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Illinois Transition Planning Institute
Facilitator Prep. Webinar
Preparing for Your Role as a Team Facilitator: Part I
April Mustian, Illinois State University;
Catherine Fowler, National Secondary Transition TA Center (NSTTAC)
Sue Walter, Illinois State Board of Education
The webinar will begin shortly!
Illinois Transition Planning Institute
Facilitator Prep. Webinar
Preparing for Your Role as a Team Facilitator: Part I
April Mustian, Illinois State University;
Catherine Fowler, National Secondary Transition TA Center (NSTTAC)
Sue Walter, Illinois State Board of Education
Purpose of Today
To clarify the purpose of the Transition Institute
To help prepare for your role as team facilitators
Thank you!
You are some of the most important players in the Institute (no pressure!)
Illinois Transition Planning Institute
PurposeImprove student
outcomes!
Process
Improve student
outcomes by
improving what we
do!
Illinois Transition Planning Institute
Purpose of the Institute
Increase participants’ knowledge of selected topics Student-Focused Planning
IEP Development
Student Participation
Planning Strategies
Assess progress on implementing these practices
Determine strengths and needs
Develop plans to address identified needs
Institute format
Hybrid “Institute/Conference” model
Combines elements of a conference with elements of an institute
Illinois Transition Planning Institute
Student-Focused Planning
Student Development Interagency
Collaboration
Program Structures
Family Involvement
Taxonomy for Transition Programming
Keynotes
Breakout sessions
Content resources
Strengthen Transition-
Focused Education Team planning
sessions
Illinois Transition Planning Institute
Team Planning Tool
Provides a context for team discussions
Assists teams to “leave” with concrete ideas
3 parts
Current Implementation
Strengths and Needs
Goals and Plans
TPSA
Transition Practices Self-Assessment (TPSA) document Districts assess current practices in the 5
Taxonomy for Transition Programming areas Focus for this institute will be on the
student-focused planning data from the TPSA The TPSA assessment questions for student-
focused planning are centered around Indicator-13
A “Tool” to Facilitate Planning
Current activities
Needs assessment
A plan
What are we doing now?
What do we need to do?
What will we do?
How will we measure our progress?
Focus Question
s
4 Team Sessions
Assigned tasks for each session
Review agenda
Select expert resources
Discuss content (with expert resources)
Identify content session assignments
Work through “tool” – using quality indicators
Team Meetings Schedule
Tuesday, September 28 11:00 AM – 12:40 PM (includes lunch, getting
started) 3:00 PM– 5:00 PM (working hard)
Wednesday, September 29 8:45 AM – 9:30 AM (re-group/re-focus time) 10:45 AM – 1:30 PM (includes lunch, finish
line)
Facilitator Materials Institute “packets” and facilitator folders
Team meeting agendas
Jump drives/ planning tool
Your flip charts and markers
Content resources and request/ schedule forms
Record for identifying what worked and what didn’t
Facilitator Roles
Facilitate team organization (space, materials, etc.)
Keep time
Provide structure for discussion
Observe and advocate for progress and process
Prepare content resource requests
Keep content resources moving
Help ID what worked and what didn’t
Facilitator Roles
Foster discussion of current activities, needs, and plans
Ensure participation of all team members Recognize different levels of knowledge Help problem solve Identify and help overcome roadblocks Lead group to complete planning tool
Key Facilitation Skills – Think Ahead
The facilitator manual, especially 2 Opening a Session
3 Leading Group Discussion
5 Using Flip Charts
6 How to Help a Group Consensus
7 Managing Conflict
9 Evaluating Work Session
Using Flip Charts
Color
Emphasis
Page numbers
Facilitating Multiple Teams
Work with one team individually while the content resource meets with another Or share expert resources if team needs are
similar Combine like tasks to include all teams:
Introductions Ground rules Content session report outs
Be flexible! Manage your time among all teams!
Questions
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