST) via Zoom Cost: $15 Description: Nationwide, protections for transgender students in public schools have been a hotly debated topic. In 2023 alone**, politicians have introduced 138 bills across 31 states aimed at restricting the rights of transgender students. Despite there being federal protections in place under Title IX prohibiting this type of discrimination, it is the constant lived experience of every transgender and non-binary student in our public schools. Politics and controversy aside, the reality is transgender students exist, and they exist in our classrooms as young as age 2. Additionally, research increasingly shows neurodiverse people are more likely to be gender diverse, and vice versa. As educators aiming for inclusive practices in our classrooms, we cannot support and teach acceptance of neurodiversity without supporting and teaching acceptance of gender diversity. In this presentation, we will present data from ongoing research at the University of Washington about the intersection of autism, neurodiversity and gender diversity. We will lean on years of experience supporting gender diverse learners in early childhood classrooms, as well as our experiences as neurodiverse trans educators and researchers, to lead case study discussions, where session participants can start to unpack the impacts of their own gender bias on students. Finally, participants will leave the session with an action plan to support and protect gender diverse students, and a heightened awareness of why it isn’t possible to teach or preach inclusion without working to better understand and support gender diversity. **as of February 13, 2023 Objectives: 1) Understand the developmental stages of gender in young children. 2) Develop an understanding about the intersection of neurodiversity and gender identity. 3) Reflect on and identify internal gender bias. 4) Create action steps that apply to participants’ specific work. Target Audience: Early Learning Providers Presenters: Jessica Flahtery and Em Dandridge If you have questions or comments, please contact the Haring Center Professional Development and Training team at haringpd@uw.edu. |
Recorded Trainings
Recordings you can access at your own pace, anytime, anywhere.
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Title: ABA Business 101: Business Fundamentals
Cost: $20, includes 1.5 BACB Learning CEUs Description: ABA 101 will have an administrative focus that concentrates on how to open and manage an ABA business as a business leader. Topics will include components of state licensing, liability insurance, employees vs. contractors, outsourcing vs. insourcing tasks, in-network vs. out-of-network services, insurance vs. private pay, taxes, scheduling, billing, credentialing, authorizations, onboarding new staff, administrative policies and procedures, as well as overall management strategies. If you have questions or comments, please contact the Haring Center Professional Development and Training team at haringpd@uw.edu. |
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Title: ABA Business 102: Clinical Fundamentals
Cost: $20, includes 1.5 BACB Learning CEUs Description: The second part of this Business Series: ABA 102 will have a clinical focus that concentrates on how to manage the clinical responsibilities needed in effective and ethical programming from a leadership perspective. Topics will include components of handling referrals, authorizations, conducting intakes, assessment and reassessment, functional behavior assessment, treatment planning, technician vs. BCBA delivery of therapy, supervision, care coordination, ethical clinical decision making, insurance/funding source constraints, and discharge, as well as general overall clinical management strategies typical of a clinical director. If you have questions or comments, please contact the Haring Center Professional Development and Training team at haringpd@uw.edu. |
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Title: ABA Business 103: Staff Retention
Cost: $15, includes 1 BACB Learning CEU Description: Regardless of what format of ABA your company provides, staff retention at the direct care level in this profession is a significant challenge. This webinar will discuss the issue of staff retention of behavior technicians in applied behavior analysis companies. Challenges and the state of the industry will be reviewed and followed by 7 different areas supported by research that companies may be able to intervene in to increase staff retention and decrease employee turnover. If you have questions or comments, please contact the Haring Center Professional Development and Training team at haringpd@uw.edu. |
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Title: Building Blocks for Teaching Preschoolers with Special Needs (2 Clock Hours)
Cost: $30, includes 2 clock hours Description: Through its lessons, Building Blocks instructs educators to meet federal requirements for special education and provides educators with practical, research-based strategies to promote progress in critical areas such as behavior, emergent literacy, and peer relationships. This is a fully asynchronous module designed for you to access whenever you like. It is broken into 4 modules. Overview: Part 1: Building Blocks Framework, Part 2: Curriculum Modifications, Part 3: Planning for the Individual Child, Part 4: Activity Matrices Objectives: 1) Introduce the Building Blocks Framework. 2) Review each Block in the framework. 3) Use the Building Blocks framework to assess, plan and provide instruction. Target Audience: Preschool and instructional assistants, early learning coaches and administration. Presenter: Julie Lockhart, M.Ed. If you have questions or comments, please contact the Haring Center Professional Development and Training team at haringpd@uw.edu. |
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Title: Culturally Responsive Family Partnerships (2 Clock Hours)
Cost: $25, includes 2 Clock Hours Description: Due to the pandemic, parents and teachers experienced a role reversal. Parents found themselves as teachers and teachers had to pivot to find new ways to connect with families. As students and families re-enter schools, it is crucial to establish collaboration between teachers and families. This requires new approaches that address racial inequalities while focusing on racial equity and the collective trauma of the pandemic. This session will share strategies for partnering with families, building equity-focused school communities, and creating strong alliances with families. Objectives: 1) Awareness of educator implicit bias. 2) Establishing family-school communication and collaboration. 3) How to be an ally to families, specifically with Black and Brown families. 4) Learn new strategies for building relationships with diverse families. Presenters: Kristin Ainslie, M.Ed. Zoe Leverson, M.Ed., NBCT If you have questions or comments, please contact the Haring Center Professional Development and Training team at haringpd@uw.edu. |
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Title: Curriculum Modifications: Small Changes, Big Impact
Cost: $15, includes 1.5 clock hours Description: Are you wondering how to support children’s participation in classroom routines and activities? Curious how to promote active engagement for children who are not as involved? Join us for a webinar on Curriculum Modifications, small changes to instruction, materials, and the classroom environment to support the participation of all learners. Objectives: 1) Review the eight types of curriculum modifications. 2) Discuss how to assess whether curriculum modifications would be helpful for your classroom or program. 3) Create plans for curriculum modifications in your classroom or program. If you have questions or comments, please contact the Haring Center Professional Development and Training team at haringpd@uw.edu. |
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Title: Early Childhood Education in the “New Normal”: Strategies for Supporting Preschooler and Early Elementary Students with Online Instruction
Cost: $25, includes 2 BACB Learning CEUs and/or Clock Hours Description: This webinar will share strategies for supporting a range of learners, with and without disabilities, in online settings. This school year brings a range of new challenges for teachers, school staff, parents and children. Join the Haring Center staff in a discussion about ways of engaging learners (preschool – early elementary) in online settings. Objectives: If you have questions or comments, please contact the Haring Center Professional Development and Training team at haringpd@uw.edu. |
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Title: Early Childhood Education in the Time of COVID: Voices From the Field
Cost: $25, includes 2 Clock Hours Description: This webinar will center the voices of early childhood special educators (teaching in Birth-Grade 3 settings) with the goal of learning from strategies, practices, and supports that have effectively and efficiently supported families and young children. Haring Center staff will be joined by several educators, sharing their experiences teaching in both virtual and in-person settings. Please join us for a collaborative conversation around best practices and lessons learned as we all navigate this new normal! If you have questions or comments, please contact the Haring Center Professional Development and Training team at haringpd@uw.edu. |
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Title: Early Learning Anti-Bias Education Strategies & Resources
Cost: $15, includes 1 Clock Hour Description: Join us as we discuss the importance of Anti-bias Education in Early Childhood classrooms! We will share resources and strategies for anti-bias instruction. Educators will leave with resources for how to talk about the Black Lives Matter movement with young learners and with access to lesson plans and visuals regarding the following topics: skin, hair, families, gender expression, and personal pronouns. Objectives: 1) Discuss the importance of Anti-bias education in early childhood education. 2) Discuss implicit bias during social problem-solving. 3) Discuss strategies and resources to create a classroom anti-bias library. 4) Discuss strategies and review example lesson plans to implement anti-bias instruction in early childhood classrooms. Target Audience: Preschool and Kindergarten teachers and instructional assistants, and early learning coaches and administration. Presenters: Julie Lockhart and Molly Deutsch If you have questions or comments, please contact the Haring Center Professional Development and Training team at haringpd@uw.edu. |
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Title: Leveraging Technologies to Support Families During COVID: Strategies for Virtual Family Support and Home Visiting
Cost: $25, includes 2 Clock Hours and/or BACB Learning CEUs Description: Family support is a large part of a special educator’s role, but the shift to online learning has made this incredibly difficult. This webinar will cover ways of supporting families during COVID-19 and with the shift to distanced learning. We will share resources for conducting virtual home visits and discuss ways school staff can connect with families, assess their needs, connect them with resources and support them in meeting their child’s needs at home. Objectives: If you have questions or comments, please contact the Haring Center Professional Development and Training team at haringpd@uw.edu. |
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Title: Modifying the Creative Curriculum
Cost: $15, includes 1 Clock Hour Description: This webinar will discuss strategies to modify the Creative Curriculum lessons for neurodiverse learners. During this session, we will discuss strategies to modify the Creative Curriculum large and small group lessons, read-alouds, and mighty minutes. This course is designed for teachers who are familiar with the Creative Curriculum and are looking for support in modifying the lessons for diverse groups of learners. Objectives: 1) Discuss strategies to modify Creative Curriculum Large and Small group lessons. 2) Discuss strategies to modify Creative Curriculum read-alouds and mighty minutes. If you have questions or comments, please contact the Haring Center Professional Development and Training team at haringpd@uw.edu. |
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Title: Project DATA Model for Teaching Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Cost: $75, includes 6 Clock Hours Description: Would you like to learn how to implement educational services for young children with autism? Project DATA (Developmentally Appropriate Treatment for Autism), a school-based program for preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder, has over 20 years of research, testing, and refinement and has been replicated in schools across the country. This training focuses on building capacity of teachers to support preschoolers with ASD in learning to be more independent in school and community settings. School-readiness skills such as attention to teachers and materials, following directions, social skills and independent use of school materials are a focus of the Project DATA model and are a primary focus of this training. Participants will leave this workshop with practical tools for immediate classroom use. Topics covered include an overview of autism, assessing children with autism using the Project DATA Skills Checklist, instructional programming, progress monitoring, family support, and collaboration. If you have questions or comments, please contact the Haring Center Professional Development and Training team at haringpd@uw.edu. |
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Title: Student Accommodations and Modifications in the Tier 1 Setting Cost: $25, includes 2 Clock Hours Description: This webinar will provide participants with a working understanding of accommodations versus modifications, as well as when to implement either and for whom. The setting of focus will be Tier 1, either in the General Education classroom or with specialists. Through the use of situational examples, problem-solving and discussion, you will learn how to incorporate accommodation and modification supports in your classroom. You will be better able to recognize when such supports are needed, have a toolbox of practical ideas to choose from and feel more comfortable implementing these new tools into your everyday practice. Objectives: 1) To understand the definitions of both accommodations and modifications in an academic setting. 2) To leave with a toolbox of practical accommodation and modification supports that you can implement in your classroom. 3) To gain a better understanding of how accommodation and modification support fit into a Tier 1 setting and to feel comfortable implementing them when needed. Target Audience: General education teachers, special education teachers, specialists (Music, Art, P.E., etc.) Presenters: Lara Francisco If you have questions or comments, please contact the Haring Center Professional Development and Training team at haringpd@uw.edu. |
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Title: Supporting Dual Language Learners and their Families in Early Childhood
Cost: $25, includes 2 clock hours Description: Join us as we discuss the stages of second language acquisition for preschool students, and effective strategies to support Dual Language Learners and their families in early childhood settings. Objectives: 1) Discuss the stages of how children learn a second language. 2) Discuss supports for Dual Language Learners in early childhood classrooms. 3) Discuss strategies to support families of Dual Language Learners. Target Audience: Preschool and Kindergarten teachers, coaches, and instructional assistants Presenter: Julie Lockhart |
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Title: Supporting Parents with Challenging Behaviors at Home
Cost: $25, includes 2 BACB Learning CEUs and/or Clock Hours Description: This training will explore current practices in the implementation of online parent coaching for challenging behaviors at home. The focus is for early childhood staff working with families around behavior support. This training will teach educators best practices in providing parent coaching. In addition, this training will focus on decreasing engagement in challenging behavior through the implementation of preventative, antecedent strategies, and appropriate replacement behaviors. Lastly, will also discuss factors affecting the consistent implementation of strategies at home, ensuring the strong contextual fit of proposed interventions. Objectives: If you have questions or comments, please contact the Haring Center Professional Development and Training team at haringpd@uw.edu. |
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Title: Supporting Preschoolers and Families as They Return to School
Cost: $25, includes 2 Clock Hours Description: We will be discussing strategies to support the trickiest parts of the preschool day, including transitions, following behavioral expectations, and building friendship skills. We will also be sharing strategies for building relationships with families. Objectives: 1) The importance of managing the classroom through smooth transitions. 2) Learn strategies to teach and reinforce behavioral expectations. 3) Discuss and review strategies for teaching crucial social skills, including problem-solving and friendship skills. 4) Discuss strategies for building relationships with families. Target Audience: Preschool teachers, Instructional Assistants, and Early Childhood providers If you have questions or comments, please contact the Haring Center Professional Development and Training team at haringpd@uw.edu. |
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Title: Understanding Sensory Disabilities in Students with Special Needs
Cost: $15, includes 1.5 BCBA CEUs Description: Students with sensory disability cannot access learning without specific supports and strategies. In this presentation, participants will learn how sensory disabilities impact development and learning. Participants will leave with greater with a better understanding of how to meet the needs of these unique learners and understand what supports can be best utilized for building supportive learning environments and activities. Objectives: 1) Participants will identify various sensory disabilities. 2) Participants will understand the role that the sensory system plays in development. 3) Participants will gain knowledge of resources and support for this population. Target Audience: Special educators, therapists and support staff. Presenter: Melody Zagami Furze, Ph.D. If you have questions or comments, please contact the Haring Center Professional Development and Training team at haringpd@uw.edu. |
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Title: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in Elementary and Secondary Settings
Cost: $15, includes 1 clock hour Description: Are you wondering how to design lessons, activities, and the learning environment so it is more accessible for all learners? Hearing a lot about Universal Design for Learning (UDL) but not sure where to start? Wondering about the intersection of UDL and anti-racist and anti-biased classroom practices? Join us for a quick webinar on UDL in elementary and secondary settings. We’ll discuss the UDL framework and share examples. Objectives: 1) Review the UDL Framework and Examples. 2) Create plans for UDL in your classroom or program. Target Audience: General and special education teachers, paraprofessionals, program specialists, supervisors or administrators. Presenter: Ariane Gauvreau, Ph.D., BCBA-D If you have questions or comments, please contact the Haring Center Professional Development and Training team at haringpd@uw.edu. |
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Title: Virtual Social and Emotional Support: Zoom Social Skills for All Learners
Cost: $25, includes 2 Clock Hours and/or 2 BACB Learning CEUs Description: Supporting social and emotional skills during distance learning is incredibly challenging for teachers and providers! Yet we know that children are struggling to maintain connections with others and receive instruction on social and emotional skills. In this webinar, Drs. RinaMarie Leon-Guerrero and Ariane Gauvreau will discuss concrete ways teachers and providers can provide social skills instruction, strategies for facilitating social skills groups online, and other means to increase social opportunities for students during distance learning. Objectives: 1) Gain information on facilitating social skills groups online. 2) Learn how to structure online groups to ensure learners are engaged. 3) Learn how to partner with families to support their child’s engagement. Target Audience: Preschool and elementary teachers, BCBAs, RBTs and anyone providing social and emotional support Presenters: RinaMarie Leon-Guerrero, Ph.D., BCBA-D Ariane Gauvreau, Ph.D., BCBA-DSenior Director, Professional Development and Training If you have questions or comments, please contact the Haring Center Professional Development and Training team at haringpd@uw.edu. |
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