Schools & professionals
Professional Development
Training built around your team.
For schools, districts, and organizations
Evidence-based training for everyday practice.
TriPoint Autism & Literacy Education Services (TALES) provides engaging, evidence-based professional development designed to translate research into practical strategies that educators and other professionals can use in their everyday work.
Training is available for schools, school districts, community organizations, and other professional groups and can be customized to reflect the needs, experience, and priorities of your team.
Delivered by Joe Novak, EdD, BCBA-D, ATP
Autism professional development.
Autism professional development is delivered by our owner, Joe Novak, EdD, BCBA-D, ATP, who draws on his extensive experience in behaviour analysis, autism services, assistive technology, and organizational leadership.
Professional learning topics
Featured professional learning
Assistive Technology Supports for Autistic Individuals
This training provides an overview of how assistive technology can help autistic individuals overcome barriers to communication and learning and enable increased participation in daily activities. It explores the range of tools available, from augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and visual supports to applications that support reading, writing, and organization. Participants will learn how to consider an individual’s strengths, needs, interests, and daily experiences when identifying tools that can promote greater access, authentic communication, and independence.
Delivered by Matt Natale, MA, OGT, OGT-T, C-SLDS
Dyslexia & structured literacy professional development.
Dyslexia and structured literacy professional development is delivered by our Literacy Consultant, Matt Natale, MA, OGT, OGT-T, C-SLDS, who draws on extensive experience in literacy instruction, structured literacy, dyslexia, assessment, and professional learning for educators.
Professional learning can be customized for schools, districts, and educator teams and can support current British Columbia literacy priorities, including early literacy screening, evidence-based foundational reading instruction, and data-informed intervention.
Professional learning topics
Featured professional learning
What We Carry
What We Carry is a professional learning experience focused on the human side of supporting students with learning differences. It explores the experiences, emotions, assumptions, and perspectives that educators and families bring to conversations about student learning and support. Participants will have the opportunity to consider how these factors can shape communication, relationships, and decision-making and explore practical ways to build trust, navigate difficult conversations, and create stronger partnerships between schools and families.
In person, virtual, or on demand
Flexible training options.
Choose the format, length, and content that works best for your team.
In person or virtual
Professional development can be delivered in person or virtually and tailored to your organization’s goals, schedule, and level of experience.
Sessions, workshops & series
Options can range from focused sessions and lunch-and-learns to half-day or full-day workshops and multi-session professional learning series.
Customized training
TALES can also develop customized training around a specific need or priority within your school or organization.
On-demand learning
On-demand professional learning is coming to TALES in 2027. Our growing library of online learning opportunities will make evidence-based professional development available to educators and other professionals when and where it works for them.
Request professional development.
We’ll work with you to identify the right format and provide a customized quote based on the length, format, and scope of the training.
