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SUMMARY:Introduction to Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education
DESCRIPTION:Date:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics: \n\n\nGeneral Education\n\n\n\n\nInstructor(s):  \n\n\n\nRuth Durkee\, J.D. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type:  \n\n\n\nHybrid \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate Credits:  \n\n\n\n3 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDates & Registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants must attend all events:  \n\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStart/End Dates:  September 4 – December 13\, 2026 \n\n\n\nThis course is designed to provide students interested in obtaining the early childhood special educator endorsement with an introduction to the fields of early intervention (EI) and early childhood special education (ECSE).  It will focus on the following topics: historical perspectives and theoretical approaches of EI/ECSE; laws and regulations that govern EI and ECSE; professional roles\, responsibilities\, and ethics; and specific disabilities and their impact on young children’s development. In addition\, this course will introduce and provide an overview of the special education evaluation process\, eligibility determination\, collaboration\, and the development of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) (known as the One Plan in Vermont).Students will engage in online and virtual discussions\, create documents\, and reflect and write about their experiences. Students will explore a variety of evidenced-based practices and learn about several developmental disabilities and differences. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Your Instructor\n\n\n\nBrenda Bolio
URL:https://www.vthec.org/event/introduction-to-early-intervention-early-childhood-special-education-3/
LOCATION:Community National Bank\, 316 N. Main St.\, Barre\, Vermont\, United States
CATEGORIES:Endorsements,Graduate Courses,Initial Teaching License
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260905T000000
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SUMMARY:Legal and Safety Issues of Work-Based Learning Programs
DESCRIPTION:Date:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics: \n\n\nGeneral Education\n\n\n\n\nInstructor(s):  \n\n\n\nRuth Durkee\, J.D. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type:  \n\n\n\nHybrid \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate Credits:  \n\n\n\n3 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDates & Registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants must attend all events:  \n\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStart/End Dates: September 12 – December 12\, 2026 \n\n\n\nThis course provides a thorough examination of the legal and safety issues that affect work-based and community-based learning programs and experiences. Participants will develop a comprehensive understanding of federal and Vermont law and safety requirements and be able to provide effective systems that ensure safe and legal student experiences.  \n\n\n\nThe course is aligned to and uses as a guiding framework Standard 7 of the Vermont Agency of Education’s Work-Based Learning Standards (VT AOE’s WBL Standard #7). The course will provide a comprehensive exploration of relevant federal and state labor\, employment\, civil rights\, and education laws; safety requirements; insurance and liability considerations; and the legal\, safety\, and ethical issues that should inform effective work-based learning agreements and placements. The course will also explore how to effectively educate students about their own rights\, safety\, behavior\, and responsibilities in the workplace.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Your Instructor\n\n\n\nRuth Durkee\, J.D.
URL:https://www.vthec.org/event/legal-and-safety-issues-of-work-based-learning-programs/
LOCATION:VT-HEC Office\, 2 Prospect Street\, Montpelier\, VT\, 05602\, United States
CATEGORIES:Endorsements,Graduate Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260908T000000
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SUMMARY:Nutrition and Food Education
DESCRIPTION:Date:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics: \n\n\nGeneral Education\n\n\n\n\nInstructor(s):  \n\n\n\nRuth Durkee\, J.D. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type:  \n\n\n\nHybrid \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate Credits:  \n\n\n\n3 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDates & Registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants must attend all events:  \n\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStart/End Dates: September 8 – December 19\, 2026Physical inactivity and poor nutrition have caused lifestyle diseases to increase in the past 30 years. Students\, schools\, and communities need guidance in making positive nutrition and physical activity changes to protect their health. This course is designed for professionals to learn how to teach nutrition education while working collaboratively across school and local communities to establish healthful\, sustainable\, food systems for schools. Students will consider a comprehensive view of nutrition education and physical activity in their schools and create an improvement plan. Students will also learn nutrition and physical activity concepts while developing skills-based lessons to utilize in their classroom. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Your Instructor\n\n\n\nMelanie Laquerre
URL:https://www.vthec.org/event/nutrition-and-food-education-2/
LOCATION:VT
CATEGORIES:Endorsements,Graduate Courses
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SUMMARY:Curriculum Development in Early Childhood Education
DESCRIPTION:Date:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstructor(s):  \n\n\n\nRuth Durkee\, J.D. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type:  \n\n\n\nHybrid \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate Credits:  \n\n\n\n3 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDates & Registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStart/End Dates: September 14 – December 13\, 2026 \n\n\n\nDeveloping curriculum in early childhood education requires educators to have a thorough understanding of child development\, early learning standards\, and the principles of developmentally appropriate practices. Early educators also recognize the importance of planning the environment and the role of family engagement. This knowledge enables early educators to plan effective and engaging learning experiences for all children.  \n\n\n\nIn this course\, the learner will practice using observations of children and knowledge of the Vermont Early Learning Standards to develop and implement a learning sequence with activities and experiences that integrate all learning domains and support relevant goals and objectives for children’s individual learning needs. Through required assignments and application in classroom settings\, the student will demonstrate their abilities to assess children’s learning\, evaluate curricula\, and plan a learning environment. Additionally\, they will learn to identify opportunities for engaging families to support their young children’s learning and development. In this course\, the student will review and analyze several pedagogical approaches for developing and implementing early childhood curriculum and apply this knowledge to enhance their own approach to planning and teaching. Additionally\, the student will learn how to plan a curriculum that integrates various disciplines\, including the visual arts and creative expression. Strategies for promoting young children’s social and emotional development and for including children of all abilities will be explored. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Your Instructor\n\n\n\nCathy Siggins
URL:https://www.vthec.org/event/curriculum-development-in-early-childhood-education/
LOCATION:VT-HEC Office\, 2 Prospect Street\, Montpelier\, VT\, 05602\, United States
CATEGORIES:Endorsements,Graduate Courses,Initial Teaching License
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T000000
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SUMMARY:Assessment in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education
DESCRIPTION:Date:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics: \n\n\nGeneral Education\n\n\n\n\nInstructor(s):  \n\n\n\nRuth Durkee\, J.D. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type:  \n\n\n\nHybrid \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate Credits:  \n\n\n\n3 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDates & Registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants must attend all events:  \n\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nStart/End Dates: September 14 – December 17\, 2026This course is designed to provide individuals seeking an endorsement in early  childhood special education with an opportunity to integrate and reflect on theory and  evidence-based practices related to assessing children from infancy to age six.  We will review federal and state laws and national position statements\, such as the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council of Exceptional Children’s  Recommended Practices that address the assessment of infants\, toddlers\, and young  children with diverse cultural\, linguistic\, and socio-economic backgrounds. This course  will examine various assessment purposes and corresponding assessment tools\,  formative and standardized assessments and procedures. We will also study the  evaluation planning process. Participants will have opportunities to learn about  different family and child assessment strategies and tools. Participants will practice the  evaluation process including planning meetings\, evaluations\, and determination of  eligibility for services.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Your Instructor\n\n\n\nKara McDonough
URL:https://www.vthec.org/event/assessment-in-early-intervention-and-early-childhood-special-education/
LOCATION:Chamber of Commerce\, 33 Stewart St.\, Berlin\, VT\, United States
CATEGORIES:Endorsements,Graduate Courses,Initial Teaching License
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T000000
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SUMMARY:Understanding and Supporting Individual Learning Needs​ 
DESCRIPTION:Date:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics: \n\n\nGeneral Education\n\n\n\n\nInstructor(s):  \n\n\n\nRuth Durkee\, J.D. & Hannah Bloom\, MOTR/L \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type:  \n\n\n\nHybrid \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate Credits:  \n\n\n\n3 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDates & Registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants must attend all events:  \n\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStart/End Dates: September 19 – December 12\, 2026 \n\n\n\nThis course will investigate the sensory components of cognition and communication. Sensory integration is the ability to receive sensory information from internal senses and external inputs\, integrate the information\, and create an adaptive response to the sensory information. Participants will leave with a foundational understanding of the neurobiological development of sensory processing and the importance of integrating the senses for functional and accessible learning and communication.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Your Instructors\n\n\n\nLeah Sophrin\, M.S.\, CCP-SLP \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Hannah Bloom\, MOTR/L
URL:https://www.vthec.org/event/understanding-and-supporting-individual-learning-needs-3/
LOCATION:VT
CATEGORIES:Certificate Programs,Graduate Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T000000
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SUMMARY:Explorations in PreK-Grade 3 Mathematics
DESCRIPTION:Date:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics: \n\n\nGeneral Education\n\n\n\n\nInstructor(s):  \n\n\n\nRuth Durkee\, J.D. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type:  \n\n\n\nHybrid \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate Credits:  \n\n\n\n3 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDates & Registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants must attend all events:  \n\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStart/End Dates: September 21 – December 20\, 2026  This course is designed to provide individuals with a deeper understanding of the foundational concepts of number and operations\, measurement\, geometry\, and spatial reasoning. It will examine how children develop these understandings and explore ways to promote mathematical reasoning in pre-K through grade three. Individuals will have the opportunity to develop and implement appropriate assessment and instructional strategies in an early education setting. This course emphasizes the importance of establishing a culture in which mathematics is encountered in relevant\, authentic ways and in which young children have the opportunity to reason and build their own mathematical understanding. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Your Instructor\n\n\n\nPam Maile
URL:https://www.vthec.org/event/explorations-in-prek-grade-3-mathematics-2/
LOCATION:VT-HEC Office\, 2 Prospect Street\, Montpelier\, VT\, 05602\, United States
CATEGORIES:Endorsements,Graduate Courses,Initial Teaching License
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T000000
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SUMMARY:Early Language and Literacy Development
DESCRIPTION:Date:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics: \n\n\nGeneral Education\n\n\n\n\nInstructor(s):  \n\n\n\nRuth Durkee\, J.D. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type:  \n\n\n\nHybrid \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate Credits:  \n\n\n\n3 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDates & Registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants must attend all events:  \n\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStart/End Dates: September 21 – November 30\, 2026This course focuses on the nature of language development (including phonology\, morphology\, syntax\, semantics\, and pragmatics) from infancy through grade three and includes a focus on the development of these skills in preschool and kindergarten.Various theoretical perspectives on how language develops will be discussed. This course provides a basic understanding of cultural and linguistic aspects of first and second language acquisition and an overview of communication disorders. The connections between oral speech and language skills to early literacy development are examined\, as well as a preliminary introduction to early reading and writing strategies. This course includes an overview of assistive technologies used for communication and literacy in early childhood. The Vermont Early Learning Standards will be integrated as a tool for creating developmentally appropriate language learning opportunities.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Your Instructor\n\n\n\nDanielle Kent\, M.S.\, CCC-SLP
URL:https://www.vthec.org/event/early-language-and-literacy-development-3/
LOCATION:VT
CATEGORIES:Endorsements,Graduate Courses,Initial Teaching License
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T235959
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SUMMARY:Trauma-Transforming Practices: Critical Literacies for Educators (Level 2)
DESCRIPTION:Date:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics: \n\n\nGeneral Education\n\n\n\n\nInstructor(s):  \n\n\n\nRuth Durkee\, J.D. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type:  \n\n\n\nHybrid \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate Credits:  \n\n\n\n3 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCouse start/end dates: September 29\, 2026 – January 17\, 2027 \n\n\n\nThis course\, which includes three workshop days\, will equip educators with three essential literacies needed to thrive in today’s schools: the literacy of prediction\, the literacy of pausing\, and the literacy of possibility. Together these literacies offer a practical framework for understanding human behavior and navigating the complex realities of schools\, while creating environments where both students and adults can flourish. The course will help educators develop the skills and mindsets to move beyond trauma-informed awareness toward trauma-transforming action.  \n\n\n\nCourse takers will participate in 3 synchronous days and engage in four additional facilitated implementation seminars designed to support the transfer of learning into practice. These sessions will provide opportunities to examine real-world challenges\, consult with peers and instructors\, analyze implementation barriers\, and reflect on successes and setbacks. Students will also complete independent learning activities and develop the capacity to adapt and implement these literacies within the unique contexts of their own schools and organizations.  \n\n\n\nParticipants will: \n\n\n\n\nDevelop fluency in the SOS.\n\n\n\nAnalyze predictable stress patterns to understand shifts in cognitive\, emotional\, and behavioral capacity.\n\n\n\nEstablish shared non-pathologizing language to shift school dialogue from blame to regulation.\n\n\n\nIntegrate the SOS as a daily reflective practice\, using body and environmental cues to interrupt reactivity and make regulated decisions.\n\n\n\n\nTo attend workshop series only\, not for graduate credit\, please register here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Your Instructor:\n\n\n\nDave Melnick
URL:https://www.vthec.org/event/trauma-transforming-practices-critical-literacies-for-educators-level-2/
LOCATION:VT
CATEGORIES:Graduate Courses,Professional Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261006T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261006T235959
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CREATED:20260730T185606Z
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SUMMARY:Implementing UDL in Neuro-Shared Spaces
DESCRIPTION:Date:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics: \n\n\nGeneral Education\n\n\n\n\nInstructor(s):  \n\n\n\nRuth Durkee\, J.D. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type:  \n\n\n\nHybrid \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate Credits:  \n\n\n\n3 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDates & Registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants must attend all events:  \n\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStart/End Dates: October 6 – December 3\, 2026 \n\n\n\nThis course will offer a brief introduction to the principles of Universal Design for Learning and deep exploration into the ways UDL can be harnessed to balance and meet the varied needs of students with different learning profiles\, identify and surmount challenges and limitations in environments where the needs of different students may vary widely\, support well-being and belonging for both neurotypical and neurodivergent students\, and create truly neuro-shared spaces across settings.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Your Instructor\n\n\n\nHannah Markos
URL:https://www.vthec.org/event/implementing-udl-in-neuro-shared-spaces-2/
LOCATION:VT
CATEGORIES:Certificate Programs,Graduate Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T235959
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CREATED:20260803T171837Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to the Mathematics and Science Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Date:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics: \n\n\nGeneral Education\n\n\n\n\nInstructor(s):  \n\n\n\nRuth Durkee\, J.D. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type:  \n\n\n\nHybrid \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate Credits:  \n\n\n\n3 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDates & Registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants must attend all events:  \n\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStart/End Dates: October 7 – November 21\, 2026 \n\n\n\nThis course serves as an introduction to the middle and high school science and mathematics classroom. Participants plan\, design\, and implement lessons in a science or mathematics context\, with a focus on inquiry-based learning. Cross-disciplinary connections\, student engagement\, and collaborative learning are introduced.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresented by\n\n\n\nBradley Beth
URL:https://www.vthec.org/event/introduction-to-the-mathematics-and-science-classroom-3/
LOCATION:VT
CATEGORIES:Endorsements,Graduate Courses,Initial Teaching License
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SUMMARY:Targeted Literacy Intervention for Striving Readers
DESCRIPTION:Date:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics: \n\n\nGeneral Education\n\n\n\n\nInstructor(s):  \n\n\n\nRuth Durkee\, J.D. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type:  \n\n\n\nHybrid \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate Credits:  \n\n\n\n3 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlso available as a workshop series for professional learning hours. Choose any or all of the four workshops below to register: \n\n\n\n\nTargeted Literacy Intervention 1: Foundational Literacy Skills\n\n\n\nTargeted Literacy Intervention 2: Word-Level Accuracy and Automaticity\n\n\n\nTargeting Literacy Intervention 3: Fluency and Comprehension\n\n\n\nTargeting Literacy Intervention 4: Writing Development and Written Expression\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStart/End Dates: November 5\, 2026 – February 19\, 2027 \n\n\n\nThis course will focus on the use of diagnostic literacy assessment to identify and address the needs of students who require targeted intervention. The emphasis will be on interpreting assessment data to inform instructional decisions for learners who are not making expected progress with core instruction.Participants will learn how to use a combination of formal and informal assessments to pinpoint the barriers or core deficits interfering with literacy development. Participants will learn how to use diagnostic information to understand why a student is struggling\, and then identify evidence-based interventions to guide instructional planning in reading and writing.   \n\n\n\n\n\nTo attend the workshops series only\, not for graduate credit\, please register here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresented by\n\n\n\nNicole Gaboriault
URL:https://www.vthec.org/event/targeted-literacy-intervention-for-striving-readers-6/
LOCATION:VT
CATEGORIES:Graduate Courses
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UID:10000276-1793923200-1794009599@www.vthec.org
SUMMARY:AAC Assessment Process
DESCRIPTION:Date:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics: \n\n\nGeneral Education\n\n\n\n\nInstructor(s):  \n\n\n\nRuth Durkee\, J.D. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type:  \n\n\n\nHybrid \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate Credits:  \n\n\n\n3 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants must attend all events:  \n\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStart/End Dates: November 6 – December 18\, 2026 \n\n\n\nStudents will learn how to navigate the AAC assessment process with young children with complex communication needs. An emphasis will be placed on using a multi-step AAC assessment process that includes the use of observational and standardized tools to gather information about the child\, environment\, communication partners\, and opportunity barriers\, the AAC feature match process\, and the AAC funding process. Additionally\, students will learn about specific AAC assessment considerations for young children on the autism spectrum.  \n\n\n\nIn addition to participating in the workshop days\, course participants will complete readings and assignments. Coursework will include the development of an assessment plan\, barrier assessment\, exploration and trial plan\, and final paper exploring AAC considerations for children on the autism spectrum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresented by\n\n\n\nAmy Starble\, M.S. CCC-SLP
URL:https://www.vthec.org/event/aac-assessment-process/
LOCATION:Capitol Plaza\, Montpelier\, VT\, 100 State Street\, Montpelier\, VT\, 05602\, United States
CATEGORIES:Certificate Programs,Graduate Courses
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