A big HANDS hooray for Melinda Powers, special education teacher, as the FLEX Opportunities Challenge winner! Melinda shared the following tips, tools and strategies for ways she gets to know her students: “We love to use the Reinforcer/Sensory Considerations Checklists to get to know our students! These can be very beneficial when planning for the
“Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open.” James Dewar Open minds are fostered when we incorporate areas of interests and make learning, working and engaging motivating! As expressed by a recent Summer Training participant, “I take an interest in my student’s interest. I go out of my way to make sure
A big HANDS hooray for Samuel and Ivania, the FLEX Opportunities Cooking Challenge winners for July! Samuel’s mother shared he likes to cook for other people and loves compliments. Ivania enjoys cooking chicken and making peanut butter sandwiches though she is featured here making a birthday cake for her family. Congratulations to Samuel and Ivania
Alarm Clock Challenge Winner Hands in Autism®’s first FLEX skills challenge winner for the Alarm Clock challenge is Gabe Helvering! We asked “Do you use an alarm?” Gabe replied back, “I do have an alarm clock. I do not use it but I woke up by myself. I know what time it is all the
