August 21, 2025, 2:30-4:00 | MonTECH: Boosting Inclusion through AT and Adaptive Equipment (Field Trip, Anyone?)
September 10, 2025, 3:00-4:00 | EdCOR: Chronic Absenteeism
September 24, 2025- October 29, 2025, 3:00-4:00 | EdCOR- 6 Week Virtual Behavior Academy
October 6-7, 2025, 9:00-4:30 | PECS Level 1
October 16, 2025, 2:30-4:00 | MonTECH: It's No Use If You Can't Reach It: Attaching Communication (and Other Devices) to Tables, Chairs, and Gait Trainers
November 10, 2025, 3:00-5:00 | EdCOR: Data Collection for Progress Monitoring
November 17, 2025, 8:00-4:00 | (ADOS®-2) Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition, Refresher Training
December 1, 2025, 3:00-4:00 | EdCOR: Executive Function | Impulse Control, Working Memory, Emotional Control
December 10, 2025, 2:30-4:00 | MonTECH: Implementing AAC Everywhere: on the Playground, in the Lunch Room, and in the Arts
January 13, 2026, 3:00-4:00 | EdCOR: Executive Function | Sustained Attention, Task Initiation, Planning & Prioritizing
February 11, 2026 3:00-4:00 | EdCOR: Executive Function | Organization, Time Management, Goal-Directed Persistence
July 31, 2025 | Webinar | Motivation Magic: Supporting Learners with Special Needs Join the developers of PECS, Andy Bondy, PhD and Lori Frost, MS, CCC-SLP, for an insightful free webinar exploring the essential role of motivation in helping learners thrive. This concise and practical session is ideal for special educators, including behavior analysts, speech-language pathologists, and support staff as well as parents and caregivers who want actionable strategies to boost engagement. Discover how to tap into what truly matters to your learners and weave those motivators into daily lessons to foster enjoyment, independence, and meaningful progress. Register to join this free 30-minute presentation followed by a Question-and-Answer session.
August 15, 2025 | Missoula | MontCOMM ’25: Breaking Barriers and Honoring Authentic Voice. Limited Montana Autism Education Project scholarships are available for this conference. Learn more about the conference at the University of Montana MonTECH webpage.
MTPLC offers a variety of paid, reduced cost, and free professional development opportunities to Montana educators.
ECHO Autism Communities is a free virtual learning community for a variety of professionals who serve autistic people and people with other disabilities. ECHO Autism is committed to building global communities where people see possibilities in all abilities. ECHO Autism provides professional development focused on best practices for clinicians, health professionals, educators, and advocates who work with individuals on the autism spectrum and their families.
This paid subscription service bridges the gap between research and practice for speech-language pathologists. Members get access to quick, easy-to-digest, reviews of over 3000 research studies and articles from hundreds of journals. This service also includes ASHA CEUs in “bite size” chunks of time.
The original Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules (AFIRM) was funded by the Office of Special Education Programs in the US Department of Education as a subcontract of the IRIS Center from 2014-2016 as an extension of the National Professional Development Center (NPDC) on Autism.
During the 2-year funding period, AFIRM developed 27 evidence-based practice (EBP) modules and related resources based on the 2014 NPDC EBP Report. AFIRM continues to provide free up-to-date EBP modules and resources based on the 2020 NCAEP EBP Report, as well as modules and resources designed specifically for paraeducators, early interventionists, and caregivers who served children and youth on the spectrum.