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KS - Structured Teaching for Special Education: Expanded Professional Development
Elkader KAEA June 22, 2026




Participants will participate in an immersive training designed to equip educators and support staff with practical, hands-on strategies for enhancing the learning environment for students with autism. Participants will engage in activities that teach them how to effectively structure classrooms and lessons to meet diverse needs, emphasizing the integration of evidence-based practices such as visual schedules, reinforcement systems, communication systems and tools to support functional and social communication skills. Through interactive workshops and collaborative exercises, attendees learn how to foster meaningful engagement and communication in their classrooms while ensuring that instructional methods align with best practices in autism education. Student volunteers provide opportunities for practitioners to experience real world application. Finally, a parent panel provides practitioners with a global view of the whole child and allows for practitioners to expand their perspectives as they support students with diverse needs.

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Course Requirements 

Create a Functional Zoning Map

Create a digital or hand-drawn floor plan of their current (or future) classroom. They must label five specific zones (e.g., Independent Work, 1:1 Instruction, Calming Corner).

For each zone, they must list the environmental supports present (e.g., "Privacy screens in Independent Work" or "Visual boundaries using colored tape").


Parent Partnership" Communication Tool

Create a Visual Home-School Bridge that uses visuals designed specifically for a parent to use during a student’s high-stress transition time (like the bus ride or dinner).


Coaching Session

Create a "Transition Toolkit" that includes a Whole Group Schedule and an Individual Daily Schedule for a specific student 
  • Session 1: Map out the schedule icons and ensure the "Two Locations" requirement from Objective 3 (Participants will design a physical classroom layout and visual schedule in two locationsis met.
  • Session 2: Simulating a "schedule change" (e.g., an assembly or fire drill) and designing the visual support to help the student through that specific stressor.


Session Notes:


Registration ends at 11:59 PM on Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Session ID:
55999
Seats:
2 / 25
Session Fees:
Credit Type & Fee 

Date Time Location
6/22/2026 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Keystone AEA 1 - Elkader Central and Field Office - TBD
1400 2nd Street NW, Elkader, 52043
6/23/2026 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Keystone AEA 1 - Elkader Central and Field Office - TBD
1400 2nd Street NW, Elkader, 52043
6/24/2026 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Keystone AEA 1 - Elkader Central and Field Office - TBD
1400 2nd Street NW, Elkader, 52043
6/25/2026 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Keystone AEA 1 - Elkader Central and Field Office - TBD
1400 2nd Street NW, Elkader, 52043
6/26/2026 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Keystone AEA 1 - Elkader Central and Field Office - TBD
1400 2nd Street NW, Elkader, 52043
1400 Second Street NW Elkader IA 52043-9564 | Phone 563-241-5397 | lrsystem@aea1.k12.ia.us
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