Autisim training offered to educators

October

Training in the needs of autistic children, required of special education administrators assigned after Sept. 1, will be offered by the Hudson River Teacher Center on the Yorktown campus of the Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES.

The coursework is recommended for special education teachers and special education administrators, support staff, paraprofessionals, teacher assistants/aides, and speech/language pathologists.

It is scheduled the following dates: Jan. 26, Feb. 25, April 22 and May 19. Classes will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the front conference room of Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES’ School Services Building. The cost is $75 per person per session.

The training will be presented by Rockland BOCES’ Barbara Kestenbaum, project director of Special Education Training and Resource Center. Upon completion, participants will receive the state Education Department Certification of Completion in Training in the Needs of Students with Autism.

To register online, go to My Learning Plan at www.pnwboces.org/catalog. Under Programs, click on the Hudson River Teacher Center (District Billing and Checks) and choose the appropriate event from the View Now menu.

More information: Joan Passaretti at (914) 248-2345 or jpassaretti@pnwboces.org.

This entry was posted on Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 1:10 pm by Noreen O'Donnell.
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One Response to “Autisim training offered to educators”

Steve C. November 3rd, 2009 at 9:10 am
Thanx for this post. My wife is a certified teacher going for her masters. This information came very timely.

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