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Below are trainings offered by Direct Step for Montana Educators. Visit the OPI Website for more information

• Developing and Implementing Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavioral Intervention Plans

• Collecting and Using Data to Improve IEPs, BIPs and Section 504 Plans

• Strategies to Keep Students with Autism Safe in School

• Addressing Behavior of Students With Autism: A Teacher’s Toolkit of Positive Intervention Strategies

• Students With Autism and One-to-One Aides: Best Practices for Educators

• Understanding the Unique Needs of Students With Autism: Intervention Strategies for Paraprofessionals

• Developing and Implementing Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavioral Intervention Plans

• Early Intervention Services: Facilitating Transition From IDEA Part C to Part B

• Evaluation, Eligibility and IEP Development for Students With Autism

• Collecting and Using Data to Improve IEPs, BIPs and Section 504 Plans

• Guidance for Paraprofessionals in Identifying Early Childhood Developmental Milestones

CSPD Training Calendar

MAEP Practice Talks are district-requested training sessions delivered by MAEP consultants and OPI subject matter experts. Offered virtually or in person and ranging from 1–3 hours, these sessions provide either introductory overviews or deep, focused content on specific topics. Click on a session title below to complete the request form. 

In this training, participants will learn the CBCC method for writing goals and how to choose data recording methods that are realistic and measurable. We will critique sample annual goals as a group and participants will develop sample goals for review. We will also review several different methods of data collection (%, prompt number, prompt level) and share ideas for when each method is most useful for measuring progress. This training is offered on-site only to facilitate group discussion of sample goals and to allow participants to write goals which will be reviewed (anonymously) for feedback during the training.

Objectives: 

• Learn how to identify non-measurable goals.
• Learn the CBCC method for writing measurable goals. 
• Know when to use different methods of data recording for different skills and students. 

Classroom Pivotal Response Training (CPRT) | 2 hours | Virtual. Presented by Ashley Campbell

This session introduces Classroom Pivotal Response Training (CPRT), an evidence-based, naturalistic behavioral intervention designed to support autistic students and others with social-communication and engagement needs. This training also highlights how CPRT strategies can be adapted for small-group and whole-group learning to increase participation and reduce instructional barriers.

Objectives:

• Identify what CPRT is and the population that it is designed for.
• Identify how the three-term contingency is applied in CPRT.
• Identify and understand the application of the five antecedent strategy components of CPRT.
• Identify and understand the application of the three consequence strategy components of CPRT.
• Identify CPRT strategies utilized with groups.

• Identify key executive function demands in typical classroom routines and match them with practical supports.
• Apply simple environmental and instructional strategies that build core executive function skills across content areas.
• Use scaffolds that shift cognitive responsibility to students to strengthen independence and improve learner planning, flexibility, and self-monitoring in real classroom situations.