Postsecondary education

New Resources for High School Seniors

We’ve created new pages for high school seniors who are about to graduate from high school, and their families. Education Options After High School highlights the many ways to continue your education. The page connects to examples and information about options like apprenticeships, trade schools, college, certificate programs, and the military. It also explains accommodations. Connecting with your college’s… Continue reading: New Resources for High School Seniors

New Resource-Rich College and Career Competencies Framework

Wow – were we excited to find this! The College and Career Competencies Framework from the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning looks like a great resource. The researchers at the Center for Research on Learning have identified three competency areas necessary for post-school success: cognitive interpersonal intrapersonal and provide a host of educator resources to understand and teach… Continue reading: New Resource-Rich College and Career Competencies Framework

Plymouth State Joins the Project

Congratulations to Plymouth State University (PSU) on being awarded a contract as a result of a Request for Proposals focused on Implementing Secondary Transition Practices in New Hampshire IHEs with Special Education Teacher Preparation Programs. PSU will work with project partner Keene State College to infuse secondary transition curriculum focused on transition planning, family engagement,… Continue reading: Plymouth State Joins the Project

Eight-Lesson Curriculum to Prepare Your Seniors for College (No More IEPs!)

We’d like to draw your attention to a timely resource for this time of year: an eight-lesson transition curriculum, Self-Advocacy and the Transition to College, from the Monadnock Center for Successful Transitions. It addresses the specific needs of students with disabilities who are about to enter college. Things shift in a fundamental way for students (and their families) as they… Continue reading: Eight-Lesson Curriculum to Prepare Your Seniors for College (No More IEPs!)

Final Months Before College – Get Your Student Ready!

If you have a college-bound high school senior, there are only a few more months of high school left. How can you help your child make the best use of that time? Landmark College in Putney, Vermont, developed a Guide to Assessing College Readiness to help parents and students assess college readiness.   The six-page guide identifies five important… Continue reading: Final Months Before College – Get Your Student Ready!