Did you know we have a couple of fabulous Professional Development sessions presented by our outstanding ALIST partners coming up in December? Our first session is brought to us by ALIST teacher Jennifer Schmidt from Beavercreek High School. To find out more about this session visit here:
Peer-Mediated Programs to Support Social Competence for Students with Autism.
To learn more about Jennifer and the awesome things she is doing at Beavercreek High School you're in the right place because today we are featuring Jennifer in our ALIST Spotlight!
Jennifer has developed the Social Communications Class and the Social Communications Club at BHS. According to Jennifer's website,
Social Communications Class is designed to help students learn to appropriately interact. In this class students learn topics such as trust, non-verbal communication, body basics, whole body listening, and how to maintain successful relationships.
In Jennifer's classroom there is evidence of the community Jennifer strives to create among her students. This is an important part of building trusting relationships and provides real-world opportunities for students to utilize the social skills they have learned in class.
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| Picture wall for students to display pictures of them pushing themselves outside their comfort zone. |
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| Social Communications Club outings |
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| Personal goal setting for each student |
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| Peer Buddy assignments |
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| Student quote wall |
Jennifer also pulls from a variety of curriculums and skills to develop a focus for which social skills to focus on in class. She uses several types of visual cues throughout her room to help students remember what they have learned and to introduce new concepts.
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| Jennifer's daughter even contributes with a daily question each morning! |
Visual cues are also used to help students remember assignments and to signal students of a schedule change.
To see more of the fun Jennifer and her students are having visit them on social media!
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