Autism Connect is a targeted professional learning program for state schools across Queensland. The Autism Hub offers Autism Connect programs each school term, with a dedicated autism topic, to share evidence-based information and practical strategies to strengthen the engagement and achievement of autistic students.
To explore the topics previously delivered, please refer to our
Autism Connect summaries at the bottom of this page.
For more information or to register your school team, please contact the Autism Hub on
AutismHub@qed.qld.gov.au.
Intentional collaboration
Autism Connect promotes the intentional collaboration of school teams and professionals from education, health and tertiary institutions to establish a professional learning community. Schools attend in small teams or clusters of teachers and school leaders.
Cumulative learning
Knowledge builds across the sessions through sharing of evidence-based information and practical strategies from the panel, student discussions or schoolwide challenges raised by individual participating schools. Each term focuses on a different autism topic, relevant to strengthening the engagement and achievement of autistic students.
Collective efficacy
Collective efficacy has the power to positively influence both student achievement and change in schools. Schools are encouraged to be visible, active, and engaged participants during the sessions. To build collective efficacy, Principal Advisors, Autism from across the state, are invited to join the panel and discussions.
Multidirectional learning
Learning is multidirectional and acknowledges the skills, background, and experiences of all participants. There is also opportunity to direct specific questions to experts.
Participation
Teams must be available to participate and attend all 1-hour sessions, run across consecutive weeks.
Nominated schools are asked to share a student case or schoolwide challenge for discussion, during one of the sessions.
For more information or to register your school team, please contact the Autism Hub on
AutismHub@qed.qld.gov.au.
Autism Connect summaries