Workshops are conducted at our purposely built Jigsaw Learning and Resource Centre located at Tuggerah. These workshops are developed and conducted by our qualified and experienced Jigsaw team. Workshops for parents/carers
At Jigsaw you get the correct information about treatment and educational interventions, so you can make an informed decision about what is right for your family. Workshops are Autism specific in focus and content. We give participants a toolbox of practical ideas and strategies to support the child and family.
Workshop examples include:
- Jigsaw – The Puzzle of Autism.
- Teaching children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Practical strategies to promote social communication skills for children with ASD.
- Understanding Autism and Inclusive Practices for children attending mainstream educational settings.
Continuous Professional Development
At Jigsaw we can conduct Continuous Professional Development training at our Centre for Schools and Pre-schools. Workshops are designed to improve knowledge and skills around inclusive educational settings, evidence based practice, teaching and learning for children with Autism. We use frameworks from SCERTS and TEACCH as well as offering Social Skills programs conducted in the child’s pre-school and school settings. We also specialise in a toolbox of ideas for teaching and supporting children with Autism in the mainstream educational settings. We support teachers, childcare and any persons working with children with Autism and related developmental disability.
WORKSHOPS FOR PROFESSIONALS
Workshops can be conducted at the Jigsaw clinic or can be designed around your school’s needs. Innovative educators never stop learning. At Jigsaw we are innovators in the teaching and learning of children with Autism and related childhood disabilities. At Jigsaw:
- We learn how to teach children with autism so we can share are experiences and knowledge with other dedicated educators by having highly qualified staff who are trained in Inclusive Education and Autism.
- We put the fun back into learning, making our workshops engaging and interactive, with a touch of novelty and joyful learning.
- Our workshops are designed to give teachers and educators practical strategies to support inclusive education.
- We are concerned about the how to teach children with autism and setting them up for success.
- We recognise the need to skill educators in understanding what autism is and how having the disorder effects ones learning in what generally is an education world for which they have little understanding.
- We know and recognise that quality teaching is what makes the difference in the teaching and learning of all children.
- We are passionate about play-based learning and work within the Early Years Learning Framework (“EYLF”), teaching teachers how to include and meet the needs of autistic children in their unique individual educational setting.
- We are advocates for young children accessing early intervention in a mainstream educational setting.
Let’s get together to share and create new teaching and learning experiences that will bring your educational setting to the forefront. All children need to experience learning that is engaging and builds success for life. The EYLF recognises that all children need to be connected to family, community, culture and place. As children participate in everyday life experiences, they develop interests and construct their own identities and understandings of the world. Children with autism are born with a neurological disorder which impairs normal childhood development, making building social connections and social understanding in the world often frustrating and confusing. Price by application, depending on numbers and length of workshop. Minimum 2 hours. Includes handouts and Certificate of Attendance.
WORKSHOPS AT JIGSAW – Maximum of 20 attendees
Our workshops are recommended for teachers, early childhood educators, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, parents/carers and organisations working with children. Jigsaw can present at staff development days, conferences and as a guest speaker. Workshops can be tailored to your needs, however, some popular workshops include:
- I am All Eyes – Using the Principals of structured Teaching in Inclusive Classroom Settings. During this workshop teachers will learn how to capitalise on the visual learning strength of children with an ASD. Learn about the principals of structured teaching and how to implement these techniques into your early childhood setting or classroom.
- Play-Based Learning for children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Children learn through play. Work is play for children. Play and learning are inextricably woven together. Play is intrinsically motivated and powerful for children in all cultures. But what if your child has an Autism Spectrum Disorder? … then play becomes work. For this cohort play does not come naturally and intrinsically motivating as their typical developing peer group. Autism affects one’s ability to be with and connect with others on social communication capacities and emotional and social understanding. This can be significantly impaired. Learn with Jigsaw how to connect with kids on the spectrum and to teach their peers how to be a friend with someone who has autism through play.
- Practical Strategies for Implementing Autism Curriculum in Mainstream Educational Settings. Learn about Inclusive Education and its role in the treatment of autism. Let Jigsaw help you set up for successful school transition programs such that they are well supported and can access the mainstream curricula both play based and academic.
- Teaching children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Learn about autism interventions and application of best practice guidelines to implement teaching and learning strategies that address the core deficits of autism. This workshop is a highly innovative and interactive workshop suitable for participants who have a basic understanding of autism.
Workshop examples include:
- I’m All Eyes – Using the principles of structured teaching in inclusive classrooms.
- Practical strategies to support inclusive practices in classrooms.
- Teaching Social Skills for children with ASD in Inclusive settings. Program developed by Joanne Brearley.
For further details on any workshops please contact us through the Contact Page or call Jigsaw on 043 166 1484.