Imagining Autism is offering a series of CPD sessions in understanding autism and the imagination, and training in Imagining Autism techniques for the classroom, held at Beacon School Folkestone.
CPD
schedule: 4 day-long workshops (10.00-14.30) will take place between February and June 2018. Each session will cover training in a specific area (see below).
Attendees will be given tasks/suggested activities to try out and share with
the rest of the group the following session. Bespoke resources such as suitable
puppets will be provided. Mutual support, feedback and mentoring are an
important part of this training and the Beacon Training Centre will provide
visiting mentors to participating schools.
- Puppets
and objects as communication tools: practical strategies for using
puppets as intermediaries in the social world, to enhance emotional
resilience and to manage difficult behaviour. Feb. 20th - Sensing
environments: we explore the world of autistic perception starting
for example with exercises focused on sound. How to identify and harness
sensory preferences and interests and how to use found materials in the
classroom and home and simple equipment as resources for creative
learning- for example working with microphones, texts and, where
appropriate, food as a sensory and creative stimulus. March 20th - Inter/act:
techniques for eliciting attention and engagement drawing upon active
support andintensive interaction practices. Includes imitation,
exaggeration, ‘sabotage’ techniques, and insights into autism and
humour. 19th April - Creating
autistic space: how to transform an everyday working environment into
a creative space for working with the autistic imagination: following
cues, being “in the moment” and perceiving differently.12th June
Learning outcomes
By the end of this training,
staff will have an understanding of
·
new ways
that play, imagination and puppetry can be incorporated into the classroom
·
the
importance of the creative imagination and play in autistic children
·
how
creative approaches can lessen anxiety, give greater emotional resilience to
children and engage their learning
For further information contact Beacon School on 01303 847 555