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Upcoming Transition Events

Fri, Sept 30, 2022, 2:00 pm. Our Disability Roadmap: Judy Heumann talks with Samuel Habib about transition is offered in webinar format. Join Samuel Habib as he speaks with disability rights revolutionary Judy Heumann for the first in a year-long, free series of webinars: “Our Disability Roadmap.” Judy and Samuel will discuss a wide range of issues around transition, including career pathways, higher education, independent living, advocacy, relationships and sexuality, and much more. Registration for Samuel Habib conversation

Thurs, Oct 6, 2022, 6:00 – 7:00 pm, Time for Transition: The Power of Partner Parenting, a family to family chat offered by the Parent Information Center. Young people will get their needs met with or without us. Let’s partner to set up spaces where they can do so in healthy, positive, and constructive ways. Join Kim Siwiec, a Trainer and Content Developer at One Trusted Adult, to discuss parenting strategies to support the young people in your care! Free, for families only. Information and registration for Partner Parenting

Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 9:00 am – 2:30 pm. Transition Fair Day for NH Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students at NH Climbing & Fitness, Concord, NH, hosted by VR New Hampshire. Students ages 14 to 20 and their parents are invited to meet many different wonderful people and programs that will allow them to identify many different potential journeys once the high school diploma has been handed out. Also for students who are deaf and blind. Registration and details for Transition Fair

Fri, Nov 18, 2022, 8:30 – 3:30 pm. Transition Summit at the Grappone Center in Concord, NH. This year’s theme is When Students Program the GPS. Our goal is to highlight student-led practices and new directions in the field, with tips and tools for transition and fostering student advocacy. More Summit details and registration 

The Next Steps NH project provided professional development and coaching to selected New Hampshire high schools for the purpose of increasing the graduation rate of students with disabilities and students at risk.

This was done through implementing evidence-informed transition planning practices that helped students prepare for college, career, and adult life.

This website was part of the project and housed all tools and resources developed as part of the project. The website is now supported by the NH Department of Education and managed at Keene State College.

Video of the Month

Empathy vs. Sympathy. What is the best way to ease someone’s pain and suffering? In this animated short, Dr Brené Brown describes what empathy is and how to create a genuine empathic connection. 2:53-minutes.

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BeyondClassroom ELO Website

Explore our sister website, Beyond Classroom, to learn about Extended Learning Opportunities (ELOs) in New Hampshire. Free online training module

The contents of this website were developed under a grant from the US Department of Education, H323A120003. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the US Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. (Project Officer, Corinne Weidenthal)

This website and the Next Steps NH products on it are public domain. Authorization to reproduce them in whole or in part is granted. While permission to reprint publications on this website is not necessary, the citation should be: NH State Personnel Development Grant – Next Steps NH (2012-2017). New Hampshire Department of Education, Concord, New Hampshire, Author(s).

Publications on this website that were not developed by Next Steps NH may have their own copyright rules. Check the individual document for specifics.