Teaching Students with Autism in Inclusive Settings: A 3-credit course with noncredit option
The inclusion of autistic children in typical-needs classrooms can present a challenge, yet many of these students show great promise, and working with them can be a rewarding experience.
This course provides an overview of the educational needs of students with autism, and details potential adaptations of instruction, methods, and materials used by general educators and others who participate in the education, counseling, or therapy of students with autism or a pervasive developmental disorder (PDD). The course is delivered via DVD lectures in combination with face-to-face instruction. With this format the students will have access to current national research, as well as guidance from instructors with knowledge of their local communities and resources.
Penn State has received several national awards for its autism programs, including Children and Autism:Time is Brain, a thirty-minute documentary that is featured in Teaching Students with Autism in Inclusive Settings. For the past nine years Penn State has hosted the National Autism Conference—the largest autism conference in the nation, averaging more than 2,500 attendees per year.
Who Should Attend: While the focus of this course is for general educators, others who participate in the education, counseling, or therapy of students with autism/PDD will also benefit from its content.
This course is being offered through the cooperation of
The inclusion of autistic children in typical-needs classrooms can present a challenge, yet many of these students show great promise, and working with them can be a rewarding experience.
This course provides an overview of the educational needs of students with autism, and details potential adaptations of instruction, methods, and materials used by general educators and others who participate in the education, counseling, or therapy of students with autism or a pervasive developmental disorder (PDD). The course is delivered via DVD lectures in combination with face-to-face instruction. With this format the students will have access to current national research, as well as guidance from instructors with knowledge of their local communities and resources.
Penn State has received several national awards for its autism programs, including Children and Autism:Time is Brain, a thirty-minute documentary that is featured in Teaching Students with Autism in Inclusive Settings. For the past nine years Penn State has hosted the National Autism Conference—the largest autism conference in the nation, averaging more than 2,500 attendees per year.
Who Should Attend: While the focus of this course is for general educators, others who participate in the education, counseling, or therapy of students with autism/PDD will also benefit from its content.
This course is being offered through the cooperation of
- Penn State's College of Education, Special Education Program
- Pennsylvania Department of Education, Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)
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