Belinda Giles is a classroom teacher and a Learning Services teacher at the middle and high school level for the past twenty years. As the Learning Services teacher, she works mostly with students with high functioning Autism and students with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities in a work study program and in inclusive classrooms. She has a graduate studies diploma in Diverse Learning with a focus on helping students develop social skills. Belinda was certified as a PEERS School Based Certified Provider in 2015 and has been actively using the curriculum in her classrooms on a regular basis.
Learning Opportunities
This session has been completed.
PEERS Follow Up and Creating a Community of Practice to Support Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Presented By
Belinda GilesSession Details
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| September 22, 2016 | 9:00 am to 3:30 pm |
Location
Grade Levels
AllRationale: This session would directly support the ERLC Project “PEERS: A Community of Practice for Teachers and Students"
- to meet with teachers who attended the PEERS training session in October 2015
- follow up on teachers' application of the program in their classroom/school
- facilitate any comments, questions, successes and challenges
- provide ongoing support through a community of practice model
This session will involve:
- Review of content, teaching strategies and resources outlined in PEERS curriculum
- Successes that educators have experienced implementing PEERS curriculum
- Challenges that educators have experienced implementing PEERS curriculum
- Suggestions and adaptations that can be made to implement PEERS curriculum to overcome those challenges experienced
- Create a Community of Practice by introducing a Wikispace or other platform to open communication between participants, facilitator and share resources
Agenda:
8:30 Welcome
8:30 - 8:45 - Introduction and Purpose of Day
8:45 - 10:00 - Review PEERS Curriculum, Strategies and Resources for:
- Trading Information
- Two Way Conversations
- Electronic Communication
- Choosing Appropriate Friends
- Appropriate Use of Humor
- Starting and Joining Conversations
- Exiting Conversations
- Good Sportsmanship
- Get Togethers
- Handling Arguments
- Changing Reputations
- Handling Physically Bullying
- Handling Cyberbullying
- Minimizing Rumors and Gossip
10:00 - 10:15 - Coffee Break
10:15 - 11:00 - Breakout Sessions to Discuss Successes and Challenges with PEERS Implementation
11:00 - 11:30 - Report Out Findings
11:30 - 12:00 - Lunch
12:00 - 1:30 - Adaptations and resources to support PEERS implementation in unique classroom situations
1:30 - 3:00 - Planning next steps for the Community of Practice
Resource example: Curriculum Summary and some video links to pass on to parents or other support staff
Target Audience
Teachers who attended the PEERS training session in October 2015 or Teacher/Teacher Leaders interested in PEERS