All professional development, consultation, and coaching provided by the MAEP are free to Montana public school educators and service providers.
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Dr. Jennifer Schoffer Closson
Inclusive Classrooms for Jr/High | Virtual | December 22, 2025
Behavior is learned. For this reason, we need our learners included with their typically developing peers as much as possible - so they can learn pro-social behavior. Learn about some ideas, options, interventions, strategies, etc. to have your learners with autism and related disorders be included with their peers.
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Dr. Jennifer Schoffer Closson
Girls With Autism | Virtual | January 8, 2026
Girls with autism present differently and experience unique challenges. Learn about girls with autism and what their supports can look like.
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Dr. Jennifer Schoffer Closson
Using Evidence Based Practices to Teach Safety Skills | Virtual | January 9, 2026
Safety is priority. Learn how to use different EBPs to teach your students safety information and strategies.
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EdCOR Colorado
Executive Function: Sustained Attention, Task Initiation, Plan & Prioritize | Virtual | January 13, 2026
Executive function is made up of a series of skills that help individuals plan, initiate, monitor, and successfully execute goal-directed behavior. Planning, prioritizing, task initiation, and sustaining attention are all processes connected to executive functioning. Come learn strategies for supporting learners in these domains in our three part executive functioning series.
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Dr. Jennifer Schoffer Closson
Refusal Barriers for ASD | Virtual | January 14, 2026
This talk will look at how to specifically apply evidence-based intervention for ASD learners of varied abilities when they refuse or escape tasks.
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Dr. Jennifer Schoffer Closson
Educating Adults & Peers about ASD | Virtual | January 15, 2026
There is a lot of information out there about autism. Some of it is confusing, and, guess what, AI gets it wrong sometimes too! Learn what there is to know about autism and how to support others understanding of this neurodevelopmental disorder.
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MonTECH
First Steps in AAC: Funding, Modeling, and Making It Work | Virtual | January 21, 2026
Cover the essential first steps in acquiring and funding AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) for students with communication challenges. Learn effective modeling strategies to support student communication and discover how to integrate AAC use across various school settings throughout the day. Perfect for educators and teams new to AAC or looking to strengthen their foundational skills.
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STAR Autism Support
Designing and Implementing Student-Centered Transition Plans | Virtual | January 28-29, 2026
This virtual, two-day (8:30-3:30) training is designed to equip Montana educators with practical strategies to support secondary and post-secondary students through effective transition planning.
Participants will explore student-centered assessments and evidence-based practices that increase student independence across school, personal, and community routines preparing learners for successful, fulfilling adult lives. This interactive training highlights resources to design meaningful transition plans that align with each student’s post-secondary goals in collaboration with the educational team.
Attendees will learn how to coordinate and deliver targeted transition activities that foster employability, independent living, and self-determination, helping students make measurable progress toward life after graduation.
All Montana educators who attend will receive access to FREE STAR Autism Support tools and resources to extend learning and implementation after the workshop.
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The 2003 Montana Legislature created this council to advise and make recommendations to the Governor on ways to improve and develop services for people with brain injuries and their families, including coordination of services between public and private entities. The council also was charged with encouraging and stimulating research, public awareness, education, and prevention activities.
We are inviting two additional council members to join the Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council. We are specifically seeking individuals with lived experience, either a person who has sustained a brain injury or a parent or caregiver of a child with a brain injury.
For more information, contact Michaelene Brown, Senior and Long Term Care Division, (406) 444-4077 or michaelene.brown@mt.gov .
The OPI is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, require an alternate format, or have questions concerning accessibility, contact the OPI ADA Coordinator, 406-444-3161, opiada@mt.gov, Relay Service: 711.
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