Tammy McMillan is on a mission to ensure every student feels supported, celebrated, and understood for who they are.
As a qualified Special Education Teacher, Tammy has worked with a wide range of students in schools across Australia and around the world. While working as a Relief Teacher, Tammy noticed an opportunity to help others in the profession better understand students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their unique needs.
With that goal in mind, Tammy launched Share Shape and Shine—an organisation aiming to support students with additional needs.
In her first course with ClassCover Learn, Tammy is sharing her wisdom and plenty of learnings to help casual relief teachers make the most of their unique position when it comes to supporting and empowering students with unique needs, such as those with ASD.
Learning Outcomes
Here’s what you can expect to pick up from the course:
- A greater understanding of ASD and your role as a Relief Teacher to students on the spectrum
- Knowledge of Sensory Needs and the appropriate supports to offer in the classroom
- Effective strategies to support Emotional Regulation
- Which adjustments and accommodations are effective to support student learning
Duration
Course Overview
Introduction
Meet Tammy. In the introduction, Tammy gives you an insight into her experience as a Special Education Teacher and founder of Share Shape and Shine, an organisation with the goal of helping all special needs students succeed. You’ll also have the opportunity to introduce yourself to your fellow participants and describe what you hope to get out of the course.
Module 1: What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Away we go! In module 1, Tammy gives you an overview of ASD and provide insights into your unique position as a relief teacher to students on the spectrum. At the end of the module, you will have the opportunity to collaborate and talk about any experience you have had teaching students with ASD.
Module 2: Sensory Needs and Supports
In this module, you will learn how the sensory needs of students with ASD differ from others, and the different supports you can offer as a Relief Teacher to help.
Module 3: Emotional Regulation
Module 3 covers emotional regulation and the different behaviours you are likely to observe in students with ASD. In the activity, you will draw on your own experiences to answer a quiz, then reflect on your learnings in this module to plan for the future.
Module 4: Support Strategies
Module 4 will detail different support strategies to use in the classroom and give you an overview of GPS communication. The quiz will test your learnings so far, before you have the opportunity to reflect on ways to incorporate these strategies in your classes.
Module 5: Effective Learning Adjustments
Focusing on the most effective adjustments you can make in your lessons to help students with ASD thrive, module 5 will test your understanding with several multiple-choice questions.
Module 6: Your Role
In the final module, you will learn more about your role as a relief teacher to students with ASD. You will also have the opportunity to develop a lesson plan incorporating your learnings from this course.
Conclusion
In the conclusion, Tammy will provide an overview of the learnings from the course as well as recommendations to help you in the classroom.
About your presenter
Tammy McMillan is a qualified Special Education Teacher and founder of Share Shape and Shine. Through her organisation, Tammy aims to increase understanding of the special needs of students with ASD in the classroom and beyond. In this course with ClassCover Learn, Tammy is working directly with Relief Teachers to empower them to help all students, regardless of ability. Want to know more? Check out Tammys website for a range of other resources for teachers, parents, schools, and sport organisations.
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