Engage Students & Families in Transition Assessment and the Student-Led IEP: Tips, Strategies and Tools
A two-hour intermediate workshop for school personnel. Participants will:
- Identify reasons for lack of engagement
- Identify key strategies for increasing engagement with student and families in meetings
- Identify key strategies for engagement in student-led IEPs and transition assessment
- Learn about the “the Checklist” as a tool for reflection
Prerequisites: Foundational knowledge of transition assessment and self-determination. You can get this by working through two other Next Steps NH courses: Transition Assessment: Knowing the Options and Assessing & Teaching Self-Determination Skills to Students: What Are the Options?. This is course three of the Transition Planning series.
Materials
- Recording of December 2, 2015 webinar. Recording is 1 hour 47 minutes.
- PowerPoint with presenter notes (53 slides) – includes presenter notes for each slide
- PowerPoint slides handout, PDF, 14 pages – prints all slides, four to a page
- Pre-test, MSWord, 1 page
- No more mumbo jumbo, MSWord, 2 pages
- Action planning worksheet, MSWord, 2 pages
- Transition assessment quick strategies, MSWord, 1 page
- Student-led IEP quick strategies, MSWord, 2 pages
- Transition planning worksheet, MSWord, 2 pages
- Sample transition IEP agenda, MSWord, 2 pages
- NSNH PALS checklist, MSWord, 1 page
- Post-test and evaluation, MSWord, 3 pages
- Answer key, MSWord, 1 page
Course outline with timing and facilitation tips
| Topic | Time | Handouts |
|---|---|---|
| Introductions, pre-test, review agenda, project overview | 15 min | |
| Why engagement matters, challenges | 18 min | See presenter notes for questions to engage the audience. |
Strategies for engagement
| 35 min | See presenter notes for listening skills activity at slide 26. |
| Transition assessment tips and hints | 12 min | |
| Self-determination and student-led IEPs | 15 min | |
| Evaluating your engagement skills | 10 min | |
Wrap up
| 10 min |
Alphabetical List of Webinars & Workshops
- Create Alternatives for Academic Credit Inside and Outside School
- Develop and Sustain ELO Programs
- Engage Students & Families in Transition Assessment and the Student-Led IEP Process
- Essentials of Full Implementation
- Learning Outside the Classroom
- Listening to Your Child’s Voice While Building Independence
- Planning for Life After High School
- Promoting Family/School Partnerships
- Sustaining RENEW Implementation
- Teaching Self-Determination to Students with Disabilities
- Transition Assessment: Know the Options & How to Use Them