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Parents of students with disabilities and post secondary education for students with disabilities

Parents of students with disabilities and post secondary education for students with disabilities. Prof. Entingh Hope College Sept 28, 2010. Interagency Collaboration. Wonderful presentations…a tremendous amount of information for any special education teacher to know. Chapter 5

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Parents of students with disabilities and post secondary education for students with disabilities

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  1. Parents of students with disabilities and post secondary education for students with disabilities Prof. Entingh Hope College Sept 28, 2010

  2. Interagency Collaboration • Wonderful presentations…a tremendous amount of information for any special education teacher to know. • Chapter 5 • Understand the rationale for using collaborative Interagency Teams (p. 147). • Transition Specialist: Michigan vs. other states • Ottawa County • Transition Community Council • Transition Focus Team GUIDE

  3. Parents of Students with Disabilities We are all on the same team! Parents want independence, success and happiness for their children (even more than the State of Michigan or their dedicated special education teachers). Involves educating parents about supports and opportunities for their student. Working with Families Morningstar, M., Tiemann, G., & Noonan, P. (2005). Working with families to improve transition services for youth with disabilities [Online]. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas, Department of Special Education. Available: www.transitioncoalition.org

  4. Family Systems: 4 Elements • Family Characteristics • Family Interactions • Family Life Cycle • Family Functions Equilibrium Family Systems Applied to a Scenario: Joe

  5. Family: Hopes and Dreams • Micah • Guiding Principles • Great __________________ • Education is a ___________process. • How will the ________________around the student adjust? • Do not let _______________experiences pull you back from the student’s hopes and dreams. • Relationships are ________.

  6. Methods to involve Families • Parent Teacher Conferences—include agency representatives! • Transition Fair-local and county events. • SODA-Kent County • Reality Store-parents as volunteers. • Transition Brochures. • Person Centered Plan.

  7. Person Centered Plan • McGill Action Planning System • MAPS facilitator training developed by Laham, Sandra L. and Walton, Elaine. August 1991 for the Macomb County Intermediate School District, Mt. Clemens, MI. • Cue Cards 1-11.

  8. Post-Secondary Education • CTC is helpful for students with disabilities because it can give them a taste of what college is like. It introduces students to the idea that college might help them toward their post secondary goals. • Part of working with families is educating them about expectations at the college level.

  9. Transitions to Post Secondary Learning • Pro-ed 8700 Shoal Creek Boulevard • Austin, Texas 78757-6897 • www.proedinc.com • Order Number 12923 • High School and Post-Secondary Education: The differences.

  10. The differences between high school and a post secondary education setting. • Structure • Coursework • Course Load • Time • Standards • Expectations • Size • Need to be your own Self-Advocate

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