MAIER PD: Autism Spectrum Disorder and Assistive and Augmentative Communication
Bowdoin College 255 Maine St, Brunswick, ME, United StatesSpeaker: Mark Hammond Sessions begin at 9am and end by 3:30pm. Sign-in opens at 8:30am. Bowdoin College, 255 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME 04011, United States Register online at our secure registration site. Children with Autism can present with a variety communication challenges. These may include the inability to speak and for some, who do speak, […]
Community Training: PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System ) Level 1 Training
Buchanan Alumni House, University of Maine University of Maine, Orono, ME, United StatesTwo-day Training: November 16 & 17, 2015 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Catherine Horton, M.S., CCC-SLP, BCBA of Pyramid Educational Consultants Hosted by the Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research (MAIER) Workshop Location: McIntyre Room, Buchanan Alumni Hall, University of Maine, Orono The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is used to rapidly teach communication […]
MAIER’s “My Day to Play” at the Maine Discovery Museum
Maine Discovery Museum 74 Main St, Bangor, ME, United StatesJoin MAIER's Maine Family Partnership (MFP) as we collaborate with the Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor to host a Sunday “My Day to Play.” This free event is open to children and teens with autism and their siblings at a time the Museum is closed to other patrons, creating a safe space for families to […]
MAIER PD: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports and Autism
Jeff's Catering 15 Littlefield Road, Brewer, ME, United StatesSpeaker: Courtney Pacholski Session begins at 9am and ends by 3:30pm. Sign-in begins at 8:30am. Jeff’s Catering, 15 Littlefield Road, Brewer, ME 04412, United States Register online at our secure registration site. Positive behavior intervention and supports (PBIS) is a model of Response to Intervention (RtI) for behavior that is implemented in over 20,000 schools […]
MAIER PD: Overview of PECS and the Pyramid Approach: Creating Effective Teaching Environments
Thomas College, Spann Student Commons 180 West River Rd, Waterville, ME, United StatesSpeaker: Catherine Horton, M.S., CCC/SLP, CAGS, BCBA Clinical Director PECS/ Pyramid Trainer and Supervisor Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc. Session begins at 9am and ends by 3:30pm. Sign-in opens at 8:30am. Thomas College, 180 West River Road, Waterville, ME 04901, United States Register online at our secure registration site This overview is appropriate for all members […]
MAIER PD : Coordinating the Medical and Educational Aspects of ASD
Jeff's Catering 15 Littlefield Road, Brewer, ME, United StatesSpeakers: Maine General Hospital's Edmund N. Ervin Pediatric Team Session begins at 9am and ends by 3:30pm. Sign-in opens at 8:30am. Jeff’s Catering, 15 Littlefield Road, Brewer, ME 04412, United States Register online at our secure registration site. Representatives of the Edmund Ervin Pediatric Center – MaineGeneral Medical Center Developmental Evaluation Clinic team will review […]
Maine Autism Leader Team Training – Cohort 4
Keeley's Banquet Center 178 Warren Avenue, Portland, ME, United StatesSessions begin at 9am and end by 3:30pm. Sign-in begins at 8:30am. Keeley’s Banquet Center, 178 Warren Avenue, Portland, ME 04103, United States Two day training. Please note that this is NOT part of the MAIER PD series – applications for this advanced training are available on our website under the PD tab. Speaker: Matt […]
MAIER PD: Social Thinking
Thomas College, Spann Student Commons 180 West River Rd, Waterville, ME, United StatesSpeaker: Nancy Clements Session starts at 9am and ends by 3:30pm. Sign-in opens at 8:30am. Thomas College, Summit Room of the Spann Student Commons 180 West River Road, Waterville, ME 04901, United States Register online at our secure registration site. We will answer the question: What are a person’s core social learning challenges and how […]
MAIER PD: Video Modeling and Technology in the Classroom
Thomas College, Spann Student Commons 180 West River Rd, Waterville, ME, United StatesSpeaker: Colleen Foley-Ingersoll, BCBA Session to begin at 9am and end by 3:30pm. Sign-in begins at 8:30am Thomas College, Summit Room of the Spann Student Commons For directions to the Thomas College campus in Waterville, as well as a campus map, please see the following link: http://www.thomas.edu/explore-about-thomas/our-campus/campus-map-directions/ Register online at our secure registration site. Technology is everywhere and […]
MAIER PD: Autism and Literacy – Part 2
Jeff's Catering 15 Littlefield Road, Brewer, ME, United StatesSpeakers: Dr. Christina Carnahan & Dr. Pamela Williamson Sessions begin at 9am and end by 3:30pm. Sign-in begins at 8:30am. Jeff's Catering, Brewer, Maine Register online at our secure registration site. Second session of two-part series. This professional development opportunity will be conducted by nationally recognized experts on literacy and ASD, Dr. Christi Carnahan and […]