Introducing Learning Bites: Flexible Learning for Every Path
This article originally appeared in START Connecting in November 2025.
We are excited to introduce Learning Bites or “Bites,” which are short and focused professional learning opportunities that make it easy to grow your knowledge and skills on your own time. The Bites are a mix of videos, handouts, resources, and tools designed to support neuroaffirming and inclusive educational practices.
The Bites are built to fit your schedule. Whether you have a few minutes or an hour, you can explore a topic that meets your needs and apply your learning right away. Each Bite offers practical strategies you can use to strengthen your collaboration and support students with diverse learning needs.
At START, we are always exploring how to make professional learning engaging, accessible, and practical for those who support students with autism and other disabilities. The Bites are part of START’s broader Paths to Learning training framework, which gives learners the opportunity to direct their professional learning through flexible options and formats, including in-person trainings, live virtual trainings, and on-demand opportunities. This approach helps educators, families, and community partners learn in a way that works for them.
Current Bite Topics:
- Inclusive Mindset
- Key Principles: Involving Peers in Advancing Inclusion and Belonging
- Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBI)
- Paraprofessional Facilitation
- Peer Network and Peer Support Arrangements
- What is Peer to Peer?
Upcoming Bite Topics:
- Effective Teaming
- Early Childhood Practices
- Universal Supports
- FAPE in the LRE
- Neuroaffirming Practices
- Adult Supports
- Peer to Peer
- And more!
We invite you to explore the Bites, discover new ideas, and find practical tools that fit your schedule and learning style.
Written By: Kellie Fitzgerald, MPNL, Strategic Communications, Design, and Development Specialist and Amy Matthews, PhD, BCBA, Project Director
