Youth-Led , Y outh-Driven Webinars on Transition

Leading by Convening: A Blueprint for Authentic Engagement (c) 2014 IDEA Partnership

Youth-Led, Youth-Driven Webinars on Transition

Why we did it, what we did, and what’s next!

Sponsored by the IDEA’s Partnership National Community of Practice on Transition

May 14, 2014

Get the Picture

Get in the Picture

Change the Picture


Introductions Who is with us today?

How have you been involved with the transition community of practice?


SESSION OBJECTIVES

Articulate the value and importance in the co-

creation of the webinars.

Describe development of webinars and

organization of content we decided to present.

Discuss major themes from the webinars and proposals moving forth.


YOUR ENGAGEMENTDuring the presentation, we encourage all to:

Reflect Connect Share


YOUR ENGAGEMENT

Follow us on Twitter: @_Partnership

Tweet reflections, questions & insights with the #youth4engagement Hashtag

Check out the following link for a Twitter E-How: bit.ly/TwitterEHow


Why did we do it?


ORIGINS

Christopher Coulston (DE), Emma Kemler (VA), Chris Nace (DC), Rachael Fiel (VA),

Everett Deibler (PA)

Youth from PA, VA, DE and DC came together

to present on transition at the 2013

Pennsylvania Community on

Transition Conference.

The youth were motivated to continue to spread the conversation on youth leadership and authentic engagement to professionals and youth throughout the country.


THE THREE WEBINARS

Get the Picture


SERIES OBJECTIVESWe collected insights from youth and adult allies from Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Hampshire, Michigan, Arizona, California, and Virginia, so professionals could learn about:

The youth experience and

role in transition

The power of authentic youth engagement, self-

determination and leadership in transition

Ideas for how to best support youth in the

transition process


CORE BELIEFS

RelevancyImpact of

Personal Stories

Social Engagement

Visual-Appeal

Youth-Driven, Youth-Led

Learning Journey for All


COLLECTING THE WISDOM


BRIDGING THE WISDOM

EXPERIENCE

STORIFY

PRACTICE


SHARING THE WISDOM

Our Guiding Pillars

Transition Youth Engagement

A Support Team

Knowing Yourself


WEBINAR #1: GET THE PICTURE

Our Guiding Pillars


A Support Team

Knowing Yourself


WEBINAR #1 GET THE PICTURE


VIDEO


WHO IS INVOLVED IN TRANSITION PLANNING?

The Student

Educators

Family

Friends

Support StaffBusinesses / Employers

Agency Staff

Community

Does the student feel ‘invited’ or engaged in the

process?


WHAT WAS YOUR ROLE IN TRANSITION PLANNING?

Advocate Knowledge-Building

Knowing Myself


WHEN SHOULD TRANSITION PLANNING START?

16 years old =

is way too

late!

Transition needs and should be

started earlier!


WHERE DID TRANSITION PREPARATION AND PLANNING TAKE PLACE?


WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR YOUTH TO LEAD THEIR TRANSITION PLANNING?

ExperiencesThis is what I have learned


HOW CAN YOUTH BECOME ‘THE DRIVERS’ OF TRANSITION, RATHER THAN ‘THE RECIPIENTS?’

Support but not do

for me

Help but do not

overpower me

Encourage but do

not forcibly

direct me

I can Lead!


I FEEL ENGAGED IN TRANSITION WHEN…


WHAT DOES YOUTH ENGAGEMENT LOOK LIKE IN TRANSITION?

Decision-Making Implementation

We, as a team, will make the decisions; not just, ‘a few of

us’

Do not just provide me options; let’s co-create themWe can both ask & answer questions

A Daily Experience

Discussion


WEBINAR #2GET INTO THE PICTURE

Our Guiding Pillars


A Support Team

Knowing Yourself


WEBINAR #2 GET INTO THE PICTURE


Knowing YourselfHow can you help youth identify their strengths, needs,

accommodations and supports?


KEY MESSAGES• Useful strategy to identify

strengths, needs, accommodations and goals

• Things to keep in mind:

Personal experiences are one of the best sources of information on yourself

Don’t overlook subtleties

Accommodations are designed to address needs—no irrelevant or overbearing measures!


Knowing YourselfHow can you help educate and empower youth so that they

can communicate with those who support them?


WEBINAR #3CHANGE THE PICTURE


ADULT ALLIES – A CHANGE IN MINDSET

The Drivers The Supporters

I Teach You We Learn Together

“I will just do it.”

“You can do it. I am here

to help!”


ADULT ALLIES – BELIEFS

Confidence in Youth

Sharing the Power

We All Have Unique Talents and Strengths

Every Opinion Counts!


PARTNERSHIPS

A young person should see an adult ally as a person who “always has their back”, but also knows when to “back off”

so that the young person believes they can do anything!


ADULT ALLIES – CHARACTERISTICS

Asks Probing Questions


QUESTIONS YOUNG PEOPLE MAY ASK THEMSELVES

Are my ideas really

considered?

When I speak, the meeting ‘stops.’ I

feel ‘yessed at,’ and then the meeting

continues on.

They tell me I need to be a self-

advocate, but how can I be one, when

I am given no power?


SEEING THE BIG PICTURE


THE DOOR OF OPPORTUNITY


ADULT ALLIES – A CHANGE IN MINDSET

How can we collectively change the mindset of adult

allies from “service providers” to partners to more fully

engage youth?


REFLECTION ON WEBINARS

Three “ah-ha!” Moments

Two Surprises

One Challenge


YOUR VOICE

What’s Next?


WHERE CAN I GET THESE RESOURCES?!

bit.ly/YouthWebinars2014


THANK YOU TO THE WEBINAR PLANNING TEAM

Everett Deibler (PA)

Emma Kemler (VA)

Christopher Coulston (DE)

Clem Coulston (DE)

Chris Nace (DC)

Rachael Fiel (VA)

Joan Kester (PA)

Mariola Rosser (MD)

Joanne Cashman (VA)

Maria Peak (MI)

Reema Alabdulwahab

(CO)

Matthew Shapiro (VA)


Christopher Coulston – [email protected] Clement Coulston – [email protected]

Christopher Nace – [email protected] Everett Deibler – [email protected]

Matthew Shapiro – [email protected] Joan Kester – [email protected]

Mariola Rosser – [email protected]

CONTACT US


IDEA PARTNERSHIP Visit the Website: www.ideapartnership.org

Call toll free line at: 1-877-IDEA INFO

The IDEA Partnership is funded by the U.S. Department of

Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and is part

of the Technical Assistance and Dissemination network

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