Haring Center
Live and Recorded Trainings
Upcoming Live Virtual Trainings
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Title: Individualizing Instruction: The Building Blocks Framework for Teaching Preschoolers with Complex Needs (3-Part Series)
Description: The Building Blocks for Teaching Young Children in Inclusive Settings (Sandall et al., 2024) provides inclusive programs with a tiered system of support that includes support for a high-quality classroom, assessment and planning, curriculum modifications, embedded learning opportunities, and child-focused instructional strategies and activity matrices. This evidence-based framework was developed by UW researchers and is based on over fifty years of research in best practices for inclusive preschool settings. This workshop series, facilitated by the Haring Center, includes an overview of each component of the framework, video examples, and forms that providers can use to implement these components in their centers or educational settings. Target Audience: Providers for preschool-aged children Where: Online via Zoom When: Tue, Jun 10th, 17th, and 24th (1:00 – 3:00PM PDT) Training Languages: English only |
Recorded Trainings
Recordings you can access at your own pace, anytime, anywhere.
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Title: Building Blocks for Teaching Preschoolers with Special Needs (2 Clock Hours)
Cost: $25, 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: Objectives: Target Audience: Preschool and instructional assistants, early learning coaches, and administration 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 Positive Mealtime Experiences in the Classroom and Beyond
Cost: $20, includes 1.5 BCBA Learning CEUs Description: Mealtimes are often described as challenging in early learning settings. Within this presentation, participants will learn about gathering information about mealtimes, setting up the environment for success, and mealtime support strategies. Participants will leave with concrete strategies to implement in their own settings. Objectives: Target Audience: Early Learning 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: Classroom Based Positive Behavior Intervention Supports: Ways to Prevent Behaviors that are Challenging
Cost: $15, includes 1 BCBA Learning CEU and/or Clock Hour Description: Are you frustrated by students’ behavior in your classroom? Does it feel like you are constantly redirecting learners and putting out fires? Do things in your classroom feel hectic? If this is you, come join us for a refresher on Classroom Positive Behavior Intervention and Support! We will talk about ways to prevent behaviors that are challenging from occurring, and design plans to implement in your classroom. Objectives: Target Audience: K-8 Teachers 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: Creative Curriculum for All! Supporting Children with Disabilities in Inclusive Settings
Cost: $15, includes 1 Clock Hour Description: Are you using the Creative Curriculum but wondering how to make sure it’s accessible for all children, including children with disabilities? Join us as we discuss concrete ways to modify the Creative Curriculum lessons for any child who needs more support! In this workshop, we will talk about modifying large and small group lessons, read-alouds, and Mighty Minutes. This workshop is designed for teachers who are already familiar with the Creative Curriculum and looking for ways to make it more accessible and meaningful for diverse groups of learners! We hope you can join us! Objectives: Target Audience: Preschool Providers who are familiar with the Creative Curriculum |
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Title: Culturally Responsive Family Partnerships
Cost: $15, includes 1 Clock Hours (qualifies for Equity 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: Target Audience: Educators, Administrators, Related Services 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: $20, 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: Target Audience: Early Learning 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: Early Learning Anti-Bias Education Strategies & Resources
Cost: $15, includes 1 Clock Hour (qualifies for Equity Hours) 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: Target Audience: Preschool and Kindergarten teachers and instructional assistants, early learning coaches, and administration 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: Intersecting Identities: Unpacking Gender Bias to Support Neurodiversity in Early Childhood Education and Beyond Cost: $15, includes 1 Clock Hour (qualifies for Equity Hours) 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 federal protections 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 understand better and support gender diversity. **As of February 13, 2023 Objectives: Target Audience: Early Learning 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: Project DATA Model for Teaching Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Cost: $65, 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 the 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. Objectives: Target Audience: Early childhood educators 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: Target Audience: General education teachers, special education teachers, and specialists (Music, Art, P.E., etc.) 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 (qualifies for Equity 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: Target Audience: Preschool and Kindergarten teachers, coaches, and instructional assistants |
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Title: Supporting Parents with Challenging Behaviors at Home
Cost: $25, includes 2 BCBA 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: Target Audience: Board Certified Behavior Analysts, Special Education Teachers, Administrators, Therapists 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 (2 Clock Hours)
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. Objective: Target Audience: Preschool teachers, Instructional Assistants, and Early Childhood providers |
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Title: Teaming and Collaboration in Special Education Programs
Cost: $15, includes 1 Clock Hour Description: Join us as we discuss ways to strengthen collaboration and teaming with special education and general education colleagues. This session will share examples of ways to organize staff, meet and share information about routines, and create a shared vision of teaming. Objective: After viewing a PowerPoint about strategies for teaming and collaboration, participants will create a plan with 3 new ways to collaborate with colleagues. Target Audience: P-12 Providers and Teachers 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: The Tip of the Iceberg: Behavior as Communication
Cost: $15, 1 Clock Hour and/or 1 BCBA Learning CEUs Description: What is going on with students’ behavior these days? This webinar focuses on how to understand behavior as communication. We know that students are trying to tell us something through their behavior – they might be communicating that a lesson or activity is too difficult, or they might be desperately seeking their peers’ attention…or maybe they’re just hangry? Join us as we dive into how to determine the function of a student’s behavior, and how to create plans to support them. Objectives: Target Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Specialists (Music, Art, PE, etc.) 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: $20, includes 1.5 BCBA Learning CEUs Description: Students with sensory disabilities 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: Target Audience: Special educators, therapists, and support staff. 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: Target Audience: General and special education teachers, paraprofessionals, program specialists, supervisors, and administrators If you have questions or comments, please contact the Haring Center Professional Development and Training team at haringpd@uw.edu. |
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