Over 100 Tips for Transition Ryan Kellems, Ph.D University of Oregon

Over 100 Tips for Transition

Ryan Kellems, Ph.D

University of Oregon

Background

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) board commissioned the study in March of 2008.

Purpose was to identify grassroots transition practices being used by practitioners.

Data Collection

An online survey was created using www.surveymonkey.com

Emails were sent to various stakeholders including: Current DCDT members Members of various listserves including those that

represent professionals and parents of students with disabilities (NSTTAC, NCSET, TATRA, etc.)

Data collection

Approximately 240 completed submissions were received.

Completed submissions were organize according to domains: Transition Planning Student Involvement Family Involvement Curriculum and Instruction Transition Assessment Assistive Technology and UDL Students from Specific Disability Groups

Review process

Initial review of the tips was completed by the researchers. The primary purpose was to combine similar tips and

eliminate incomplete submissions. Emails were sent to about 20 people requesting additional

information regarding their tip. 109 unique tips emerged from the initial review process.

Vetting Process

DCDT board members reviewed the 109 tips according to their areas of expertise.

The purpose was to make sure the tips did not go against best practices.

Approved tips were then edited for grammar and clarity but a special effort was made to preserve the unique voice of each submission.

Tip Domains

Transition Planning

Student Involvement

Family Involvement

Curriculum and Instruction

Transition Assessment

Assistive Technology and UDL

Students from Specific Disability Groups

Tips Activity

Divide yourself up into groups according to Domains.

In your group, review and discuss the tips from your Domain.

Select a spokesperson and several tips you want to share with the group.

Sharing Tips

Transition Planning

Student Involvement

Family Involvement

Curriculum and Instruction

Transition Assessment

Assistive Technology and UDL

Students from Specific Disability Groups

Tips Database

A web-based tips database has been developed and will be on www.transitioncoalition.org (under Resources)

Tips are searchable by domain, keyword or state.

Database

Documents can be attached to each tip.

Use a Transition Interview with Students Beginning at age 13.

WILL YOU DO A SCREENSHOT OF HOW THIS LOOKS??

Database

Weblinks can be added to each tip.

Use the Ansell-Casey Lifeskills Online Assessment for Independent Living Skills.

Contact information

Individual or the entire set of Tips can be downloaded from the transitioncoalition.org website.

Ryan Kellems, Ph.D.Research AssociateNational Post-School Outcomes CenterSecondary Special Education & TransitionUniversity of Oregon(541) 346-3218rkellems@uoregon.edu