2019 PECS Level I and Level II Trainings

August 19/20         Kalispell - Level 1         Hampton Inn
Sept. 30/Oct. 1       Billings – Level 1          Hampton Inn - 5110 Southgate Drive

October 2/3            Billings – Level 2*        Hampton Inn - 5110 Southgate Drive

October 7/8            Sidney – Level 1           Wingate Hotel

October 28/29       Great Falls – Level 1     Holiday Inn (5th ST.)

October 30/31       Missoula – Level 1         Doubletree Hotel

The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is used to rapidly teach communication skills to those with limited functional speech.  Training in PECS begins by teaching a spontaneous request and goes on to teach additional communicative functions such as responding to questions and commenting.  Participants will learn how to implement the six phases of PECS, plus attributes, through presenter demonstrations, video examples and role-play opportunities. 

PECS Level 1 Training:

This intensive two-day training is designed to teach participants the theory behind the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and the protocols for how to appropriately implement the six phases of PECS.

PECS Level 2 Training: Prerequisite: PECS Level 1 Training

This two-day training focuses on creating lessons and activities to promote communication throughout the day. Beginning with a review of the Pyramid Approach to Education as it relates to PECS, we guide you in refining your PECS implementation and discuss current challenges you have experienced within the six phases.

Find more information and register here.

Shawna Heiser-Data Keeping, ABC sheet and PBS plans

Sidney
August 13th, 2018

Description

Shawna will be discussing the importance of data in the classroom as well as other relevant information for all attendees. This session will be applicable to Para Educators as well as Spe and Regular Education teachers.

Register here.

Zones of Regulation One-day Webinar

November 30, 2016

We have contracted with Leah Kuypers, author of The Zones of Regulation, for a live webinar in five Montana locations. The webinar will be available at locations in Kalispell, Missoula, Great Falls, Billings and Sidney. This webinar is not available on individual computers, only at the specific locations in each city. 

The Zones of Regulation is a systematic, cognitive behavior approach used to teach self-regulation by categorizing all the different ways we feel and states of alertness we experience into four concrete zones.  The Zones curriculum provides strategies to teach students to become more aware of, and independent in controlling their emotions and impulses, managing their sensory needs, and improving their ability to problem solve conflicts. 

The webinar will be from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This training is FREE from the OPI Montana Autism Education Project. 


See more and register here. 

Didn't get the handouts in your emails? Here they are:

Agenda ​(note that times are one hour ahead of Montana)

Full Day Handout Fall 2016

Reproducible Z (Toolbox)

Sensory Preferences