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Project 10 Breakout Session Summaries
Project 10 facilitated several transition-related topics as breakout sessions during VISIONS, with many of the topics presented twice. Highlighted below are the title and summaries of the four topics, along with relevant links to resources and slide deck participant handouts associated with each session.
1) Using School-level Data to Increase Graduation Success of Students with Disabilities: Part 2- Strategies and Interventions
Summary: This training provided participants a deep dive into dropout data analysis, including root-cause analysis of student disengagement. Included in the training were discussions, examples and research to support the design of drop-out prevention strategies and monitoring interventions’ effectiveness. This training is a continuation of a Project 10 training titled, “Using School-level Data to Increase Graduation Success of Students with Disabilities: Part 1 – An Early Warning System (EWS)”.
PDF Handout from VISIONS:
http://project10.info/Documents/Using_School-level_Data_to_Increase_Graduation_PART_2_-_VISIONS_2023.pdf
2) Using Deferment and Extended Transition Programming (Ages 18-22) to Support Postsecondary Readiness for Students with Disabilities.
Summary: This comprehensive training assisted participants develop a solid understanding of the process and eligibility requirements for deferring a student's high school diploma. Included in the training were federal and state legislation, timelines of required deferment-related activities, implications for individual education plan (IEP) teams and students related to various deferment-related activities/components of transition planning, an overview of various extended transition programs and a review of logistical guidance and quality practices to assist school districts and IEP teams.
PDF Handout from VISIONS: http://project10.info/Documents/Using_Deferment_and_Extended_Transition_Programming_VISIONS_2023_PPT.pdf
3) Self-Determination and Self-Advocacy
Summary: This training described the essential nature of self-determination skills for all students and provides ways to assist teachers to understand the importance of their role in teaching students self-determination and self-advocacy skills. Methods to integrate self-determination instruction into a variety of educational settings were highlighted. Lastly, self-determination and self-advocacy assessments and curricula resources were provided.
PDF Handout from VISIONS: http://project10.info/Documents/VISIONS_2023_SD_SA_PPT.pdf
4) The Future Starts Now: Preparing for Secondary Transition in Middle School
Summary: Participants in this training learned about activities and strategies that support students to transition from elementary school to middle school and from middle school to high school. This training helped participants understand the importance of keeping the students' long-term needs in mind during the middle school years. Included in the session were relevant resources to support early transition planning, including Project 10’s “Middle School Transition Trail Map (for Families)” and “Secondary Transition Roadmap”.
PDF Handout from VISIONS: http://project10.info/Documents/The_Future_Starts_Now_VISIONS_2023_PPT.pdf
Project 10 Resource: 2023 VISIONS Conference and 2023 Transition Contacts Meeting
Project 10 has an established website landing page, “What’s New: Past Conferences/Webinar Materials and Presentations” that houses information, resources and PowerPoints relevant from the Transition Contacts Meeting and VISIONS Project 10 facilitated trainings that can be found here: http://project10.info/DPage.php?ID=188#NS107
Additional resources and publications that were available at the Project 10 table during the conference’s vendor display time can be located on the following landing page: http://project10.info/DPage.php?ID=77#NS138
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