Self Directed Transitional IEP’s resources for educators and counselors

Curriculumum Guide

This book is a must have! See table of contents below for a glimpse inside this valuable must have curriculum guide!

Table of Contents

• Forewords


• Getting Started


• Unit Objectives
  
• Introduction/Orientation


• General Teacher Information


• Introduction to Students


• Objectives


• Key Words


• Materials


• Activities


• Teacher Resources
  

Sample of units - for full list visit http://www.tsbvi.edu/publications/sd.htm#top

• Unit 2: Self-Awareness


• Unit 3: Identifying Strengths and Challenges


• Unit 4: Self-Acceptance, Coping and Compensatory Strategies


• Unit 7: Personal Control


• Unit 8: Communication: Basics of Communication and Active Listening


• Unit 10: Personal Advocacy


• Unit 13: Dreaming About the Future


• Unit 16: Making Action Plans (steps to reach short-term objectives


• Unit 18: Problem Solving II: Goal Assessment and Revisions


• Unit 20: Rights and Responsibilities (including legal status)


• Unit 23: Where the Rubber Meets the Road
  
  http://www.tsbvi.edu/publications/sd.htm#top

Course Work

The Cornell University site is an on-line self paced course on person centered planning. The site can be read, printed to meet everyone’s needs. There are 7 course topics to choose from each include;

• Introduction
  
• Quiz


• Activity


• Readings


• Resource
  

Course list:

• Course 1: Introduction to Person-Centered Planning


• Course 2: Community Membership: Opportunities for Meaningful Interaction


• Course 3: Self-Determination


• Course 4: Common Threads Between Different Person Centered Tools


• Course 5 Series: Popular Person-Centered Tools


• PPCT: Objectives and Framework
  
• PPCT: Essential Lifestyle Planning


• PPCT: MAPS


• PPCT: Personal Futures Planning


• PPCT: Circles of Support


• Course 6: Organizational Change


• Course 7: Transition Planning
  

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/pcp/course07.html

Power Point

Student Involvement In Their Transition Education Planning Process

This is Power Point of 72 slides is a wealth of information that educators and counselors can draw upon to help develop their abilities to bring about a “true” self directed and self developed Transitional independent educational plan.

http://www.google.com/search?q=teaching+self+directed+Transitional+IEP++Florida&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a


Resource Center Web Site

Self-Determination Resource Web Site - This one is my favorite

This site is comprehensive and easy to use. It has links to every aspect of self-determination and Transitional IEP’s. The following links include guides, brochures, websites, books, Power Points, contacts, portfolio templates, agencies and the list goes on;

• Websites


• Examples of student-let IEP’s


• Classroom resources, person centered planning guides
  
• Post secondary Education


• Professional Organizations


• Schools


• Self advocacy


• Self determination


• Research


• Preschool, Kindergarten, Secondary and Elementary


• School Reform


• Conferences


• Transition


• Voices


• Textbooks
  

http://www.selfdeterminationak.org/resources_for_teachers.html