Designed primarily for secondary special education staff, this online training module provides an overview of transition supports necessary for students with emotional and behavioral disabilities and explains the process of job development, placement, and support. After completing the module participants will be able to identify the critical features of successful transition programs for adolescents with ED/BD, describe the transition specialist's role in the process, and apply models of job development and support. Numerous resources and materials for further content and implementation are provided.

Designed primarily for secondary special education staff, this online training module provides comprehensive information on how culture intrinsically influences people and systems, the many ways that culture intercepts with transition services, and the differences in values and perceptions of disability, which can affect how families consider services. This training module will help practitioners move beyond awareness and understanding of overt or stereotypic cultural difference when working with families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds during the transition process. Upon completion of the module participants will be able to understand how to develop culturally reciprocal ...

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Designed primarily for secondary special education staff, the purpose of this online training module is to explore some of the unique strengths and challenges encountered when working with families and to provide a framework for supporting collaboration, overcoming barriers, and increasing mutual understanding in parent-professional partnerships. This interactive module details the family system framework and how it can be applied to transition planning. In addition, participants will better understand how family members go through the transition process and how practitioners can support each member of the family during this time. Numerous resources and materials for further content and implementation ...

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Designed primarily for secondary special education staff, this online training module

provides comprehensive information defining transition assessment and identifying critical elements of the assessment process. Upon completion of the module the participant will be able to: identify the most appropriate uses of both formal and informal assessment during transition planning; identify various types and approaches to transition assessment; as well as understand the steps in a continuous assessment process. This module also allows the user to apply the knowledge gained to evaluate the current assessment process in place within their school or program. Numerous resources and materials for ...

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The Building the Legacy training curriculum was produced by NICHCY at the request of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) at the U.S. Department of Education. The curriculum is intended to assist in understanding and implementation of the IDEA 2004 and its Part B regulations (published in 2006).

Each individual module includes:
â?¢ a slideshow for trainers to use;
â?¢ a Trainer's Guide explaining how the slides work as well as the content of the slides; and
â?¢ handouts for participants.

Many modules are available in both English and Spanish, and all handouts for participants are available in both languages. This means that, even if ... Read More »

This curriculum is intended to help all those involved with children with disabilities to understand and implement IDEA 2004, the nation's special education law. It is organized according to five themes central to IDEA, with multiple training modules for each of them. The themes are (a) Welcome to IDEA: A Broad Look -- 2 modules; (b) IDEA and General Education -- 4 modules; (c) Evaluating Children for Disability -- 3 modules; (d) Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) -- 5 modules; and (d) Procedural Safeguards -- 3 modules. Each module includes a slideshow for trainers to use, a trainer's guide, and handouts for participants. Many modules are available in English and Spanish, and all handouts ...

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Each module in the Assistive Technology in Texas Schools series was designed for use by regional education service center and district staff responsible for assistive technology (AT) capacity-building in the State of Texas. The modules can be used to build knowledge and skills in AT service delivery at various levels throughout the state education system. Changes to the modules to reflect the language and referneces of IDEA 2004 are currently being done to reflect IDEA 2004 legal mandates. The modules are a) The Texas 4-Step Model: Considering Assistive Technology in the IEP Process (updated in 2007); b) Providing Assistive Technology: A Legal Perspective; c) Providing Assistive Technology: ...

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