Teacher Training

FATE’s primary purpose is to help school districts develop and maintain quality special education programs in public schools. Well-trained special education teachers have an "exponential affect" on families in the general community. Each teacher who is trained benefits not only the students they currently serve, but those they will come in contact with over an entire career.  For this reason, FATE passionately believes that the best way to help the growing number of children with autism is by strengthening their most valuable resource - special education teachers in their neighborhood schools.

The training offered through FATE is based upon the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA), the only scientifically-based treatment recognized by the U.S. Surgeon General.  Training is also provided in Direct Instruction (DI), a research-based curriculum proven to be effective in teaching academic skills such as reading, language comprehension, and mathematics.  These workshops were designed by special education teachers who are also board certified behavior analysts (BCBAs) for teachers to help them effectively implement the principles of ABA throughout the day in their public school classrooms.

FATE provides “seed funding” to school districts through an initiative named Project Pipeline.  Teachers accepted into Project Pipeline are eligible to attend any of the workshops offered through FATE without cost to them or their school districts.  If you are a professional in the field of special education and work directly with children with autism in public schools, you may apply for a grant by completing the online application.  

Course Description Date Location #7 Direct Instruction: Teaching Children with Autism to Read 4/11/2013 - 4/13/2013 THREE-DAY WORKSHOP - Pre-registration required - Attendance at all 3 days- is required for certificate - of attendance - Registration fee $225.00- 8:30 am - 4:30 pm - Culinary Conference Center - at Hudson County - Community College - 161 Newkirk Street - Jersey City, NJ 07306 - #5 Advanced ABA Programming for Children with Autism 5/17/2013 - 5/18/2013 Workshops 1,2 & 3 are - Prerequisites - Pre-registration required - Registration fee $195.00 8:30 am - 4:30 pm - Culinary Conference Center - at Hudson County - Community College - 161 Newkirk Street - Jersey City, NJ 07306 - #1 Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis and Teaching Verbal Behavior in the Classroom 10/1/2013 - 10/02/2013 2013-2014 WORKSHOPS EXACT DATES AND LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED TBA #2 Establishing Instructional Control with Children with Autism by Pairing with Positive Reinforcement and Teaching Functional Communication Skills 11/1/2013 - 11/02/2013 2013-2014 WORKSHOPS EXACT DATES AND LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED TBA VB-MAPP - The Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program: Overview, Administration, & Interpretation 12/1/2013 - 12/01/2013 2013-2014 WORKSHOPS EXACT DATES AND LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED TBA #4 Managing Problem Behaviors in School and Home Settings 1/1/2014 - 1/02/2014 2013-2014 WORKSHOPS EXACT DATES AND LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED TBA #3 DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE ABA CLASSROOM: Assessment, Teaching, and Organizational Strategies 2/1/2014 - 2/1/2014 2013-2014 WORKSHOPS EXACT DATES AND LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED TBA Developing Component Skills for Conversational Language: Identification by Function, Feature, and Class 3/1/2014 - 3/2/2014 2013-2014 WORKSHOPS EXACT DATES AND LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED TBA #7 Direct Instruction: Teaching Children with Autism to Read 4/1/2014 - 4/3/2014 2013-2014 WORKSHOPS EXACT DATES AND LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED TBA #5 Advanced ABA Programming for Children with Autism 5/1/2014 - 5/2/2014 TBA