National Foundation for Autism Research - National Foundation for Autism Research
Teachers' Grants
NFAR assists teachers and other professionals in San Diego County by providing grant funding to aide in the education of students with autism. NFAR has awarded 156 Teacher's grants across San Diego County.
NFAR Awards 64 San Diego Educators with Annual Teachers Grant Program
This year’s Teachers Grant recipients are from following school districts: Chula Vista Elementary, Del Mar Union, Encinitas Union, Fallbrook Union Elementary, Grossmont Unified High, La Mesa/Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, Mountain Empire Unified, Oceanside Unified, Poway Unified, San Diego Unified, San Marcos Unified, South Bay Union and Sweetwater Union High.
Using Technology in the Classroom
Autism Teachers' Grant Spotlight
Special education teacher Jesseca Collins, 2010 NFAR Autism Teachers' Grant recipient, shares her feedback on using the iPad as a classroom tool.
Using Video Modeling to Teach Social Language Skills in the Classroom
By Marcelle Richardson, MA, CCC-SLP
Lead Speech Language Pathologist, Cajon Valley School District
Last September, we received two FLIP cameras through an NFAR Autism Teachers Grant, which has helped create a momentum for video modeling within our department and helped support our efforts to provide “best practice” communication interventions for our students with autism.
Sometimes Even Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference for Children with Autism
NFAR’s Teachers Grant Program provides an opportunity each year for educators working with children diagnosed with autism. Individual teachers are encouraged to apply for grants to fund specialized programs, materials, and equipment that they would otherwise not be able to afford.
NFAR takes great pride in the grants awarded each year. Grant recipient, Gretchen Stadnik Grundon, MA, a special ed. teacher at Adams School shares her experience...
Peer Sensitivity Curriculum Enlightens Students at Sweetwater Unified
When NFAR awarded Sweetwater Unified with a grant to develop a Peer Sensitivity and Anti-Bullying curriculum last Fall, we knew it would be a groundbreaking program. But we had no idea how timely it would become.
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