Digital Minds and Learning: Reaching and Teaching Neurodiverse Students

A thorough presentation of positive behavioral supports and interventions in a variety of

school environments will be presented to conference attendees. Discussion centered

around how digital input is affecting our students and how to mitigate those influences

for our students. Learning and classroom behavior will be reviewed. Other topics

will center around types of behaviors: task avoidance, escape motivated, attention

seeking, behaviors that produce sensory consequences, and the role motivation plays in

behavioral success in many settings. The audience will be able to apply the information

presented through videos, activities, and examples of how to set up positive plans for the

students in a variety of environmental settings immediately in their respective situations.

The training will also contain discussions about setting limits that work and the

application of positive interventions in the regular education setting. We will examine

the common pitfalls that sabotage behavioral intervention plans and what to avoid when

wanting to make significant behavioral changes. Discussions of how to implement 504

Accommodations in a regular education setting will be discussed.

If you have a request for a reasonable accommodation, please email Anne.Carpenter2@mt.gov to discuss your request.