Website Index
Search below for a list of videos and downloadable resources for the corresponding courses
Guiding Principles
Videos:
- One Thing to Change About Transition
- Lesson 1- Guiding Principles
- What Does Success Mean to You?
- What Does Self-Determination Look Like?
Supplemental Materials:
Age-Appropriate Transition Assessment
Videos:
- Introduction to Age-Appropriate Transition Assessment
- Lesson 1- Laying the Foundation
- Lesson 2- Tips for Your Toolbox
- Start the Conversation Early
- Student Self-Assessment Quiz
- Modified Student Assessments
- Student Self-Determination and Assessments
Supplemental Materials:
- Online Assessment Database
- Transition Assessment Self-Reflection Tool
- Transition Assessment External Feedback Tool
- Accommodations and Modifications Tip Sheet
- Additional Tips for Specific Challenges
- Additional Tips for Specific Challenges Chart
- Family Involvement and Assessment Tip Sheet
- Manual
- FAQs
- Resources
- Assessment Case Study Keenan
- Assessment Case Study Rosa
- Assessment Case Study John
Developing a High-Quality Transition Plan
Videos:
- Introduction to Developing a High-Quality Transition Plan
- Lesson 1- Importance of Transition Plan
- Lesson 2- Postsecondary Goals
- Lesson 3- Transition Services
- Lesson 4- Course of Study
- Lesson 5- Annual Goals
- Lesson 6- Summary of Performance
- Lesson 7- Student-led IEP meetings
- Lesson 8- Players of the Game
- Players of the Game- School Counselor
- Players of the Game- General Education Teacher
- Players of the Game- Student
- Players of the Game- Speech Pathologist
- Players of the Game- Parent
- Players of the Game-Principal
- Players of the Game-Special Ed Director
- Players of the Game-Special Ed Teacher
- 11 Steps to an Effective Student-Led IEP Meeting
- Why is Transition Planning Important?
- Importance of student-led IEP meetings
- Using Powerpoints to Guide IEP Meetings
- I Want to Be Series Video #1
- I want to Be Series Video #2
Supplemental Materials:
- Example Postsecondary Goals
- Postsecondary Goals Checklist
- Transition Services Checklist
- Transition Services Examples
- Course of Study Checklist
- Course of Study Examples & Non-Examples
- Annual Goals Template and Checklist
- Summary of Performance Checklist
- Summary of Performance Template
- Self-Directed IEP Meeting Script (PowerPoint version)
- Student-Directed IEP Meeting PowerPoint Template (Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution)
- Student-Directed IEP Meeting PowerPoint Template (Self-Advocacy and Self-Determination)
- Student-Directed IEP Meeting Script (Word version)
- Preparing for the IEP Meeting- For Administrators
- Preparing for the IEP Meeting- For General Educators
- Preparing for the IEP Meeting- For Parents
- Preparing for the IEP Meeting- For Related Services
- Preparing for the IEP Meeting- For School Counselors
- Preparing for the IEP Meeting- For Special Educators or Interventionists
- Preparing for the IEP Meeting- For Students
- Preparing for the IEP Meeting- For Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
- Sample IEP- Keenan
- Sample IEP- Rosa
- Sample IEP- John
- FAQs
- Resources
- Planning Case Study Keenan
- Planning Case Study Rosa
- Planning Case Study John
Pathways to Employment
Videos:
- Introduction to Pathways to Employment
- Lesson 1- Career Awareness & Exploration
- Lesson 2- Career Preparation & Training
- Lesson 3- Identifying a Community-based Site
- Lesson 4- Job Coaching & Supports
- Embedding Transition Skills at Every Turn
- Establishing Relationships with Employers
- Overcoming Challenges to Paid Employment
- Job Coaching: Assessment and Fading
- Job Coaching: Disclosing Disabilities to Employers
- Preparing Before the Job Placement
- Interview Strategies for Students
- Transition School to Work: Dobyns-Bennett High School
- School-based Enterprise: Putnam County
- Employers’ Advice to Job Coaches
- Employer Success Story: Bateman Foods and Tristar Medical
- Matthew’s Success Story
Supplemental Materials:
- Career Awareness and Exploration Online Resources
- Career Fair Tip Sheet
- Practice Interview Questions
- Work Based Learning Resume Template
- A Guide to Work Experiences
- Career Preparation and Training- Tips for Success
- Portfolio Tips
- Teaching Soft Skills
- Building a Resume Checklist
- Choosing References
- Advisory Invitation
- Building a WBL Advisory Board Checklist
- Conversation Starters with a Business
- Quick Worksite Analysis Tool
- Researching a Business
- Transportation Planning Tip Sheet
- Transportation Resources
- Community Resources
- Data Sheets
- Task Analysis example
- Visual Schedule example
- Worksite Analysis example
- Worksite Analysis example 2
- Worksite Analysis example 3
- Self-Monitoring Schedule example
- Job Coaching Data Sample
- Online Resources for Job Coaching
- Tips for Fading
- Tips for Generalization
- Worksite Evaluation 1
- Worksite Evaluation 2
- FAQs
- Resources
- Employment Case Study Keenan
- Employment Case Study Rosa
- Employment Case Study John
Pathways to Postsecondary Education
Videos:
- Introduction to Pathways to Postsecondary Education
- Lesson 1- Diploma Pathways
- Lesson 2- Planning for Postsecondary Education
- Lesson 3- Pathways to College for Students with Intellectual Disability
- Lesson 4- Pathways to Community Colleges & Colleges of Applied Technology
- Lesson 5- Pathways to Traditional 4-Year Colleges
- College Disability and Access Center
- Safety on Campus
- Skills Needed for Postsecondary Education
- PSE Tips to Teachers
- Postsecondary Education Application Process
- Postsecondary Education Financial Aid Tips
- UT Knoxville FUTURE program
Supplemental Materials:
- Diploma Pathways
- Q&A with Union Edge Program
- Q&A with Vanderbilt Next Steps Program
- Q&A with Lipscomb IDEAL Program
- TN Inclusive Higher Education Chart
- Teacher Tips
- College Readiness Checklist for Inclusive Higher Education programs
- College Readiness Checklist for Community Colleges and TCAT
- Accommodations
- Questions to Ask When Applying to a 4-Year College
- College Readiness Checklist for Traditional 4-Year Colleges and Universities
- Postsecondary Education Financial Aid Chart
- FAQs
- Resources
- Post-secondary Ed Case Study Keenan
- Post-secondary Ed Case Study Rosa
- Post-secondary Ed Case Study John
Pathways to Community Life
Videos:
- Introduction to Pathways to Community Life
- Lesson 1- Importance of Community Life
- Lesson 2- Instructional Approaches to Teaching Independent Living Skills
- Lesson 3- Community-Based Instruction
- Lesson 4- Residential Life and Daily Living Skills
- Lesson 5- Financial Literacy Skills
- Lesson 6- Social Skills
- Lesson 7- Transportation Skills
- Living in the Community
- Teaching Cooking Skills
- Teaching Financial Literacy
- School-based Enterprise Money Management
- Social Media Skills
- Importance of Independent Living
- Peer Mentors
Supplemental Materials:
- Data Collection Reference Guide
- Blank Data Sheets
- Collaborating with Families Tip Sheet
- Teaching Community Life Skills During Community-Based Instruction
- CBI Data Sheets Across Skill Areas
- Collaborating with Families Tip Sheet
- Teaching Residential Life and Daily Living Skills: Tip Sheet
- Teaching Financial Literacy Skills: Tip Sheet
- Teaching Social Skills: Tip Sheet
- Teaching Transportation Skills: Tip Sheet
- ADA Rights
- How to Use Smartphones to Teach Transportation Skills
- Journey Book Example
- FAQs
- Resources
- Community Life Keenan
- Community Life Rosa
- Community Life John
Pathways to Self-Determination
Videos:
- Introduction to Pathways to Self-Determination
- Lesson 1- Importance of Self-Determination
- Lesson 2- Self-Advocacy
- Lesson 3- Self-Management
- Lesson 4- Choice Making and Decision Making
- Lesson 5- Problem Solving
- Lesson 6- Supported Decision Making
- Don’t Limit Us
- Supported Decision-Making
- Teaching Self-Advocacy
- Alternatives to Conservatorship
Supplemental Materials:
- Practicing Self-Advocacy in the Community
- ADA in the Workplace
- ADA and Employment
- ADA and Public Services
- ADA and Public Accommodations
- ADA and Telecommunications
- Effective Nonverbal Communication Skills
- Teaching Self-Management
- Sample Self-Management Data Sheets
- Choice and Decision Making Teacher Tip Sheet
- Choice and Decision Making Parent Tip Sheet
- Choice and Decision Making and the IEP
- Would You Rather?
- Problem Solving Visuals
- Problem Solving Teacher Tips
- Problem Solving Task Cards
- Problem Solving Parent Tips
- Blank Task Cards
- Supported Decision Making Resources
- FAQs
- Resources
Supports and Partnerships
Videos:
- Introduction to Supports and Partnerships
- American Job Centers
- The Arc TN
- Autism TN
- Centers for Independent Living
- Department of Education
- Inclusive Higher Education
- Vocational Rehabilitation
Supplemental Materials:
- Autism TN
- Department of Children’s Services
- TN Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
- Department of Education
- Inclusive Higher Education
- TN Higher Education Commission
- TN College of Applied Technology
- Postsecondary Education Disability Services
- Lifelong learning programs
- Volunteers for America
- TN Disability Pathfinder
- Support and Training for Exceptional Parents (STEP)
- Military Recruiters
- Family Voices of TN
- Disability Rights TN
- Department of Health
- ABLE TN
- TN Housing Development Agency
- Local Housing Groups
- Centers for Independent Living
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- TennesseeWorks
- Social Security Administration
- Local Chambers of Commerce
- Goodwill
- Department of Labor and Workforce Development
- Community Rehabilitation Providers
- TennCare/ECF Choices
- Special Olympics
- TN Department of Transportation/Local transportation
- Local Parks and Recreation
- Faith communities
- Down Syndrome Associations
- Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Family Support Program
- American Job Centers
- Best Buddies
- The Arc TN
- Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- College for TN
- Community Colleges
- Center for Literacy, Education, & Employment
- Tennessee Rehabilitation Center (TRC)
- Initiative for Autism, Innovation and the Workplace
- Advisory Council for Education of Students with Disabilities
- Supports and Partnerships Keenan
- Supports and Partnerships Rosa
- Supports and Partnerships John
